“I can’t rest if there are good waves,” says Lee Korzits, Israel’s windsurfing gold-medal winner. “I want to be in the water.”

When one thinks of Israel, they think Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Galilee, even the Negev desert – certainly not ideal training grounds for a serious winter sport.

The inhumane act of “declawing” one’s pet will now be met with the razor-sharp claws of the law!

All told, 220 men and women competed in this year’s race, with participants from over a dozen nations

A little over a week ago, Tam-Tam, who had suffered with back pain, suffered a stroke and became partially paralyzed. Its owners, a couple in their 40s, rushed Tam-Tam to a local Jordanian hospital, where they realized he had a herniated disc, and needed to be treated immediately if Tam-Tam is ever to regain mobility.

Former NBA champion Jordan Farmar and All-American Jon Scheyer will anchor what should be a great season for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Following her performance at this year’s U.S. Open qualifying tournament, we sat down with Yulia to talk about tennis culture in Israel.

After just 20 minutes of floating around in the lowest point on earth, those with diabetes showed a significant drop in blood sugar levels.

Israel kicked off the One Year to London 2012 countdown today with a special session at the Knesset in the presence of Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Sports and Culture Minister Limor Livnat and the British Embassy in Israel.

Said Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant, “We’re excited to add a young, talented, tough-minded player like Omri, that we feel is a good fit for our team and can help improve our perimeter group, while also being able to obtain another important asset with the additional first round draft pick.”