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Rigoberto Mendoza (26) finished with nine points as Aguada improved to 5-1 with the win over Bayamón. By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeros of Santurce, Santeros of Aguada and Criollos of Caguas all won on their respective home courts Tuesday in Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN by its initials in Spanish). At Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey, the Cangrejeros turned the tables in the fourth quarter to defeat the Atléticos of San Germán, 97-88. The Cangrejeros (4-2) held a sl

Lissette “Kiki” Gaetán Rivera (Facebook via Federación Puertorriqueña de Tenis de Mesa) Gaetán Rivera was sport’s first woman to lead a national federation  By THE STAR STAFF A mid the centennial celebrations marking the founding of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) — one of the world’s most prominent sports organizations, with 227 affiliated nations — Puerto Rico has achieved a historic moment of international recognition. The ITTF announced this past weekend

By EPHRAT LIVNI Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying it was “truly unacceptable” to threaten to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilization.” He did not mention the president by name, but it was clear whom he was referring to. “Today, as we all know, there has also been this threat against the entire people of Iran. And this is truly unacceptable,” the pope told reporters Tuesday evening in Italy, hours before an