Online sports betting is monitored at the Brazen Tavern in New York, Nov. 21, 2024. Professional sports has been rattled by federal indictments involving illegal gambling schemes that accuse NBA and Major League Baseball players of manipulating their performances to set up fraudulent bets on nearly invisible nuances of games. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By JENNY VRENTAS Professional sports has been rattled by federal indictments involving illegal gambling schemes that a

In the COLICEBA East Division, the Azucareros of Yabucoa pounded out 15 hits en route to a 15-3 victory and a spot in the Carnival of Champions. By THE STAR STAFF The Azucareros of Yabucoa and the Guayacanes of Guayanilla secured their spots in the COLICEBA Carnival of Champions after winning their respective section semifinal series held Monday night as part of the 2025-26 postseason. With the victories, both teams join the already qualified Bucaneros of Arroyo, Ganduleros o

By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican delegation shone at the 2025 Central American and Caribbean Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships held at the San Francisco de Dos Ríos Sports Complex in San José, Costa Rica, winning a total of four medals in individual competitions: two gold and two bronze. The gold medals were won by Alanis Waller del Valle, cadet épée champion, and Connor Woodward, who was crowned junior sabre champion. The bronze medals were won by Waller del Valle in

Jessica Jackson led the Atenienses to their third win with 24 points and 12 rebounds. By THE STAR STAFF The Atenienses of Manatí defeated the Explosivas of Moca 84-69 on Monday night, putting them just one win away from the Women’s National Superior Basketball League (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) championship. Manatí (3-1) was unstoppable on offense all night, but it was the Atenienses’ (Athenians) three-point shooting that gave them the decisive advantage at Juan Aubín C

Nearly 20 percent of Americans 45 and older have knee osteoarthritis. (Patricia Voulgaris/The New York Times) By JEN MURPHY Nearly 20% of Americans 45 and older have knee osteoarthritis. Worldwide, the number is predicted to increase nearly 75% by 2050, because of aging, population growth and obesity. Knee osteoarthritis is a long-term, degenerative condition that can’t be reversed. It develops in four stages as cartilage in the joint wears down, eventually leaving the bones

Wind turbines and a solar farm near Kayathar, in southern India, on April 8, 2025. The country can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower. (Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times) By SOMINI SENGUPTA and BRAD PLUMER As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. Countries like Br

Part of a crowd of thousands gather in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2025, to protest President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s move to overhaul anticorruption institutions. He reversed his push after the protests. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times) By KIM BARKER The main anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine announced earlier this week that they had uncovered a major corruption scheme in which contractors of the state-owned nuclear energy company had been forced to pay hefty kickbacks.