Never has Venezuelan baseball had a night like this. (X via World Baseball Classic) By KATIE WOO / THE ATHLETIC Daniel Palencia’s 100 mph fastball blew past Roman Anthony. Then came euphoria. Palencia spun on the mound, chucked his glove toward the sky and collapsed under a sea of teammates in bright blue jerseys who had come pouring onto the field. Andrés Giménez crumpled to the ground near second base and began to sob. Over at third base, Maikel García did the same. Ronald

Amalia Bures won a hard-fought three-set match on opening day. By THE STAR STAFF With key results in the group stage, Puerto Rican tennis players began to make their mark in the international J30 Bayamón tournament -- part of the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors -- during matches held earlier this week at the Honda Tennis Center. Puerto Rican players Bela Martínez Rivero and Amalia Bures secured important victories on Monday that placed them firmly in contention within their res

The 5K race in Naranjito, which this year adopts the theme “Ponte Chango: Camínalo, Córrelo, Gatealo” (Get Your Chango On: Walk It, Run It, Crawl It), is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 29 at 6 a.m. By THE STAR STAFF A 5K race organized by GB Neuro Project (formerly Academia Santa Teresita) in the Cedro Arriba neighborhood of Naranjito has achieved a new participation record for its second edition: “GB Te Lleva a la Meta” (GB Takes You to the Finish Line). By success

President Donald Trump gestures toward soccer superstar Lionel Messi, who has always taken pains to steer clear of politics, during Inter Miami’s visit to celebrate the team’s 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup victory, at the White House in Washington, March 5, 2026. Trump seized the occasion to talk about the demolition of Iran’s military and regime change in Cuba, turning a routine celebration into a polarizing firestorm. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By EMMA BUBOL

Yasiris Ortiz, who won the Dominican Republic’s national championships in 2017 and will compete in the ITTF World Team Championships in London next month, is seen on March 4, 2026 at Spin & Learn, the nonprofit she started in New York. (Jonah Markowitz/The New York Times) By CLAIRE FAHY Yasiris Ortiz’s Hollywood debut emerged from a group chat. In October 2024, Ortiz’s friends began texting about a movie scheduled to film in New Jersey that was looking for background actors.

Santurce’s Wilmarie Rivera (12) and Ponce’s Abby Akey meet at the net. The Cangrejeras are a win away from an undefeated regular season. By THE STAR STAFF The ninth and penultimate week of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) regular season concluded on Sunday night with the 19th victory for the first-place Cangrejeras of Santurce as they swept the Leonas of Ponce in straight sets in their final home match at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum i

The Cangrejeras of Santurce remained undefeated in 18 matches by sweeping the Pinkin of Corozal in straight sets on Friday night. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa – FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce tallied their 18th victory of the season -- remaining undefeated in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) -- on Friday night by sweeping the Pinkin of Corozal in straight sets at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey and securing all thre

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