The mostly American Israeli squad are not quite the underdog they’re made out to be, but for a few days in March they have made baseball a joy
A few years ago, at the Beijing Olympics, I covered a women’s beach volleyball match between Georgia and Russia. It was a preliminary-round match that should have drawn little notice, except that just days before Russia had invaded Georgia, and for the handful of Georgians in the stands this volleyball match meant the world to them.
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