Steven Klein

The Sabres maintained their hold on first place of the North Division behind the proficient running of Cory Zinker, who gained 89 yards on five carries and scored two TDs, including a 45-yard sprint.

40 young adults ran a baseball clinic for about 200 elementary students in Ofakim from the Hagiva and Ben-Gurion schools.

Head coach David Blatt used the opportunity of facing a cellar dweller to give more playing time to teammates who have not had much exposure.

Maccabi advances to the Top 16 stage from second place behind Real Madrid, which dispatched Anadolu Efes 75-66 on Thursday night.

Maccabi wins 89-79, just 24 hours after it dispatched Adriatic League rival Helios Domzale.

Jurica Buljat scored an own goal in the seventh minute, trying to clear the ball from in front of the Haifa goalpost, digging a hold that Maccabi Haifa was unable to emerge from.

The defeat also saw Ramat Hasharon knocked off top spot in the league, to be replaced by Maccabi Ashdod, which easily handled Hapoel Petah Tikva 71-61.

Jordan Farmar went to the bench at the end of the third quarter with Maccabi trailing by four points and did not return during the team's decisive 19-5 fourth-quarter run.

Netanya demonstrated early that this game would be no walk in the park for Maccabi, despite the perennial champion playing on its home turf with its raucous fans.

Hapoel Holon keeps up with the perennial powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv until the final minute before falling 78-74, leaving Maccabi as the tournament champion.

Maccabi, Hapoel Tel Aviv in; Bnei Yehuda out.

Club CEO Efi Zafrir announces the team has obtained two NIS 750,000 bank guarantees, one from the Moldevski brothers, and one from Zion Dalal, which would meet the committee's financial requirements.

Britain picked up runs in the opening two frames before Noam Markose homered in the third to cut its lead to 2-1; Israel starter Guy Stevens settled down until the sixth, when he got roughed up for three runs.

Pat Doyle, global coordinator for Major League Baseball's envoy program, focusing on Europe as well as the Middle East, says Israel is slowly gaining ground on Europe in developing fields, players and coaches.

Modi'in shines in bronze-medal match over Jerusalem Mercaz.

Haim Katz, president of the Israel Association of Baseball, says that he is 'proud to field a team for this classic and will make every effort to reach the finals.'

The Emerging Players Program is in its third year, catering to talented players from around Europe who perform at a high-level for their age group.

Hap. Tel Aviv has its best showing at Mac. Haifa since 1972 with 4-1 win.