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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- American Ashley Wagner won the Progressive Skate America short program Friday night, with a score of 69.50, to build on her second-place finish in the world championships.Japans Mai Mihara, making her Grand Prix Series debut at 17, was second at 65.75, and U.S. champion Gracie Gold was third at 64.87. The free skate will determine the champion Saturday at Sears Centre Arena.Wagner performed with a fierce and determined style, delivering a technically solid and entertaining program to Sweet Dreams by the Eurhythmics.I capitalized on the momentum [from worlds] going into the summer, said Wagner, the 2012 Skate America winner. It inspired me to train even harder than I had been because it showed me that my training got me onto that podium. It motivated me and made it a realistic goal to get onto that Olympic podium, and I can almost taste it. Its a totally new season. Im hopefully a different athlete from that Worlds event, and I think its just about building on that from here on out.Mihara fell during her warm-up, which she said relaxed her during her performance.I think for my first Grand Prix event, I did a good job, she said.Gold, coming off a disappointing fourth-place finish at the world championships, fell on her triple flip but otherwise was solid in her performance to a tango.I had a hiccup on the triple flip, but I went after everything, Gold said. I just need to keep working on the program and just keep getting it out there.Gold said the months after the world championships were difficult and affected her training.It was a pretty hard summer, she said. I had trouble getting going and getting my feet under me for some reason. I felt I had let myself down. No one else felt the intense shame that I felt, but it was just so internal that I had trouble getting back out there. But as soon as I got the momentum going, Ive been feeling excellent.Three-time World champion Mao Asada of Japan, hampered by a knee injury, was fifth.In pairs, Russias Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov took a commanding lead program with a score of 75.24. Americans Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier, who missed last season because of a knee injury to Denney, were second at 67.29, and Canadians Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau followed at 66.49.Tarasova and Morozov, fifth in the world championships, received high marks on their opening triple twist as well as their lifts, spins and footwork.Today we have a short program, [and] we did well, Morozov said. We have a personal best, and were glad to have this moment. Air Max 90 Homme Soldes . John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead. Air Max 90 Homme Pas Cher Francais . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. http://www.outletairmaxpascher.fr/fausse-vapormax-noir.html . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Nike Air Max 97 Ultra Femme Pas Cher . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Air Max Pas Cher En Ligne . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Dominique Allen scored from a yard out with 2:51 left in the fourth quarter and The Citadel rushed for 419 yards in a 31-24 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday night.Gardner-Webb (1-2) had taken a 24-21 lead midway through the final quarter on Tyrell Maxwells 19-yard pass to Willie Jackson IV before The Citadel took the ensuing kickoff and drove 72 yards on 10 rushing plays, including a 41-yarder by Allen before the quarterback went in from the 1 two plays later.After the Runnin Bulldogs went three-and-out, Cody Clark added a 445-yard field goal with 26 seconds left.ddddddddddddDeAndre Schoultz scored on an 81-yard punt return on the final play of the third quarter to give The Citadel a 21-17 lead.Allen had 108 yards rushing. Reggie Williams added 112 yards for The Citadel, which threw only seven passes, completing one for 12 yards. The Citadel is 3-0 for the ninth time in program history.Khalil Lewis had 97 yards rushing and a score for Gardner-Webb. ' ' '