Yaliancis Flores led the Vaqueras of Bayamón to a five-set victory over the Llaneras of Toa Baja in a COPUVO match. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueras of Bayamón and Las de la Mancha of Corozal notched victories on Saturday night in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) play. The Vaqueras needed a decisive fifth set to defeat the Llaneras of Toa Baja at José “Pepín” Cestero Court in Bayamón. Bayamón won the first two sets by scores of 25-23 and

Kaela Hilaire had 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Atenienses of Manatí over the Cangrejeras of Santurce in the BSNF semifinals A series opener. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Cangrejeras of Santurce 92-84 on Saturday night at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey in the opening game of the Women’s National Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship semifinal A series. Point guard Kaela Hilaire led the way for Manatí with 2

By SANTUL NERKAR, MARIA CRAMER, TANIA GANGULI and JONAH E. BROMWICH Indictments against current and former NBA players, including a well-known head coach in the Basketball Hall of Fame, were unsealed on Thursday, in a pair of criminal cases that involved the coordination of Mafia families and professional athletes. The charges were unveiled at a news conference in Brooklyn, New York, where Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, called the scale of the fraud “mind-boggling,” add

The second-generation baseball prodigy Vladimir Guerrero Jr. points to his grandparents in the stands during a Toronto Blue Jays game, in Toronto, Aug. 16, 2019. Guerrero is now 26, is the centerpiece of the franchise, and has taken the Jays to the World Series. (Tara Walton/The New York Times) By CHAD JENNINGS / THE ATHLETIC In April 2019, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dressed in a Triple-A ballpark and tried to answer the question that would determine the immediate future of the To

Veteran Pamela Rosado had 19 points in a balanced Manatí scoring attack. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Gigantes of Carolina 81-69 on Wednesday night to secure their spot in the Final Four of the National Women’s Superior Basketball playoffs. Manatí will face the Cangrejeras of Santurce in one best-of-five semifinal series starting Saturday night in San Juan, while the Explosivas of Moca and the Pollitas of Isabela, who advanced with wins on Tuesday,

Japanese southpaw Kazuto Taguchi switched from starter to reliever a number of years into his Nippon Professional Baseball career, but the Leones of Ponce will look for him to bolster their starting rotation. By THE STAR STAFF Leones of Ponce general manager Edwin Rodríguez announced Wednesday the signing of Japanese left-handed pitcher Kazuto Taguchi as a new member of the team’s pitching staff for the 2025-26 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC by its initi

Anisha George’s 23 points and nine rebounds helped power the Pollitas de Isabela into the BSNF semifinals for the first time in nearly three decades. Pollitas return to final four after a nearly 30-year drought By THE STAR STAFF The Pollitas of Isabela and the Explosivas of Moca secured victories on Tuesday night and advanced to the semifinals of the National Women’s Superior Basketball (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) Championship tournament. At José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum i

Aisha Sheppard led the Gigantes with 25 points, scoring eight of them in overtime. Carolina wins in OT to force 3rd game against Manatí By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce sealed their place in the semifinal round of the Women’s National Superior Basketball (BSNF) Championship tournament on Monday night, while the Gigantes of Carolina extended their series against the Atenienses of Manatí with an overtime victory that set up a deciding third game. At Dolores “Toyita