June 20, 2004--Duke Sophomore Clara Horowitz placed 5th in last week's NCAA 5000m run to conclude the season. Her finish, in a time of 16:34.44, earned her a spot on the All-American team, becoming only the 4th Duke woman to earn such an honor, joining Jewish pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz (2000-01).

June 16, 2004--Stanford OF Sam Fuld went in the 10th round to the Chicago Cubs in last week's MLB Draft. The 5-10 senior hit .273 this season, battling injuries throughout the year.

June 3, 2004--3B Kevin Youkilis was named AL Rookie of the Month for May, despite only being called up by the Red Sox on May 15th. Youkilis scored a AL rookie-high 15 runs in his first 13 MLB games and hit .318 with 4 2Bs, 1 HR and 7 RBIs after being recalled from AAA Pawtucket.

May 16, 2004--In his major league debut for the Red Sox yesterday, Kevin Youkilis, a former U of Cincinnati star, homered and finished 2-4. The 3B had been hitting .268 in Pawtucket.

May 3, 2004--In dominating fashion, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Skipper Bologna 118-74 to win the Euroleague championship on Saturday night. It is coach Pini Gershon's 2nd European championship.

April 25, 2004--Oregon DT Igor Olshansky, a Ukrainian immigrant who was regarded as one of the strongest players in college football this past season, will stay on the west coast after being chosen by the Chargers with the 3rd pick of the 2nd round (35th overall).

April 25, 2004--Earlier this week, Robert Rothbart, a 7-footer living in the Bay Area, who was born in Sarajevo, signed to play college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers.

April 2, 2004--UCLA signee Jordan Farmar, who became the first Jew to play in the McDonald's All American game earlier this week, finished with a game high 7 steals and led his West team in assists.

April 2, 2004--UMass-Lowell's Elad Inbar was named the Division II Player of the Year last week, only the 4th Jewish player ever to be a collegiate player of the year. The last Jewish hoopster to win such an award was Mike Schantz from Division 3 Hamilton College.

April 2, 2004--Gilad Doron, an Israeli National Team Volleyball player and Assistant Coach at Temple University, was named the Head Coach for Villanova University's women's team.