Two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, seen here with the Detroit Tigers in May 2025, said over the weekend, soon after learning he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, “circumstances change, situations change.” (Wikipedia/Sewageboy) By CODY STAVENHAGEN / THE ATHLETIC The game mirrors life in so many ways, and here is one: Things do not always go as we plan. As Tarik Skubal said over the weekend, soon after learning he was traded to the Los Angeles Dod

Jezreel de Jesús scored 25 points, including three free throws to tie the score near the end of regulation, to lead the Leones of Ponce to a double-overtime win over the Santeros of Aguada and force a sixth game in the National Superior Basketball Conference B Finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Leones of Ponce defeated the Santeros of Aguada 106-105 in double overtime on Sunday night, forcing a Game 6 in the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference

Island women win gold in basketball By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico will open the men’s baseball super round at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games Santo Domingo 2026 today against Colombia. The island team, which overcame a four-run deficit to defeat Curaçao 8-4 in its final game in the group stage on Sunday to secure a spot in the super round, will also face Nicaragua and Panama in the current phase in a bid for a spot in the medal round. The game against Colombia

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center left, walks onto the field with President Donald Trump after Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By ADAM CRAFTON and DAN SHELDON / The Athletic FIFA, the governing body for global soccer, and Gianni Infantino have performed a dramatic U-turn on a plot to sell a stake in the organization’s commercial and event operations after widespread con

Jassel Pérez scores two of his 32 points for Bayamón during the Vaqueros’ 122-79 drubbing of the Criollos of Caguas on Saturday night in Game 5 of the BSN Conference A Finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón trounced the Criollos of Caguas 122-79 on Saturday night at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference A Finals. Bayamón dominated from the opening minute a

Suheily Rodríguez, left, won the silver medal in the women’s cross-country final on Saturday for Puerto Rico’s first-ever medal in mountain biking at the Central American and Caribbean Games. (COPUR) Basketball, handball & table tennis teams advance By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico added one silver and four bronze medals, advanced to several decisive rounds, and maintained its winning momentum in team sports on Saturday at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo

By THE STAR STAFF The team owners of the Pescadores del Plata of Comerío and the Azucareros of Yabucoa agreed this week to play the entire 2026 Superior Double-A Baseball League Final Series at Yldefonso Solá Morales Stadium in Caguas. Comerío team owner Denny Figueroa and Enrique Díaz, of Yabucoa, made the decision during a meeting with the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation President José Daniel Quiles. The best-of-seven series will begin on Friday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. The Pesca

Team Puerto Rico bowlers won silver and bronze medals in the men’s trios event at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo. (COPUR) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico added two gold, three silver and two bronze medals to its tally on Wednesday and secured a spot in the men’s volleyball final at the 25th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Santo Domingo 2026. Swimming once again led the day’s action, contributing three medals. Kristen Romano won gold in t

Iván Gandía’s 16 points, including three 3-pointers, helped lead the Santeros of Aguada to a 100-89 victory over the Leones of Ponce in Game 3 of the BSN Conference B Finals on Wednesday night. Aguada leads the series 2-1. By THE STAR STAFF Joel Soriano scored 32 points to lead the Santeros of Aguada to a 100-89 win over the Leones of Ponce on Wednesday night at Ismael “Chavalillo” Delgado Coliseum in Aguada in Game 3 of the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials i

Over four days of competition through Sunday, more than 400 athletes -- organized into more than 200 teams -- will play some 500 matches across eight competition courts in the Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships in Carolina. By THE STAR STAFF Many of the athletes who will go on to represent their countries in continental championships, world championships and even the Olympic Games in the coming years will experience their first major international stage in Puerto Rico s