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

Los Angeles also broke tradition when it hosted the 1984 Olympic Games. That year, the Olympics tried a new financial model that allowed a limited number of companies to become official sponsors of the Games, a change from previous years when the Games had many small sponsors. (la28.org) By JESÚS JIMÉNEZ LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles has found a new source of revenue to help fund the 2028 Olympics: charging companies extra to keep their naming rights on sports venues during the S

A statue of Jackie Robinson, who played football at Pasadena Junior College, outside the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025. The storied stadium is at the center of a battle between Pasadena and UCLA that’s about money, nostalgia, geography and so much more. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) By SHAWN HUBLER In Southern California, a place with more than its share of famous couples, few celebrity relationships have been as enduring as that of the Rose Bowl a

By THE STAR STAFF The Caguas Criollos, Carolina Giants and Santurce Crabbers won their respective games on Wednesday night in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC by its initials in Spanish). Caguas won its second-straight game (after notching its first win of the season in its previous outing), blanking the San Juan Senators 2-0. The Criollos opened the scoring after Nelson Velázquez led off the fourth inning with a double. After Noah Myers’ sacrifice bun

Carlos Cardoza was named the new manager of the San Juan Senators on Thursday. By THE STAR STAFF San Juan Senators General Manager Joey Sola announced Thursday that the organization relieved manager Robinson Cancel of his duties and immediately appointed Carlos Cardoza as the team’s new manager, following an evaluation of the team’s recent performance and competitive leadership. “We are at a crucial point in the season, and we believe that this change is necessary to put the

The Caguas Criollos celebrate their first victory of the season, 2-1 over the Mayagüez Indians at home. By THE STAR STAFF The Carolina Giants, Caguas Criollos and Ponce Lions all notched victories on Tuesday night in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC). Two runs in the 10th inning propelled the Giants (Gigantes) to a 6-5 victory, handing the Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros) their first loss of the season. Santurce now has a 6-1 record, while Carolina impr

Camelia Meléndez led the Cangrejeras offense with another outstanding performance. By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce defeated the Amazónicas of Trujillo Alto in four sets on Tuesday night in the 2025 Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO) final series. The match, held at Rubén Zayas Montañez Coliseum in Trujillo Alto, ended with set scores of 27-25, 25-15, 24-26 and 25-20. Camelia Meléndez led the Cangrejeras offense with another outstanding performance th

A loss to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final in July sent Carlos Alcaraz back into the lab. (Instagram via carlitosalcarazz) By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN After nearly 11 months of shadowing, sparring, one-upping and obsessing over each other, the Sinnercaraz era, Year 2, has ended. Back and forth Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner go, using the most important trophies in tennis as batons in a relay race. They have won eight Grand Slams in a row, with two ATP Tour Finals for Sinner an