Lyanne Hernández stood out for the Vaqueras. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueras of Bayamón and the Llaneras of Toa Baja secured victories Tuesday night in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) play. Visiting Bayamón swept Las de la Mancha of Corozal 3-0 at Howard T. Jason Arena. The set scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 25-22. Lyanne Hernández stood out for the Vaqueras, while Genesis Castillo delivered the most impressive performance for Corozal. Wi

Hillary Martínez led Moca with 24 points. By THE STAR STAFF The Explosivas of Moca defeated the Pollitas of Isabela 72-58 on Tuesday night to move within a game of reaching the Women’s National Superior Basketball League (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) finals. The Explosivas can secure their spot in the finals today by winning the fourth game of the series, which will be held at José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela, starting at 8 p.m. Moca is leading the best-of-five semif

Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly celebrates with the Jays’ George Springer. (Facebook via MLB) By TYLER KEPNER / THE ATHLETIC Don Mattingly is not comfortable as a sympathetic figure. He has had a remarkable baseball life: 36 seasons in uniform as a player, coach or manager. Reaching the World Series, as a bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, is new. But the purity of the pursuit is what defines him. “Complete is a big word, right?” Mattingly said, when asked rec

Kaela Hilaire scored 10 points for Manatí, including a reverse layup that gave the Atenienses the lead for good in the game’s closing moments. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí held off the Cangrejeras of Santurce 78-76 in the Women’s National Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship A semifinals on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series and move a win away from a berth in the finals. Manatí, which won the series opener on S

The Plataneros of Corozal rallied to a five-set win over the Mets of Guaynabo in the second LVSM match of the season for both teams. By THE STAR STAFF The Plataneros of Corozal fell behind the Mets of Guaynabo two sets to one on the road Sunday night, but rallied to a five-set victory in a Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials in Spanish) match at Mario “Quijote” Morales Coliseum. The scores were 22-25, 28-26, 19-25, 28-26 and 15-8. The Mets, with a 2-1 lead

By THE STAR STAFF The Big Sisters of Carolina defeated the Volleyball Girls of Guayanilla on Sunday in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) regular season play. The match, held on Carolina’s Domingo “Lulo” González Court, ended with scores of 26-28, 25-20, 25-20 and 28-26 in favor of the Big Sisters. With the win, Carolina earned three points to increase its total to 24 with an 8-4 record, and knocked Guayanilla (6-4, 21 points) out of four

Quionche Carter scored from in close with a second left on the clock as the Pollitas of Isabela defeated the Explosivas of Moca 73-71 to even their BSNF semifinal series at 1-1. By THE STAR STAFF The Pollitas de Isabela defeated the Explosivas of Moca 73-71 on Sunday night in Game 2 of the National Women’s Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship tournament B semifinal series at José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela. Quionche Carter scored the game-w

Ezequiel Pagán, who plays in Double-A in the Los Angeles Dodgers system, is one of four outfielders on the Team Puerto Rico roster. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation (FBPR by its initials in Spanish) announced over the weekend the 27 players who will make up the men’s national team that will participate in the first edition of the Baseball Copa América, Nov. 13-22 in Panama. The event will feature 12 teams divided into two groups and will determine qualify