Puerto Rico’s 8-6 loss to Italy in the quarterfinals on Saturday ended the national team’s participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. By THE STAR STAFF Team Puerto Rico lost 8-6 to Italy on Saturday at Daikin Park in Houston, bringing their participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic to a close. Team Italy (5-0) took control of the quarterfinal contest early with a four-run outburst in the first inning, a surge that ultimately proved decisive. The Italians added f

By THE STAR STAFF The city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico is stepping up its commitment to youth sports with the launch of the Rubén Rivera Baseball Development League, an initiative designed to introduce the game to the island’s youngest players. Mayor Carlos R. Ramírez Irizarry said encouraging athletic development among children is a central priority for his administration, and the new program reflects that goal. “With great enthusiasm and in a family-friendly atmosphere, we kick

From left, Santos Alomar Sr., Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr. with friend and author Luis Rodríguez Mayoral at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 10, 1990. By THE STAR STAFF Salinas is moving to permanently link one of Puerto Rico’s most storied baseball families to a road that runs through the heart of their hometown. Rep. Estrella Martínez Soto announced the filing of House Joint Resolution 305, a measure that would designate a stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 1—from kilom

Crabbers earn their seventeenth consecutive victory without a loss (Heriberto Rosario Rosa.) By THE STAR STAFF Week nine of action in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF) opened with the Santurce Crabbers’ seventeenth consecutive victory, as they remained undefeated by defeating the Ponce Leonas at the Salvador Dijols court. The set scores in Santurce’s win were 25–19, 25–15, and 25–15. With the victory, the Crabbers collected the three available points, continuing a

Starter José de León By THE STAR STAFF Team Puerto Rico lost 3–2 to Canada on Tuesday in the final game of the Group A first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan. Puerto Rico now awaits the result of Wednesday’s game between Canada and Cuba to determine its final position heading into the second round, which is scheduled to begin Friday in Houston, Texas. Puerto Rico struck first in the opening inning with an RBI single by Nola

The competition will take place Sunday, March 15, and will feature participants from more than 40 countries. By THE STAR STAFF BN Sports president and event organizer Arturo Díaz announced that the 2026 edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Puerto Rico has already surpassed 1,300 registered athletes, pointing toward one of the largest competitions in the event’s history on the island. “From the first weeks of the registration process, we saw an extraordinary response from both local and in

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico defeated Cuba 4–1 on Monday to secure its place in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan. With the win, Puerto Rico remains the only undefeated team in Group A with a 3–0 record, while Cuba now stands at 2–1. A double by Martín “Machete” Maldonado that drove in three runs put the game in Puerto Rico’s favor starting in the second inning. The hit lined down the left-field line with one out on the board

By THE STAR STAFF The international J60 Puerto Rico Bowl U18 tournament, part of the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors, began this week with an intense day of matches in Bayamón, where several Puerto Rican players secured important victories in the opening round-robin stage. In the women’s draw, Puerto Rican Aurora Lugo, the tournament’s top seed, opened her campaign with a commanding 6–1, 6–1 victory over Japan’s Haru Ishida. Meanwhile, Carolina Castro, the event’s second seed,

Among the most popular adventure activities and extreme sports in Puerto Rico are skydiving, mountain biking, surfing, scuba diving, hiking and trekking, as well as zip lines. By THE STAR STAFF The House of Representatives ratified on Monday a legislative measure proposing the creation of adventure tourism routes in Puerto Rico in order to promote the extreme sports industry through regions designated by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) that offer t

Group A (All times Eastern) Friday Cuba 3, Panama 1 Puerto Rico 5, Colombia 0 Saturday Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3 (10 inn.) Canada 8, Colombia 2 Sunday Cuba 7, Colombia 4 Panama 4, Canada 3 Monday Colombia 4, Panama 3 Cuba at Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. Today Canada at Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.