Bnei Herzliya downed Hapoel Jerusalem 75-64 to even up their quarterfinal playoff series at 1-1. Yair Kravetz set the tone early for Herzliya to take a 42-26 lead at halftime while Maurice Kemp and Julian Gamble came up big down the stretch to notch the victory as...
Hapoel Tel Aviv blew away Nes Ziona 106-75 to take a stranglehold 2-0 quarterfinal series lead as they will look to sweep on Tuesday back at the Drive In Arena. The Reds came out flying in the first half as they continued their fine play from game one’s second half as...
Maccabi Haifa made sure to give their fans and head coach Barak Bachar quite a finale as the Greens dismantled Hapoel Jerusalem 5-0 to end their season in style. With five different goal scorers in what was Bachar’s last game on the Haifa bench before heading to Red...
“Big players come to big games and make big plays” That’s how Oz Blayzer described Speedy Smith’s massive scoring outburst with 18 points in the second quarter to help Hapoel Jerusalem to a 20-0 run and take the lead that they wouldn’t relinquish again in their 81-70...
The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask took a deep dive into the Israeli Playoffs and the challenges that each team has in front of them. We also looked at the EuroLeague Final 4 plus the Israel Women's National Team readies for Eurobasket 2023! Make sure to subscribe to The...
Speedy Smith led Hapoel Jerusalem to a 20-0 run in the second quarter to spur the Reds to a 81-70 win over Bnei Herzliya to take a 1-0 series lead in their best of five quarterfinal tilt. Game two will shift to the Yovel Arena in Herzliya on Sunday at 19:35 as the...
So far there have been no surprises in Israeli league playoff results as Maccabi Tel Aviv took care of Hapoel Beer Sheva in game one, Hapoel Holon will look to take a 2-0 lead over Hapoel Galil Elyon Thursday night and Hapoel Tel Aviv downed Nes Ziona. Hapoel...
Maccabi Tel Aviv took a 1-0 series lead with a 86-77 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva as Darrun Hilliard drilled home five 3-pointers to take the game one victory. The first half saw Hilliard and Roman Sorkin give the yellow-and-blue a 43-34 lead by halftime, but David...
ESPN's Sam Borden joins The Sports Rabbi on Episode #400 to discuss the moving story of Oliver Ferber and his magnificent piece, "A State Championship or his faith: The agonizing choice of a young Jewish runner." We also talk about how Borden became a journalist, some...
Israel will play in their first FIFA World Cup tournament since 1970, as the Under-20 squad will step onto to the pitch on Sunday for their debut matchup in the 24-team tournament that is taking place in Argentina. The blue-and-white bucked all of the odds when they...
