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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 ...

NBA expansion on horizon

NEW YORK — The NBA is now officially looking at expansion, with Seattle and Las Vegas the two targeted cities. A vote Wednesday by the league’s board of governors — part of a two-day series of meetings in New York — cleared the way for formal talks between potential ownership groups in those two cities and NBA officials to take place, a process that likely will start before too long. Commissioner Adam Silver wants the league to know by the end of 2026 if expansion will happen. The league said investment bank PJT Partners has been brought on “as a strategic adviser to ...

Avalanche roll past Pens, 6-2

PITTSBURGH — Martin Necas scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon poured in his NHL-leading 46th goal and the Colorado Avalanche breezed past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Necas, Sam Malinski and Parker Kelly scored within a 1:55 span late in the first period to break it open as the ...

Power surge: Pittsburgh Pirates add offense to make run at 2026 playoffs

After two consecutive disappointing seasons in which their offensive struggles were the primary culprit for last-place finishes in the National League’s Central Division, the Pittsburgh Pirates had their work cut out for them this offseason, and they knew painfully well that massively ...