By THE STAR STAFF The Big Sisters of Carolina defeated the Volleyball Girls of Guayanilla on Sunday in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) regular season play. The match, held on Carolina’s Domingo “Lulo” González Court, ended with scores of 26-28, 25-20, 25-20 and 28-26 in favor of the Big Sisters. With the win, Carolina earned three points to increase its total to 24 with an 8-4 record, and knocked Guayanilla (6-4, 21 points) out of four

Quionche Carter scored from in close with a second left on the clock as the Pollitas of Isabela defeated the Explosivas of Moca 73-71 to even their BSNF semifinal series at 1-1. By THE STAR STAFF The Pollitas de Isabela defeated the Explosivas of Moca 73-71 on Sunday night in Game 2 of the National Women’s Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship tournament B semifinal series at José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela. Quionche Carter scored the game-w

Ezequiel Pagán, who plays in Double-A in the Los Angeles Dodgers system, is one of four outfielders on the Team Puerto Rico roster. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation (FBPR by its initials in Spanish) announced over the weekend the 27 players who will make up the men’s national team that will participate in the first edition of the Baseball Copa América, Nov. 13-22 in Panama. The event will feature 12 teams divided into two groups and will determine qualify

Yaliancis Flores led the Vaqueras of Bayamón to a five-set victory over the Llaneras of Toa Baja in a COPUVO match. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueras of Bayamón and Las de la Mancha of Corozal notched victories on Saturday night in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) play. The Vaqueras needed a decisive fifth set to defeat the Llaneras of Toa Baja at José “Pepín” Cestero Court in Bayamón. Bayamón won the first two sets by scores of 25-23 and

Kaela Hilaire had 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Atenienses of Manatí over the Cangrejeras of Santurce in the BSNF semifinals A series opener. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Cangrejeras of Santurce 92-84 on Saturday night at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey in the opening game of the Women’s National Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship semifinal A series. Point guard Kaela Hilaire led the way for Manatí with 2

By SANTUL NERKAR, MARIA CRAMER, TANIA GANGULI and JONAH E. BROMWICH Indictments against current and former NBA players, including a well-known head coach in the Basketball Hall of Fame, were unsealed on Thursday, in a pair of criminal cases that involved the coordination of Mafia families and professional athletes. The charges were unveiled at a news conference in Brooklyn, New York, where Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, called the scale of the fraud “mind-boggling,” add

The second-generation baseball prodigy Vladimir Guerrero Jr. points to his grandparents in the stands during a Toronto Blue Jays game, in Toronto, Aug. 16, 2019. Guerrero is now 26, is the centerpiece of the franchise, and has taken the Jays to the World Series. (Tara Walton/The New York Times) By CHAD JENNINGS / THE ATHLETIC In April 2019, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dressed in a Triple-A ballpark and tried to answer the question that would determine the immediate future of the To

Veteran Pamela Rosado had 19 points in a balanced Manatí scoring attack. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Gigantes of Carolina 81-69 on Wednesday night to secure their spot in the Final Four of the National Women’s Superior Basketball playoffs. Manatí will face the Cangrejeras of Santurce in one best-of-five semifinal series starting Saturday night in San Juan, while the Explosivas of Moca and the Pollitas of Isabela, who advanced with wins on Tuesday,