The San Juan Daily Star

By THE STAR STAFF Juana Díaz will host the 2026 Puerto Rico Women’s Superior Basketball National League (BSNF) All-Star Game on Saturday, October 17, at the Dolores “Toyita” Martínez Coliseum, featuring skills competitions, a three-point contest and a game showcasing the league’s young talent. “Our greatest hope is that this event inspires the girls and young women who dream of ...

During the 2025-26 local season, Rivera won the batting title with a .348 average and earned his second consecutive Gold Glove Award. By THE STAR STAFF The Mayagüez Indios have secured third baseman and team captain Emmanuel Rivera for two more seasons after reaching an agreement to keep him with the franchise through the 2027-28 and 2028-29 campaigns. The extension comes ahead ...

Puerto Rico Baseball Federation announces senior and youth rosters for the Pan American Baseball5 Championship, setfor October 14–17 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The youth team will seek to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation on Thursday announced its senior and youth national team rosters for the Pan American Baseball5 Championsh...

By ASH WU The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards on Tuesday across the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature. Winners will be announced during a ceremony in New York on Nov. 18. The foundation will also honor novelist Salman Rushdie, who was grievously injured during a stabbi...

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, speaks via video during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. He renewed his call for a two-state solution in a videotaped address to the General Assembly, as he accused Israel of prosecuting “a genocidal war” against Palestinians “that has created an unprecedented humani...