The Bucaneros of Arroyo are a win away from the COLICEBA finals after blanking the Azucareros of Yabucoa 7-0 on Sunday. (Aldwin Santiago) By THE STAR STAFF The Bucaneros of Arroyo and the Guapos of Dorado are on the verge of reaching the Central Amateur Baseball League Confederation (COLICEBA by its acronym in Spanish) finals after each team won their respective league semifinal games held this past weekend. Both teams lead their respective series 2-0 in a best-of-five format

With the four-set victory over last-place Guaynabo, the Caribes of San Sebastián tightened their hold on first place with a 13-1 record and 35 points. By THE STAR STAFF The Caribes of San Sebastián defeated the Mets of Guaynabo 3-1 to maintain their hold on first place in the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials) standings on Saturday night at Luis Aymat Cardona Coliseum in San Sebastián. The set scores were: 25-23, 25-20, 21-25 and 25-20. With the victory,

Jesmuel Valentín and the Ponce Lions took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Mayagüez answered with four runs in the third. By THE STAR STAFF The Mayagüez Indians, Santurce Crabbers and Caguas Criollos won their respective games Saturday night in Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League play. A four-run rally in the third inning gave host Mayagüez a 4-3 win over the Ponce Lions. The Indians’ (Indios’) productive inning ended the Lions’ (Leones’) defensive scoreless inni

Seattle Storm head coach Sonia Raman in Seattle on Nov. 6, 2025. For years, Raman thought coaching was just a hobby. Her choice to follow that passion led her to make WNBA history. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times) By JENNY VRENTAS Sonia Raman fell in love with basketball in grade school. Her family moved to the Boston area in the 1980s, when Larry Bird led the Celtics to three NBA championships, and she began playing on the hoop in her driveway. She did not imagine then th

Jalen Penrose of Corozal earned Player of the Week honors and was also recognized as the Best Opposite. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation announced the Men’s Division All-Star Team for Week 5 of the 2025 Men’s Superior Volleyball League, highlighting the most outstanding players in each position. The undisputed star was the opposite hitter for the Plataneros of Corozal, Jalen Penrose (#14), who earned Player of the Week honors and was also recognized as

Mayagüez (5-8) showed why they might not be in fourth place for long. By THE STAR STAFF The Mayagüez Indians, Caguas Criollos and Ponce Lions were all winners on Tuesday night in a trio of games in Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC by its initials in Spanish). Isan Díaz homered and Anthony García delivered timely hits as the Indians (Indios) defeated the Santurce Crabbers, 7-2. Despite the loss, the Crabbers (Cangrejeros) remained in first place in the stan

The Cidra Colts swept the Guayama Wizards 7-1 and 10-0 in the finals to win the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation’s Under-15 League championship. By THE STAR STAFF The Cidra Colts were crowned champions of the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation’s Under-15 League earlier this week, defeating the Guayama Wizards 7-1 and 10-0 in the finals held at Jesús María Freire Stadium in Cidra. “This group demonstrated discipline, focus, and an enormous desire to represent Cidra with pride,” sa

Several of the World Cup-qualifying Haitian men’s national soccer team’s younger players have never played for the team in Haiti, and some are Haitians who were born abroad. (Facebook via Jean Bradley Derenoncourt, Candidate for Mayor of Brockton) By JAMES WAGNER As Delmas Oslet watched the Haitian men’s national soccer team earn its first spot in the World Cup in five decades, he said he was filled with “happiness, happiness, happiness.” But there were also tinges of pain. O

By THE STAR STAFF A sacrifice fly by Randal Díaz in the tenth inning kept the San Juan Senators on the winning track with a 4–3 victory over the Carolina Giants in the continuation of the Brava Lubricants Cup of the 2025–2026 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC in Spanish). With the score tied 3–3 at the end of the ninth inning, the tie-breaker rule went into effect, placing a runner on second base with no outs for both teams at the start of every extra innin

The back-to-back championship comes two years after Puerto Rico claimed its first title in Mexico, also with a 3–1 win in the final. By THE STAR STAFF MANAGUA, Nicaragua – “The objective has been more than achieved—beyond one hundred percent. This is the most meaningful victory I’ve had in my life,” were the first words of captain Héctor Lavergne after lifting the trophy that crowns Puerto Rico as back-to-back champions of the NORCECA Boys’ U17 Continental Championship. With