Major leaguer Javy Báez and El Mago Foundation will host the “Challenging Limits for Inclusion” 5-kilometer road race in Báez’s hometown Bayamón on Sunday, Nov. 22. By THE STAR STAFF Major League Baseball and Puerto Rican national team player Javy Báez and El Mago Foundation will host the “Challenging Limits for Inclusion” 5-kilometer road race in Bayamón on Sunday, Nov. 22. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the Puerto Rico Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Assoc

Gabriela Gregory’s three-pointer with 21 seconds left in the game helped lift the Leonas of Ponce over the Monarcas of Juana Díaz 76-71 on Sunday night in the season opener of the Women’s Superior National Basketball league in Ponce. By THE STAR STAFF The Leonas of Ponce defeated the Monarcas of Juana Díaz 76-71 on Sunday night in the season opener of the Women’s Superior National Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) league at Juan “Pachín” Vicens Auditorium in Ponce.

The second University of Puerto Rico Golf Tournament, to be held on Thursday, Sept. 24, is a fundraiser for the scholarship program and supporting students with financial need. (fundacionupr.org) By THE STAR STAFF The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) will hold its second Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 24, with the purpose of raising funds for the scholarship program and supporting students with financial need from its 11 campuses and units. The tournament will be held at t

Robin Ventura of the New York Mets hitting a ball out of the park (officially called a game-winning single) in the 15th inning to notch Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, on Oct. 17, 1999. (G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times) By TYLER KEPNER In the summer of 2001, a month or two before everything changed, Robin Ventura played golf with a man named Chris Quackenbush. Soon after, Quackenbush went to a game to see his friend Bobby

Lionel Messi of Argentina is seen on a screen after Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., July 19, 2026. “The goal of Miami’s ownership group was always to turn Inter Miami into Leo Messi’s Inter Miami,” writes Paul Tenorio of The Athletic. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By PAUL TENORIO / THE ATHLETIC Fifteen hours after his plane landed back in Florida from his father’s funeral in Argentina, Lionel Messi stood at Nu Stadium in Miami, h

Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees during the first inning of the Opening Day baseball game between the Yankees and San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium in New York, March 30, 2023. Cole, one of several high-caliber free agents who grew up as Angels fans, should be in play for the Los Angeles Angels now that the team is under new ownership, The Athletic’s Sam Blum suggests. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times) By SAM BLUM / THE ATHLETIC After 23 years of largely unfulfillin

Gerardo “Gerry” Torres Sports Complex in Morovis By THE STAR STAFF Morovis Mayor Carmen Maldonado González announced recently that the municipal administration is continuing its strategy of providing services and promoting sports, creating spaces for all citizens to develop their skills. “For example, we offer table tennis, a discipline that strengthens concentration, reflexes, coordination, and agility, while fostering discipline and athletic development,” the mayor said. “C

The Montañesas of Utuado swept a doubleheader against the Maceteras of Vega Alta on Sunday and lead the North Section with a 3-1 record. By THE STAR STAFF The defending champion Montañesas of Utuado and the Estrellas del Guamaní of Guayama each swept their respective doubleheaders during Sunday’s second game day of the 2026 Women’s Baseball League season. Utuado defeated the Maceteras of Vega Alta 9-4 and 5-2, taking the lead in the North Section with a 3-1 record, while Vega

Tess Amundsen (15), a 6-foot-1 forward, averaged 19 points per game for the Monarcas of Juana Díaz last season. All-Star import forward led Monarcas’ offense last season By THE STAR STAFF The Monarcas of Juana Díaz of the Women’s Superior National Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) league officially announced the return of import player Tess Amundsen, who joins Imani McGee on the roster in the upcoming season. Amundsen, a native of Fresno, California, was one of the

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican Basketball League (LBP by its initials in Spanish) will hold its inaugural LBP Draft Combine, an initiative bringing together more than 150 players from various regions of Puerto Rico for evaluation by franchise owners and coaching staffs. This event is part of a new model designed to strengthen the player selection process ahead of the upcoming season. The combine will take place Sept. 13-17 across the East, South, North, and West regions,