Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar urged the IOC to censure Switzerland’s Broadcasting Corporation after one of its commentators accused an Israeli athlete of supporting

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen are in last place out of 26 sleds at the midway point of the Olympic two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games. And they're thrilled.

As the World Baseball Classic approaches, anticipation for the tournament intensifies, particularly following last week’s release of the full rosters for all 20 teams.

With a roster made up almost entirely of American Jewish players, this will be Team Israel’s third World Baseball Classic appearance. Israel narrowly missed out on qualifying in 2012, for the third WBC held in 2013,