A poster of the Olympian Laila Edwards at the community center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2026. The Olympic journey of Edwards, the first Black woman to play for the U.S. hockey team, has captivated her hometown of Cleveland Heights. (Daniel Lozada/The New York Times) By ALEXANDRA E. PETRI It’s just after 2 p.m. on a Tuesday, and the televisions in the New Heights Grill are showing the only programming that matters to the bar’s patrons: a women’s hockey game unfoldin

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete in the free skating segment of the pair skating event at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. They won gold in the event. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By VICTOR MATHER, DOUG MILLS and VINCENT ALBAN Despite the unexpected return of the defending champions, the 2026 Olympics brought a changing of the guard in pairs skating. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan emerged with the gold medal after a flawless, h

Alexis Bermúdez pitched 5.1 innings to earn the win for the Águilas of Veracruz in her Mexican Softball League debut. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rican pitcher Alexis Bermúdez earned the win in her first start for the Águilas of Veracruz in the Mexican Softball League this past weekend. Bermúdez pitched 5.1 innings in her debut and was relieved by American Lisa Hopp, who recorded the save in a 3-1 victory over the Olmecs of Tabasco. The pitcher belongs to the Valencianas of Junc

Ilia Malinin of the United States was heavily favored on Friday to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating. He then imploded in a shocking collapse, succumbing to the enormous pressure of his first Winter Games and finishing an incomprehensible eighth. (Photographs and composite image by Jeremy White/The New York Times) By ASHLEY CAI, WEIYI CAI, BORA ERDEN, LAZARO GAMIO, JERÉ LONGMAN, JOE WARD and JEREMY WHITE What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconcei

Genesis Collazo of Caguas on the attack against Tamara Otene (6) and Neira Ortiz (14) of Santurce (Sheyla Escobar Agosto – Colaboración especial para FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce remained undefeated, the Leonas of Ponce dominated the Pinkin of Corozal in straight sets, and the Atenienses of Manatí split points in a dramatic five-setter against the Valencianas of Juncos to close out Week 5 of play in the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its ini

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN In many ways, the story of Deanna Stellato-Dudek’s quest for a gold medal in Olympic figure skating is just like any other. She started skating at age 5 while growing up in Chicago and dreamed of going to the Olympic Games. She traded a normal adolescence for early mornings at the rink, college preparation for nationals preparation. A hip injury seemed to end her career when she was 17. She fought her way back and will compete this month at the Milan Corti

Gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, center; silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, left; and bronze medalist Shun Sato of Japan on the podium after the men’s single skating event during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZE

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a Ukrainian skeleton racer, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 14, 2023. Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his plans to wear a helmet honoring countrymen killed in the war with Russia, a decision that drew outrage and touched off the biggest crisis of the Games in Italy. (Katrina Kepule/The New York Times) By HEATHER KNIGHT, TARIQ PANJA and VICTOR MATHER A Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday o

Osvaldo Torres homered for the Toritos of Cayey, finishing the game with five RBIs and three runs scored. By THE STAR STAFF The Toritos of Cayey and the Maratonistas of Coamo notched victories on Wednesday in the Double-A Superior Baseball League. The Toritos’ win was the franchise’s 999th, just one shy of 1,000, a milestone achieved by only five teams in Double-A history. Visiting Cayey routed the Polluelos of Aibonito 18-9 at Hermanos Marrero Stadium. The Toritos scored 10

Haley Bush scored 25 points in a four-set victory for the Valencianas of Juncos. (Heriberto Rosario / FPV) By THE STAR STAFF While the Valencianas of Juncos dominated the Pinkin of Corozal in four sets, the Cangrejeras of Santurce and the Atenienses of Manatí had to dig deep to emerge victorious in five sets in Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF) matches on Wednesday night. Valencianas defend home court, pick up 3 points At Rafael G. Amalbert Court in Juncos, the Valenc