The Atléticos of Barranquitas captured the final spot in the COLICEBA postseason Carnival series by defeating the Tigres of Aguas Buenas 8-7 in 11 innings. By THE STAR STAFF The Atléticos of Barranquitas secured the final spot in the 2025-26 COLICEBA postseason Carnival series on Wednesday night, defeating the Tigres of Aguas Buenas 8-7 in the 11th inning at Pablo Marrero Ortiz Stadium in Barranquitas. This victory determined the eight teams that will advance to the penultima

Starter Kazuto Taguchi pitched six innings, allowing four hits and striking out eight to earn his first win as Ponce improved to 4-1 in the LBPRC. By THE STAR STAFF The Santurce Crabbers and Ponce Lions secured victories on Wednesday night in Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC by its initials in Spanish) games. Santurce remained undefeated after walking off against the Carolina Giants, 7-6. With the come-from-behind win, the Crabbers (Cangrejeros) took sole

Leigha Brown scored 26 points with five assists as Moca forced a Game 6 this Friday in the BSNF finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Explosivas of Moca forced a Game 6 in the Women’s National Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Finals by defeating the Atenienses of Manatí 87-80 at home on Wednesday. The series is now 3-2 in favor of the Atenienses (Athenians). The two teams will face off this Friday night at 7 p.m. in Manatí in another elimination game. The score r

Paul Tagliabue, the National Football League commissioner, speaks during a news conference ahead of the Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005. Tagliabue, who presided over an era of labor peace, soaring revenues and expansion for the NFL in his 17 years as commissioner while facing rising concerns over a lack of minority hiring, the effects of concussions and the use of drugs, died on Sunday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 84. (Vincent Laforet/The New York Tim

Online sports betting is monitored at the Brazen Tavern in New York, Nov. 21, 2024. Professional sports has been rattled by federal indictments involving illegal gambling schemes that accuse NBA and Major League Baseball players of manipulating their performances to set up fraudulent bets on nearly invisible nuances of games. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By JENNY VRENTAS Professional sports has been rattled by federal indictments involving illegal gambling schemes that a

In the COLICEBA East Division, the Azucareros of Yabucoa pounded out 15 hits en route to a 15-3 victory and a spot in the Carnival of Champions. By THE STAR STAFF The Azucareros of Yabucoa and the Guayacanes of Guayanilla secured their spots in the COLICEBA Carnival of Champions after winning their respective section semifinal series held Monday night as part of the 2025-26 postseason. With the victories, both teams join the already qualified Bucaneros of Arroyo, Ganduleros o

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican delegation shone at the 2025 Central American and Caribbean Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships held at the San Francisco de Dos Ríos Sports Complex in San José, Costa Rica, winning a total of four medals in individual competitions: two gold and two bronze. The gold medals were won by Alanis Waller del Valle, cadet épée champion, and Connor Woodward, who was crowned junior sabre champion. The bronze medals were won by Waller del Valle in

Jessica Jackson led the Atenienses to their third win with 24 points and 12 rebounds. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Explosivas of Moca 84-69 on Monday night, putting them just one win away from the Women’s National Superior Basketball League (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) championship. Manatí (3-1) was unstoppable on offense all night, but it was the Atenienses’ (Athenians) three-point shooting that gave them the decisive advantage at Juan Aubín C