June 19, 2001--University of Miami C Greg Lovelady, a native Miamian, signed yesterday with his hometown Florida Marlins.

June 12, 2001--University of Miami catcher Greg Lovelady led the Hurricanes into the winners' bracket in a 4-3 victory of Southern Cal with a 2-run double and a sparkling defensive play in the 9th. Also, UM pitcher Andrew Cohn retired the only batter he faced.

June 10, 2001--The 16th Maccabiah looks set to be postponed for a year, although the heads of the organizing committee yesterday put off a final decision until Friday. Numerous athletes have cancelled their planned attendance of the event due to recent violence in the region.

June 6, 2001--Western Kentucky Head Coach Steve Small announced his retirement on Monday. He leaves with a career record of 88-40 at the helm. Read more about his retirement here.

June 6, 2001--A group led by Andrx CEO Alan Cohen purchased the Florida Panthers yesterday. There are now 4 Jewish owners in the NHL.

June 5, 2001-- In today's MLB Draft, 1B Aaron Rifkin (Cal St. Fullerton) and 3B Kevin Youkilis (Cincinnati) were taken in the 4th (Yankees) and 8th (Red Sox) rounds, respectively. JewishSports.com is working on learning of other Jews drafted. Stay tuned!

June 3, 2001--Among the top performers yesterday in Super Regional action was Cal State Fullerton's Aaron Rifkin, who belted 3 HRs to help the Titans advance to the College World Series. In Coral Gables, FL, OF Brad Safchik, C Greg Lovelady and P Andrew Cohn helped Miami advance to Omaha.

June 1, 2001--Dennis Kholev, a Ukrainian immigrant to Israel and a senior at the University of Southern California, won the NCAA Pole Vault Title on Wednesday by soaring to a personal best and school record 18-6. He becomes the first Jewish NCAA champion since Andy Bloom won both the shot put and discus in his senior year at Wake Forest.

May 31, 2001--Israel Sheinfeld, center for the Wright State University men's basketball team, will forgo his final year of eligibility and sign a professional contract, Raider head coach Ed Schilling announced yesterday. Sheinfeld will hone his skills in a Puerto Rican summer league before looking to play in Israel.

May 27, 2001--Boca Raton's Morgan Pressel enters the upcoming US Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC as the youngest qualifier in the 56 year history of the tournament. Pressel turned 13 on May 23rd.

May 27, 2001--Israeli Roy Goffer, a walk-on guard this past season at Mississippi State, was awarded an athletic scholarship recently. Goffer played a key role in the Bulldogs' late season surge.

May 25, 2001--LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman leads the Tigers into his final NCAA regionals as a head coach. The legendary coach will retire with 866 career wins at the end of the season, his 18th at LSU. LSU opens the tourney at 3pm EDT today versus Minnesota in Baton Rouge.

May 24, 2001--Capping a great season that may carry his team to the NBA Finals, Larry Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year yesterday. Mazel tov, Larry!

May 23, 2001--Deena Drossin announced in a recent press conference that she would run her first marathon in this year's NYC Marathon. Said Drossin, "I never admitted to ever wanting to do one [marathon], but in the past year, my body has felt strong enough to go the distance and I'm really curious to do it."

May 22, 2001--Friday, Arik Ze'evi won the European Judo Championship in the men's under-100 kilo category in Paris, becoming the first Israeli male to ever win the title. Ze'evi beat Frenchman Ghisiain Lamaire in the final with an ippon.

May 18, 2001--Cleveland Browns' owner Al Lerner underwent brain surgery May 14th, and was discharged from the hospital yesterday. We at JewishSports.com wish him a full and speedy recovery.

May 16, 2001--Alex Elliot, a 6-1 140 lb sophomore at LA's Marshall High, is 5-3 with a 2.85 earned-run average as the team's No. 2 pitcher. What makes him stand out, however, is that, like former Major Leaguer Jim Abbott, he was born without a right hand.

May 16, 2001--Israel won its second consecutive medal in international play, hammering Bulgaria 5-1 to take the silver medal at the IIHF World Senior Hockey Championships, Group B, Division II.

May 14, 2001--Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Greece's Panathinaikos, 81-67 Sunday to win Israel's first European championship in 20 years. On Friday, Maccabi Tel-Aviv had advanced to the European final for the 2nd year in a row by defeating CSKA Moscow 86-80 in Paris today.

May 9, 2001--Gary Manchel, who led the UMass Lowell men's basketball team to a 24-7 record and its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1988 in March, resigned Monday to become a full-time assistant coach at Ohio University.

May 9, 2001--In a rain-delayed match that began on Monday, Israeli Harel Levy ousted Pete Sampras from the first round of the clay court Italian Open, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

May 7, 2001--University of Cincinatti 3B Kevin Youkilis has picked up this season where he left off last, during which he was named All Conference-USA. He is currently hitting .409 with 16 HRs, 53 RBIs, and 18 SBs through 51 games for the Bearcats. To stay up to date, check out the other Jews in college baseball.

May 3, 2001--Jeff Halpern is currently in Germany as a member of Team USA at the World Championships, which started April 28. Halpern is making his second consecutive appearance in these games--he had a goal and an assist for Team USA last year. The tourney runs through May 13th.

May 3, 2001--Israeli Oded Katash, currently under contract with Panathinaikos in Greece, has been offered a tryout with the Lakers, but is currently rehabbing in the US for eight weeks in an attempt at a full recovery in his left knee.

April 29, 2001--Jillian Schwartz of Duke won the pole vault event at the prestigious Penn Relays this weekend by clearing a height of12'4 3/4" in fewer attempts than the nearest competitor.

April 26, 2001--Jamila Wideman, a Stanford alum who recently was a star in the Israeli league, was waived Tuesday by the Portland Fire.

April 23, 2001--Yesterday's NFL draft went all 246 picks without a single Jewish player's name being called. However, the buzz around the league is that former Wisconsin K Vitaly Pisetsky will be a free agent steal for the team that gets him.

April 23, 2001--Yesterday, in Las Vegas, Bruce Fleisher won for the first time in 9 months on the Senior PGA Tour with a three stroke victory over a host of players in second place.

April 19, 2001--DC area native Jeff Halpern scored the game winner 4:01 into OT in last night's 4-3 win over Pittsburgh to tie the series at 2-2. He also added an assist in the first period.

April 18, 2001--The Tampa Bay Devil Rays fired manager Larry Rothschild today after a 4-10 start, the team's worst in four seasons. His record was 205-294 (.411) and the Devil Rays have finished last in the American League East each of their three years.

April 12, 2001--Bruce Pearl, formerly at the Southern Indiana, was named head coach at UW-Milwaukee yesterday. He has a career record of 231-46. Elsewhere in NCAA hoops news, Uri Grunwald of UMass-Lowell, was named the New England Division II rookie of the year and UMass-Lowell the Most Improved Team in New EnglandDII for the 2000-01 season. Grunwald was the NE-10 Freshman of the Year and was named 2nd team All-Conference, while Elad Inbar received 3rd team honors. Lowell finished the season 24-7 and advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.

April 11, 2001--Ha'aretz is reporting that the national Greco-Roman wrestling team will not participate in the next world championships, set to take place September 26-30 in New York, due to Yom Kippur, which falls on the 28th. Israeli law prohibits any athlete from representing the State on this day.

April 4, 2001--Dana Rosenblatt, who had been scheduled to fight on the undercard of Naseem Hamed's main event bout this Saturday in Las Vegas, has withdrawn for an apparent injury. Perhaps, Dana just wanted to make it to seder in time.

March 25, 2001--With USC's 79-69 loss to Duke last night, Michgian State's Matt Ishbia stands as the lone Jew in the NCAA tournament. The Trojans' SF David Bluthenthal was a great performer over the first two weekends of the tournament and should go into next season as a player to watch. The 6'7" junior finished with 17 points last night and 64 points overall.

March 23, 2001--Gabe Kapler tore a muscle in his right leg yesterday in a game against the Phillies. He is expected to miss two to four weeks.