Jillian Schwartz improved upon her past personal best by 6 inches at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 13 feet 5 1/4 inches, earning her All American Honors. Her vault is the highest ever for a Jewish woman.

The Texas Rangers re-activated Gabe Kapler from the DL on May 23rd. He was injured with a torn right quadriceps muscle.

Jonathan Miller, who along with catcher MIke Levy, is part of one of the only all Jewish batteries in Div I baseball, was named All Ivy as a reliever following a campaign where he finished 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA.

On Saturday, May 20th, Nicole Freedman won the U.S. National Cycling Road Race championship and with it a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic team. Find out more about Nicole's career by clicking here.

Bruce Fleisher won his 3rd Senior PGA Tour event, making a birdie on the 3rd playoff hole to retain his Home Depot Invitational title in Charlotte, NC.

Shawn Green went 3-3 with his 6th HR and led the Dodgers to a 6-4 win, snapping the Braves' 15 game winning streak. He has raised his average to .330.

Scott Schoenweis is definitely the biggest story. He finished April 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA for the Angels. Gabe Kapler cooled off after his hot opener and is now hitting just .193-3-12. Shawn Green has turned it on as of late: .309-5-15. Check out our MLB page for more links to stats.

University of Pittsburgh women's basketball standout Laine Selwyn, a 5'7" point guard, has been selected to play on the 2000 Big East Women's Basketball All-Star Team this summer.

C Andrew Kline from SDSU was taken by the Super Bowl Champion Rams in the 7th round.

The Oklahoma Storm went with a local legend in making the first pick of the United States Basketball League draft Tuesday, taking Oklahoma State point guard Doug Gottlieb.

The season-opening series versus Montreal left RF Shawn Green hitting only .235 with just 2 RBI. Slow starts are not uncommon for the Tustin, CA, product, though.

New Rangers acquisition OF Gabe Kapler started the 2000 season with a bang, going 3-4 with with 2 homers. He knocked in and scored 3 runs.

Ethiopian Texas Tech track athlete Gezachw Yossef ran a time of 3:41.97 in the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Cardinal Invite on Sunday afternoon, breaking a 21-year old Texas Tech record and setting an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the process.

Deena Drossin established a new American record for a 5K road race with a time of 15:08. She far outdistanced the field in winning the Carlsbad 5000. "Coming onto the final home stretch and into the finish line was one of the most inspirational moments of my life," said Drossin.

Sophomore center Shahar Gordon, who has to report for service with the Israeli military April 2, will play his final game for Cal Friday against Wake Forest before flying home to Tel Aviv.

South Carolina head basketball coach Eddie Fogler signed an extension that will keep him there until 2004.

Binghamton University women's basketball player Bess Greenberg (Vestal/Vestal) has been selected to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America first team - one of just five players chosen across the country. Greenberg, who was a third team selection a year ago, averaged 21.3 points per game on 53% shooting amd finished with a 3.84 GPA.

Deena Drossin lead the US team at the World Cross Country Championships. Drossin, Reebok,who won both the long and short course at the U.S. Trials, placed 12th in 27:11 in the long course.

Saturday in Atlanta, Shotputter Andy Block had a throw of 70--10 1/2, the second best in the world this year, to win the USA Track and Field Championships Title.

Paul Goldstein lost Saturday 0-6, 7-5, 6-7 to Alex Calatrava in the semifinals of the Citrix Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, FL.

Former Notre Dame, Michigan State, and Rowan (NJ) QB Gus Ornstein signed a 2 year contract with the Indianapolis Colts. He is expected to battle for the backup slot.