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Men’s golf

KENT — The YSU men’s golf team will head into the Horizon League Tournament today after placing ninth at the Kent State First Energy Invitational.

Kent won the two-round event. YSU was in 12th place after one round then rallied.

Leading the Penguins was sophomore Tim Morrow who took 13th place with rounds of 74 and 71 (145).

Shooting a 150 (75-75), freshman Michael Turner secured himself a spot in the Horizon League Championships while placing in 37th place at the event. Spenser Sulzener took home 53rd place by firing a 153.

Kent State carded a 350-362—712 while Toledo had a 361-363—724 and Miami (Ohio) was third at 364-364-728.

The Penguins turned in 383-373—756 in a 12-team field.

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Pavlik speaks

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown middleweight Kelly Pavlik will deliver a pep talk to the Mahoning Valley Phantoms at 9:15 a.m. today before the team’s bus ride to the Robertson Cup Championship in Chesterfield, Mo.

Pavlik, the middleweight champ, is close to Phantoms owner Bruce Zoldan. He wore the Phantoms’ logo on his trunks during February’s rematch with Jermain Taylor.

Pavlik will also handle the coin toss before the Mahoning Valley Thunder’s game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on May 5 at the Chevrolet Centre.

Dellinger wins Sharon Speedway opener

HARTFORD — Alan Dellinger of Hermitage, Pa., dominated the opening night of competition at the Sharon Speedway and added his name to the Speedway’s record book as the winner of the inaugural Rick Glass Pure Stock 50.

Dellinger began his evening by setting the fast time of the evening with an 18.895 lap. He then went on to capture heat race and Australian Pursuit victories before leading every lap of the 50 lap feature event.

Rod Laskey of Oil City, Pa., finished second, while Brian Carothers (Youngstown), Jamie Duncan (Bristolville) and Stan Woomer (Warren) completed the top five.

CHL finals set

The Arizona Sundogs will play the Colorado Eagles in the Ray Miron President’s Cup Finals, the Central Hockey League championship series, starting Thursday in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

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Wheldon wins again; Patrick can’t contend

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — There was no magic for Danica Patrick this time, with Dan Wheldon holding off Tony Kanaan on Sunday to win his second straight IRL IndyCar Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Patrick, who last week became the first woman to win an IndyCar race, never got into contention in the RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 and wound up on the sideline with a broken wheel hub.

Golf Capsules

•EDS Byron Nelson

IRVING, Texas — Adam Scott made a 9-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to force a playoff, then made a 48-footer playing it again on the third playoff hole to beat Ryan Moore on Sunday.

Playing the 18th hole for the third time in less than an hour, the second time in the playoff, Scott hit his tee shot into a fairway bunker to the right. He got his approach to the front of the green, then rolled the putt over two ridges and into the cup. Moore had a chance to match Scott, but his pin-high putt skimmed just past the cup.

•Stanford International

AVENTURA, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam won the Stanford International Pro-Am for her 71st LPGA Tour victory, beating Paula Creamer with a par on the first playoff hole.

Both laid up at the par-5 18th in the playoff, with Creamer facing a tricky downhill birdie putt from just off the fringe, and Sorenstam leaving herself a birdie try from almost the same spot where she missed in regulation.

•Liberty Mutual Legends

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tom Watson and Andy North won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, beating Craig Stadler and Jeff Sluman by a stroke.

Watson, the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am winner last week in Florida, and North teamed for a better-ball 64 at The Club at Savannah Harbor for a 31-under 185 total. Stadler and Sluman shot a 61 on the island course in the middle of the Savannah River.

•BMW Asian Open

SHANGHAI, China — Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke won the BMW Asian Open for his first European tour victory in nearly five years.

Vindicator staff/wire reports