Adrián Córdova (15) attacks at the net during Puerto Rico’s 3-1 win over Costa Rica in Sunday’s fifth-place match at the Boys’ U17 Pan American Cup volleyball tournament in Guatemala City. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-11, 25-18) to finish in fifth place at the Boys’ U17 Pan American Cup volleyball tournament at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City on Sunday. The island team made effective adjustments and executed better than its

Don Nelson with his dog Lucky in Oakland, Calif., in 2006. Nelson, who won five NBA championship rings as a player with the Boston Celtics and went on to become an innovative and freethinking Hall of Fame head coach and one of the winningest in league history, has died. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) By GLENN RIFKIN Don Nelson, who won five NBA championship rings as a player with the Boston Celtics and went on to become an innovative and freethinking Hall of Fame head coach

Jassel Pérez (24) scored 16 points to help the Vaqueros of Bayamón defeat the Santeros of Aguada and take a 1-0 lead in the National Superior Basketball League Finals on Sunday night. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Aguada. By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón defeated the Santeros of Aguada 91-75 in Game 1 of the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Finals at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón on Sunday night. The hosts set the pace from the star