August 19, 2004--Israeli judoka Arik Ze'evi won Israel its first Olympic medal in the Athens Games on Thursday, after defeating Dutch opponent Elco Van Der Geest in the men's 100-kg judo competition. This adds to the bronze that Sada Jacobson won earlier in the games in Saber Fencing, becoming one of the first (along with the gold medal winner) US women to ever win a medal in fencing.

August 13, 2004--The 2004 Summer Olympic games will feature huge Jewish contingents from Israel, Argentina and the US. Check out the roster of Jewish competitors and coaches by clicking here.

August 8, 2004--Former USC star SF signed a three month contract with the Sacramento Kings over the weekend.

August 8, 2004--Ukrainian sprinter Zhanna Block will appear in the September issue of Playboy Magazine's "Women of the Olympics" feature section

July 11, 2004--Jason Lezak and Philip Rabinowitz both made history yesterday. At the US Olympic Swimming Trials, in the 100 freestyle semifinals, Lezak set an American record at 48.17 seconds. A few hours earlier, over in South Africa, Cape Town native Rabinowitz broke the centarian world record in the 100m dash with a time of 30.86 seconds.

July 6, 2004--This summer, three Jews will try to make NBA squads in summer league action. Yaniv Green (6-9 PF) will be with the Detroit Pistons, and David Bluthenthal (6-7 SF) will be a Sacramento King, while Amit Tamir (6-10 PF) will play for the Orlando Magic.

June 29, 2004--Up in Boston, the Globe is reporting that Kevin Youkilis will likely be recalled to AAA Pawtucket once Bill Mueller returns from the DL. The Boston brass wants him to play regularly rather than sit the bench.