Nataly García, left, had 14 points to help Ponce oust defending LVSF champion Caguas and advance to the league finals against Santurce. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa - FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) will have a new champion this season. The Leonas of Ponce defeated the Criollas of Caguas in straight sets on Wednesday night in the deciding seventh match of the LVSF Semifinal Series B. With the resounding victory over t

The New York Mets, losers of 12 straight going into Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins, face very real on-the-field challenges. As of Tuesday, they’d scored fewer than three runs in nine games. In five games, they’d given up more than seven runs. (Instagram via betmgm) By EMMA GOLDBERG It’s not that the New York Mets have needed any help from Zohran Mamdani to lose games. But for some fans, there was something fishy about the timing. On April 9, the team’s mas

James Harden, acquired in February by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the biggest deadline deals of the NBA season, has helped the Cavs stake out a 2-0 lead over the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. (Instagram via kirkgoldsberry) By JOE VARDON / THE ATHLETIC James Harden made one request upon joining the Cleveland Cavaliers after being traded in February. When Harden’s new coach, Kenny Atkinson, heard him m

On March 10 in Villalba, sprinters from the Eugenio Guerra Cruz Specialized Sports Community School of the Olympic Hostel qualified for the prestigious Penn Relays in the demanding 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter events. By THE STAR STAFF The Eugenio Guerra Cruz Specialized Sports Community School of the Olympic Hostel (ECEDAO by its initials in Spanish) in Salinas will see a distinguished group of its young athletes represent Puerto Rico at the 130th edition of the prestigious P

Ysmael Romero (28) had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Guaynabo held off Santurce. By THE STAR STAFF The Indios of Mayagüez topped the Piratas of Quebradillas, dealing the winless hosts their 11th loss of the season, and the Atléticos of San Germán and Mets of Guaynabo were also winners in Superior National Basketball league games on Sunday night. At Raymond Dalmau Coliseum in Quebradillas, the Indios defeated the Piratas 114-106 in a high-scoring affair that remained tight much

Claire Chaussee contributed 20 points on Sunday night to help the Leonas of Ponce set up a seventh match against the Criollas of Caguas in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League semifinals. Wednesday’s winner will take on the Cangrejeras of Santurce in the finals. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa - FPV) Leonas & Criollas in a win-or-go-home duel on Wednesday By THE STAR STAFF Semifinal Series B of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) will feature a

With just 2.9 seconds remaining, Carolina’s Tremont Waters connected on a three-pointer from long range. By THE STAR STAFF The Gigantes of Carolina, Capitanes of Arecibo and Vaqueros of Bayamón were victorious in National Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) on games Saturday night. In Canóvanas, the Gigantes prevailed 103-101 over the Criollos of Caguas, with the outcome decided in the final seconds on a three-pointer by Tremont Waters. The Gigantes

The Cangrejeras of Santurce became the first team to reach the Women’s Superior Volleyball League finals after closing out their semifinal series against the Valencianas of Juncos early Sunday morning. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa / FPV) In Juncos, Match 4 of A semifinal is interrupted by 2 power outages By THE STAR STAFF On Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday morning, the Cangrejeras of Santurce became the first team to secure a spot in the Women’s Superior Volleyba

By ASHLEY AHN FIFA President Gianni Infantino said earlier this week that the “Iranian team is coming, for sure,” to play in the World Cup in the United States this summer. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington on Wednesday, he said, “We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. As I said, that would definitely help. But Iran has to come.” The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resume

Jordan Murphy (34) led all scorers with 26 points, but Ponce fell to Aguada on Wednesday night. (Jorge Correa) By THE STAR STAFF The Santeros of Aguada, Criollos of Caguas and Vaqueros of Bayamón all recorded victories in Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) games on Wednesday night. At Ismael “Chavalillo” Delgado Coliseum in Aguada, the Santeros defeated the Leones of Ponce, 83-77. The visitors stayed in the game despite the home team dominating the