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In Brief: Pengiuns down Green Bay

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Nico Galette scored 21 points as Youngstown State beat Green Bay 81-77 on Sunday.

Galette added nine rebounds for the Penguins (19-11, 13-6 Horizon League).

Gabe Dynes scored 19 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 5 for 9 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds and three blocks.

Jason Nelson had 13 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the foul line.

The Phoenix (3-26, 1-17) were led in scoring by Marcus Hall, who finished with 16 points.

Mac Wrecke added 15 points for Green Bay.

Ben Tweedy finished with 13 points and seven assists.

Iron Mountain graduate Foster Wonders didn’t play in the game.

ALEX OVECHKIN NEEDS 13 GOALS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”

His 32nd hat trick of his 20-year NHL career puts him at 882 goals. He is 13 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record that long seemed unapproachable.

Ovechkin, even after missing 16 games with a broken leg earlier this season, is now back on pace to pass Gretzky this spring.

The Capitals have 25 left to play for him to make that a reality.

CAMPBELL WINS MEXICO OPEN

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Brian Campbell played well enough to win the Mexico Open for his first PGA Tour victory. He also needed the break of a lifetime.

In a playoff with Aldrich Potgieter, Campbell sent his tee shot on the second extra hole well off the property and out-of-bounds. But it hit some trees and bounced back in play. He wound up hitting wedge to 4 feet for the winning birdie when Potgieter failed to make his 6-foot birdie putt.

The victory sends Campbell to the Masters and PGA Championship and The Players Championship.

RODRIGUEZ MAKES HALF-COURT SHOT

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000.

The 14-time All-Star was invited to take the shot Sunday during halftime of Bucknell’s basketball game against Army.

The 49-year-old tossed a high-arching shot that banked off the backboard and through the hoop, setting off a celebration with students.

The three-time MVP was at Bucknell to speak about his company Jump Platforms, which he founded with two other entrepreneurs, Jordy Leiser and Marc Lore.

Lore and Leiser graduated from Bucknell.

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