Fans at Madison Square Garden before the start of an Eastern Conference semifinal game between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, in New York, May 14, 2025. With the Knicks on an improbable and magical postseason run this year -- the team has won 12 consecutive games and is in the finals for the first time in 27 years -- the mystique of the courtside seat has reemerged. (Ye Fan/The New York Times) By SARAH MASLIN NIR New York City has always been a hot-ticket town. O

Carolina’s Jaylen Nowell drives to the basket against Bayamón during a Superior National Basketball game in Canóvanas on Wednesday night. Nowell scored with 11 seconds left in overtime to lift the Gigantes to a 94-93 victory. By THE STAR STAFF Jaylen Nowell made the Vaqueros of Bayamón pay for a turnover late in overtime, scoring on a floater with 11 seconds remaining to lift the Gigantes of Carolina to a 94-93 victory in a Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in

Pitcher Cristopher Sánchez has the longest scoreless streak in Philadelphia Phillies history -- since at least 1893, when the current mound distance was set -- and probably before that. He has the seventh-longest such streak in MLB since 1920. He has the second-longest one by a left-hander. (Facebook via John Clark) By MATT GELB / THE ATHLETIC They finally found a weakness in Cristopher Sánchez, a few minutes after the Philadelphia Phillies completed a sweep of the Padres in

Morgan Smith delivered the most outstanding performance of the Women’s Softball Premier League season’s opening weekend by pitching a no-hitter. By THE STAR STAFF Import pitcher Morgan Smith of the Prodigiosas of Sabana Grande delivered the most outstanding performance of the opening weekend of the 2026 Women’s Softball Premier League (LPSF by its initials in Spanish) season. Smith pitched a no-hitter to lead the Prodigiosas to a 3-0 victory over the Grises of Humacao, becomi

Hall of Fame NBA coach Rick Adelman (1946-2026), seen here with players Tracy McGrady (1) and Rafer Alston when he helmed the Houston Rockets, led teams that made the playoffs 16 times and won at least 50 games 11 times. He is one of 11 coaches in league history to have won 1,000 or more regular-season games. (NamuWiki) By HARVEY ARATON Rick Adelman, who over seven years improbably catapulted from coaching a community college basketball team to twice steering the Portland Tra

Jaylen Nowell and the Gigantes of Carolina celebrate their win over the Osos of Manatí, on Nowell’s last-second shot, at Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum in Canóvanas on Monday night. By THE STAR STAFF Jaylen Nowell hit a mid-range jumper with a second left on the clock to give the Gigantes of Carolina an 82-81 victory over the Osos of Manatí on Monday night at Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum in Canóvanas. Trailing by seven points late in the fourth quarter, the Gigantes mounted

Puerto Rico fell to Mexico 3-1 in Sunday’s fifth-place match of the Girls’ U17 Pan American Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (NORCECA) By THE STAR STAFF A lthough Puerto Rico fell to Mexico 3-1 (16-25, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-12) in the fifth-place match of the Girls’ U17 Pan American Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the island squad left a positive impression following a dominant start and standout individual performances that reflected the group’s potential. Team Puerto Rico began wi

Nicholas Snyder won the men’s championship at this past weekend’s National Tennis Championship in Guaynabo, defeating defending champion Luca Hotze Martínez in the final, 6-4, 6-2. By THE STAR STAFF Nicholas Snyder and Lauren Kettlewell were crowned champions of the 2026 National Tennis Championship in Guaynabo on Saturday. “Throughout the entire week, we witnessed high-level tennis and extraordinary participation from players across the island,” said Dr. William Micheo, pres

Juncos’ Xeana Kamalani pitched three innings, recording four strikeouts, to earn the victory in the opening game of a doubleheader sweep. By THE STAR STAFF The Valencianas of Juncos, the Prodigiosas of Sabana Grande and the Leonas of Ponce all opened the Women’s Softball Premier League (LPSF by its initials in Spanish) season with victories. Juncos swept a doubleheader against the Costaneras of Guánica with scores of 10-0 and 11-1 at Felipe Díaz Park in Juncos. In the first g

The Maratonistas of Coamo defeated the Peces Voladores of Salinas 7-2 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Double-A South section finals with their eighth straight victory going back to the regular season. San Sebastián downs Hormigueros in 11 innings in Northwest By THE STAR STAFF The Maratonistas of Coamo and the Patrulleros of San Sebastián won their respective sectional finals games on Sunday as Superior Double-A Baseball League postseason play continued. Coamo defeated th