Sports

Amid all the wars and politics, I have managed to cultivate myself a "mini-beat" as the Jerusalem bureau's sports reporter. Here is a selection of some of the stories and features I have written about sports in Israel and while covering the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.

SELECTED STORIES

• Israel soars at World Baseball Classic, and a nation shrugs (March 11, 2017)
• Israel fumbles goodwill visit of NFL players (February 15, 2017)
• Jewish-American pros look to boost baseball in Israel (January 11, 2017)
• Israel basking in success in its “national sport” of judo (August 14, 2016)
• Former All-Star Stoudemire begins new chapter in Israel (August 08, 2016)
• Israel’s first NBA player Omri Casspi having breakout season (February 17, 2016)
• Israeli NBA fans turn on Cavs after favorite son Blatt fired (January 23, 2016)
• American football prepares Israeli teens for military combat (December 17, 2015)
• In boost for Israeli baseball, player selected in MLB draft for 1st time (July 22, 2015)
• Embattled Cleveland coach Blatt remains beloved in Israel (January 20, 2015)
• For Alex Tyus, Israel more than just playing basketball (September 23, 2014)
• My ‘Brazil Beat’ posts from the 2014 World Cup (July 04, 2014)
• Switzerland falls short of shutting down Messi (July 01, 2014)
• Donovan helps Gonzalez with World Cup tips (June 29, 2014)
• With South Korea’s loss, Asia out of World Cup (June 26, 2014)