At left, Maiky Cabrero of San Sebastián By THE STAR STAFF Riders from the Dominican Republic will compete against their Puerto Rican counterparts in the extreme sport of motocross on Sunday, Aug. 2 at the “Rush Motocross & Off Road Park” in Vega Baja, an event expected to draw extreme sports enthusiasts in large numbers. “This sport has a fanbase that thrives on the adrenaline and euphoria of these engines, and this time our national riders will be facing off against our Domi

Thomas Robinson scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Leones of Ponce even the BSN Conference B finals against the Santeros of Aguada at a game apiece. By THE STAR STAFF The Leones of Ponce defeated the Santeros of Aguada 87-80 on Monday night in Game 2 of the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference B Finals held at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium in Ponce. With the victory, the Leones tied the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Po

Sairy Colón won a silver medal in judo after advancing to the finals in the -78 kilogram category. Colón lost the gold medal match to Colombia’s Brenda Olaya. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico delegation added five medals on Monday, and several teams advanced to the finals at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. In judo, Sairy Colón and Derik Rodríguez won silver medals after advancing to the finals in the -78 kilogram (kg) and -90 kg categorie