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Pirates ace Skenes chased in first inning in loss to Mets

NEW YORK — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager Don Kelly ...

New-look Mets put up big numbers in victory over Pirates

NEW YORK — Brett Baty laced a bases-loaded triple and the New York Mets chased Paul Skenes in the first inning of his worst major league start, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday in their season opener at Citi Field. Carson Benge homered in his first career game, going ...

Penguins in second place with win

OTTAWA, Ontario — Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Rickard Rakell scored twice and had an assist, and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who moved into second in the Metropolitan ...

Sakamoto has short lead

PRAGUE — Kaori Sakamoto’s music, “Time to Say Goodbye”, was charged with emotion as she led the short program in her chase for a fourth world figure skating title before retirement. Sakamoto shouted with joy and clapped as she learned her score of 79.31, a season-best which put her into first place by less than a point from her fellow Japanese skater Mone Chiba on a personal-best 78.45. There’s a strong U.S. challenge for the medals with Amber Glenn third and Isabeau Levito fourth. Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu withdrew from the world championships amid a hectic media ...

Getting to the postseason needs to be No. 1 priority for Pirates

Mirror sports writer John Hartsock came up with a list of the top 10 things that need to happen for the Pittsburgh Pirates to have a successful 2026 season. 1). Changing the narrative After drawing the ire of their fan base with a 10-year postseason drought, four last-place National League ...

NFL to open on Wednesday night this season

The NFL will open the season on a Wednesday night for the second time ever with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks set to host the first game of the 2026 season. The NFL announced on Wednesday that the Seahawks will play the traditional opener as Super Bowl champions on Sept. 9, a day ...