Deni Avdija is no doubt aware that ESPN ranks him as the fifth-best basketball prospect in the world, even though he’s only 19. With that in mind Avdija — a lanky star who has been playing in Israel’s top professional league and internationally for Maccabi Tel Aviv — declared on April 16 that he will…
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Giants manager Gabe Kapler is playing video games to stay sharp for baseball season
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S.F. native raising money to build ‘field of dreams’ in Israel
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Palo Alto-born Jewish slugger Joc Pederson won’t be traded to LA Angels after all
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Palo Alto-born Jewish slugger Joc Pederson being traded from L.A. to L.A.
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Meet Mitchell Schwartz, the Jewish Cal grad heading to Super Bowl LIV
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Orthodox Israeli may have to give up her Olympic dream over Shabbat
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Locals on Israeli baseball team looking toward Tokyo Olympics
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