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Digest: Penguins edge Capitals in OT, lead series 3-1

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Trevor Daley, left, and teammate Sidney Crosby celebrate the winning goal against the Washington Capitals. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)
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NHL: Patric Hornqvist beat Braden Holtby between the legs 2:31 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the second-round series.

Washington’s Mike Weber tried to clear a shot, but the puck went right to Hornqvist in the circle. He buried it for his fifth goal of the postseason to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 5 is Saturday night in Washington.

The Penguins ended an eight-game losing streak in overtime playoff games.

Matt Cullen and Trevor Daley also scored for Pittsburgh, and rookie goalie Matt Murray stopped 34 shots.

Jay Beagle and John Carlson scored for Washington. Holtby made 29 saves, but the Capitals dropped a third straight game, something they did once all season.

Ovechkin, Tavares, Weber named Messier finalists: Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, the New York Islanders’ John Tavares and Nashville’s Shea Weber are the finalists for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.

Messier selected the finalists and will pick the winner. The winner will be announced June 22 during the NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

Chayka to be youngest GM in league history: The Arizona Coyotes will promote 26-year-old John Chayka to general manager, making him the youngest GM in NHL history, a person familiar with the situation said.

The Coyotes have scheduled a news conference Thursday to introduce Chayka, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official announcement has not been made. Chayka will replace Don Maloney, who was fired on April 11 after nine seasons as GM. Chayka will be younger than 13 players on Arizona’s current roster and will surpass Gord Stellick, who was 30 when he was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1988, as the youngest GM in league history.

He also will bring an analytical bent to the Coyotes’ front office.

Chayka co-founded hockey analytics firm Stathletes in 2009 and served as its director of hockey operations before being hired as Arizona’s assistant GM under Maloney prior to last season.

Hockey teams have in recent years turned more toward analytics similar to the “Moneyball” approach in baseball, but Chayka will be the first from that background to become an NHL general manager.

Cleveland hits record 25 3s, routs Atlanta

NBA: J.R. Smith made seven 3-pointers and the Cleveland Cavaliers drained an NBA-record 25 3s in a 123-98 runaway win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their second-round series.

The Cavs made 18 3-pointers in the first half and added seven more after halftime to embarrass the Hawks, who have lost 10 straight postseason games to Cleveland.

Cleveland’s 25 3s are the most in any game – regular or postseason. LeBron James made four 3s and scored 27 points for the defending Eastern Conference champions, who put on a display of outside marksmanship unlike any in league history. The Cavs hardly missed.

Even their furry mascot, Moondog, got in on the act by making an over-the-head, backward fling from half court on his first try in the final minutes.

Bosh out for season: Chris Bosh’s season is now officially over, regardless of how far the Miami Heat advance in this postseason.

The Heat and Bosh made the announcement Wednesday afternoon after the team practiced in Toronto, ending rampant speculation in recent days that Bosh would try to return to the court during the playoffs.

Bosh has not played since the All-Star break after a blood clot was discovered in his left leg. It’s the second consecutive year that Bosh’s season ended at the break because of problems with clotting, and the joint statement came one day after the National Basketball Players Association urged Bosh and the team to resolve any issues they have about his immediate future.

“The Miami Heat and Chris Bosh announce that Chris will not be playing in the remainder of the 2016 NBA Playoffs,” read the statement. “The Heat, Chris, the doctors and medical team have been working together throughout this process and will continue to do so to return Chris to playing basketball as soon as possible.”

Bosh is expected to remain with the team throughout the remainder of the playoffs – helping his teammates however he can. And while the statement finally provides resolution on his short-term status, it remains unknown if he has dealt with any other clots or if he remains on blood thinners.

Manziel booked

on domestic violence

Miscellany: Former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel turned himself in and posted $1,500 bond in Highland Park, Texas on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, Highland Park police said.

Police Lt. Lance Koppa said Manziel turned himself in around 2 p.m. He was able to do so anywhere that fed into the Dallas County court system, Koppa said.

Manziel will appear in a Dallas County courtroom Thursday, where Judge Roberto Caqas will explain his bond conditions.

Manziel, 23, was indicted last month on a charge of misdemeanor assault.

Former girlfriend Colleen Crowley has accused him of kidnapping, hitting and threatening to kill her on Jan. 29 at Hotel ZaZa in Uptown during a fight over another woman. The pair had broken up in December after dating for two years.

Crowley, 23, told police that Manziel had invited her to his hotel room to talk that night and that he slapped her on the head, rupturing her eardrum and causing her to lose her hearing.

She said he then dragged her by the hair and forced her into a car, which he drove to Fort Worth, where she lives.

Dallas police investigated Crowley’s allegations and didn’t file a criminal complaint but later reopened the investigation. They referred the case to a grand jury instead of arresting Manziel.

Crowley was granted a protective order that prohibits Manziel from seeing her for two years and orders him to stay at least 500 feet from her home and place of work. Manziel had to pay $12,000 in legal fees.

Since the allegations were made, Manziel – who had a reputation for partying and drinking when he entered the NFL – was cut by the Browns, dropped by two agents and lost his Nike endorsement deal.

If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison and a $4,000 fine.

An NFL spokesman has said the league’s investigation of the incident is ongoing.

Duke, Cincinnati lead Hall of Fame Tip-Off: Duke and Cincinnati, 2016 NCAA Tournament teams, highlight the eight-team field for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 19-20.

Also in the field are Rhode Island, Penn State, Grand Canyon, Albany, Marist and Brown.

The teams, split into two four-team brackets, will play two doubleheaders at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Duke, Cincinnati, Penn State and Rhode Island will meet in the Naismith Bracket, while the others will play in the Springfield Bracket.

The teams will play two early round games at campus sites from Nov. 11 through Nov. 16.

NCAA policy could keep teams out of North Carolina: Teams could pull out of scheduled NCAA events this spring because of new state laws in North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee while the sport’s governing body’s demands for discrimination-free environments at the places where its events are held won’t take effect until the fall.

Though there are many potential unknowns before the measure takes effect, 27 NCAA championships are scheduled this spring and some state laws are already on the books.

The decision whether to participate are not being made by coaches or athletic departments.

A Minnesota state university system banned its athletic teams from traveling to tournaments in North Carolina, which passed a law that opponents say can allow discrimination against LGBT people. Most of the schools in the system are Division II or III level; the University of Minnesota, a member of the Big Ten, is not one of them.

The decision means that one of the top baseball teams in Division II, St. Cloud State – ranked No. 3 in one of the top 25 polls – will likely stay home and forgo the opportunity to reach its first Division II World Series later this month in Cary, North Carolina.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said system leaders are in the process of reconsidering the ban, and St. Cloud State President Earl Potter is hopeful a resolution is reached.

He said in a statement Wednesday that the school will “not engage in any speculation at this point” because the NCAA “is tracking this situation and is working to determine how many teams might be affected by such bans.”

The NCAA will require sites hosting or bidding on both its predetermined and merit-based events to show how they will provide an environment that is “safe, healthy and free from discrimination.”

Spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said the NCAA is looking for the best way to implement the measure.

Djokovic advances: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the Madrid Open by beating Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4 in Madrid.

Real Madrid reaches final: Real Madrid turned another Champions League final into a crosstown derby, beating Manchester City 1-0 at Madrid a day after Atletico Madrid had sealed its place in the decider for European soccer’s biggest prize.

Real Madrid will be trying to win its 11th Champions League title in the all-Spanish showdown in Milan.