Joel Soriano (25) of the Santeros of Aguada defends Jalen Crutcher (20) of the Leones of Ponce during Tuesday night’s sixth game of the BSN Conference B Finals in Ponce. Soriano scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Santeros beat the Leones 95-89 to win the series and advance to the BSN Finals against the Vaqueros of Bayamón. Crutcher led Ponce with 20 points. By THE STAR STAFF The Santeros of Aguada will face the Vaqueros of Bayamón in the National Superior Basketb

LeBron James “just agreed to a pay cut of nearly $49 million to help the Philadelphia 76ers try to win their first championship since 1983 and, of larger long-term consequence, to enhance his case as the greatest of the great,” The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor writes. (Facebook via LeBron James) By IAN O’CONNOR / THE ATHLETIC Tiebreakers. That’s what LeBron James is playing for. Tiebreakers for the undecided voters still trying to figure out how to measure his NBA career against M

Puerto Rico athletes earned three medals in track & field, two silvers and a bronze, on Monday. Mercado is repeat champion in 50-meter three-position rifle By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico delegation added five medals to its tally on Monday at the 25th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games (Santo Domingo 2026) -- securing two golds, two silvers and a bronze -- while also clinching new qualifications across several disciplines. Yarimar Mercado successfully defended her C

Damian Jones scored 19 points to help the Vaqueros of Bayamón defeat the Criollos of Caguas and advance to the BSN Finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón defeated the Criollos of Caguas 96-88 on Monday night in Game 6 of the Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference A finals at Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas. With the victory, the Vaqueros eliminated the Criollos four games to two and now await the winner of the Conference B champio

Two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, seen here with the Detroit Tigers in May 2025, said over the weekend, soon after learning he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, “circumstances change, situations change.” (Wikipedia/Sewageboy) By CODY STAVENHAGEN / THE ATHLETIC The game mirrors life in so many ways, and here is one: Things do not always go as we plan. As Tarik Skubal said over the weekend, soon after learning he was traded to the Los Angeles Dod

Jezreel de Jesús scored 25 points, including three free throws to tie the score near the end of regulation, to lead the Leones of Ponce to a double-overtime win over the Santeros of Aguada and force a sixth game in the National Superior Basketball Conference B Finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Leones of Ponce defeated the Santeros of Aguada 106-105 in double overtime on Sunday night, forcing a Game 6 in the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference

Island women win gold in basketball By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico will open the men’s baseball super round at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games Santo Domingo 2026 today against Colombia. The island team, which overcame a four-run deficit to defeat Curaçao 8-4 in its final game in the group stage on Sunday to secure a spot in the super round, will also face Nicaragua and Panama in the current phase in a bid for a spot in the medal round. The game against Colombia

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center left, walks onto the field with President Donald Trump after Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By ADAM CRAFTON and DAN SHELDON / The Athletic FIFA, the governing body for global soccer, and Gianni Infantino have performed a dramatic U-turn on a plot to sell a stake in the organization’s commercial and event operations after widespread con

Jassel Pérez scores two of his 32 points for Bayamón during the Vaqueros’ 122-79 drubbing of the Criollos of Caguas on Saturday night in Game 5 of the BSN Conference A Finals. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón trounced the Criollos of Caguas 122-79 on Saturday night at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference A Finals. Bayamón dominated from the opening minute a

Suheily Rodríguez, left, won the silver medal in the women’s cross-country final on Saturday for Puerto Rico’s first-ever medal in mountain biking at the Central American and Caribbean Games. (COPUR) Basketball, handball & table tennis teams advance By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico added one silver and four bronze medals, advanced to several decisive rounds, and maintained its winning momentum in team sports on Saturday at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo