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.

Jazmyn Jackson By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce announced today the signing of Jazmyn Jackson as their first reinforcement for the 2026 season of the Women’s Superior Softball League, which begins in May. Jackson, 30, is a standout utility player with a remarkable career, including gold medals at the 2017 Pan American Games and the 2016 Softball World Championship, both with the U.S. team. In 2025, she achieved the Triple Crown with the Diablos Rojos of the Mexic

Diana Reyes finished with 13 points for Caguas. By THE STAR STAFF The Criollas of Caguas notched a four-set victory over the Atenienses of Manatí at Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas on Sunday night as the eighth week of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) season drew to a close. Snapping a three-game losing streak, Caguas picked up all three available points with the win and took over second place in the standings. The set scores were 25-2

Ricky Castillo By THE STAR STAFF American Ricky Castillo won the 2016 Puerto Rico Open on Sunday at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Río Grande. Castillo finished the tournament with a score of 271, 17 under par, one stroke ahead of Chandler Blanchet, who finished second with 272 (-16). Blades Brown took third place with a 274 (-14), followed by Davis Thompson, who finished fourth with a 275 (-13). The victory marks Castillo’s first PGA Tour title in his 35th appearance on the