Ivania Ortiz (3) of Puerto Rico spikes against Trinidad & Tobago during their match at the NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship in Santo Domingo on Tuesday. Puerto Rico won in straight sets. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico dominated Trinidad and Tobago from start to finish on Tuesday, winning 3-0 (25-7, 25-5 and 25-5) to advance to the fifth-place match of the 2026 NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship at the Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Doming

Lawrence Vidal (2) of Puerto Rico attacks against Mexico during their match at the Men’s NORCECA Final Six in Ponce on Tuesday. Mexico won in four sets. (Lynibel Ferrer – FPV) By THE STAR STAFF Mexico notched its second victory at the Men’s NORCECA Final Six on Tuesday by defeating host Puerto Rico in four sets at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium. The set scores were 17-25, 25-17, 25-21 and 25-22. With the match tied at one set apiece, Puerto Rico (2-1) and Mexico (2-1) were e

Los Guapos of Dorado will look to defend their title when the Amateur Baseball League of Puerto Rico Confederation (COLICEBA) season opens next month. (Aldwin Santiago) By THE STAR STAFF The Amateur Baseball League of Puerto Rico Confederation (COLICEBA by its acronym in Spanish) announced this week that its 2026 season will begin on Friday, Sept. 18, featuring 17 franchises distributed across four sections. The opening game will pit the Caciques of Orocovis against the defen

Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski pitches during a 2025 regular season game. The 6-foot-7 Misiorowski led the league in the first half of 2026 with 670 pitches faster than 100 mph, including one clocked at 105.5 mph. (Wikipedia/Drovetochicago) By JOHNNY FLORES JR. / THE ATHLETIC Mason Miller was fresh off the MLB draft, a newly minted third-round pick for the Athletics. Aroldis Chapman was still an unheralded teenager who had yet to defect from Cuba. Seth Hernández was

Puerto Rico’s Ana Sofia Jusino (29) spikes against the United States during their NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship volleyball match in Santo Domingo on Monday. The U.S. won the match in straight sets. By THE STAR STAFF The United States recorded a straight-sets victory over Puerto Rico on Monday to qualify for the semifinals of the 2026 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship at the Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ismael Alomar (17) of Puerto Rico attacks through the middle against Canada at the NORCECA Men’s Final Six in Ponce on Monday. Puerto Rico won the match in five sets. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican Men’s National Team claimed its second consecutive victory at the NORCECA Men’s Final Six in Ponce on Monday, defeating a resilient Canada squad in five sets during a grueling match at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium. The set scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 18-25 and 15-9. It

By YAN ZHUANG In 2009, Usain Bolt set the men’s 100-meter dash world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. On Saturday, a humanoid robot developed by Chinese company X-Humanoid beat that record by 0.19 seconds, according to Chinese state media. The robot ended its sprint by slamming full speed into a padded wall, falling down and being carried away by human assistants. High-profile feats of robotic athleticism have become increasingly common i

Puerto Rico fell to defending champion the Dominican Republic in four sets on Sunday in its final group-stage match of the 2026 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship in Santo Domingo. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico fell in four sets to defending champion the Dominican Republic on Sunday in its final group-stage match of the 2026 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship at the Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic defeated Pu

Klistan Lawrence Vidal at the net for Puerto Rico during the host team’s opening match against the Dominican Republic on Sunday at the NORCECA Men’s Final Six in Ponce. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico opened its NORCECA Men’s Final Six campaign with a four-set victory (25-22, 23-25, 25-23 and 25-22) over the Dominican Republic at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium in Ponce on Sunday. Team Puerto Rico needed some time to adjust to the setting and atmosphere of the large arena, but

The Vaqueros of Bayamón won their 18th BSN championship on Sunday night with an 81-74 Game 7 victory over the Santeros of Aguada at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón won their 18th National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) championship on Sunday night with an 81-74 victory over the Santeros of Aguada in Game 7 of the finals at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón. After a close first half that ended with Bayamón