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Michael Phelps Late touchdown boosts Michigan State hopes
wins 200 butterfly,
The Associated Press Michigan State’s Aaron Burbridge (16) is tackled by Iowa’s Cole Fisher (36) during the first half of
two other titles INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Indianapolis.
Michigan State’s L.J. Scott
JIM HOEHN stretched the ball over the (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Associated Press goal line for a touchdown
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) with 27 seconds left to se- the 1, Scott broke free just of offense in the second son threw for 289 yards and
— Michael Phelps was cure a 16-13 win against long enough to get the and third quarters. three touchdowns and ran
pleased with his third na- Iowa on Saturday in the Big ball across the goal line for Henry had a staggering 44 for two scores in a 45-37
tional title in three days, Ten conference champi- Michigan State’s only TD. carries against one of the win against North Carolina.
viewing his dominant per- onship game, all but guar- Iowa (12-1) lost for the first nation’s top defenses to Watson had 420 total yards
formance Saturday as a anteeing the Spartans a time this season. earn MVP honors. and five total touchdowns
stepping stone toward his place in the four-team Col- Alabama’s defense domi- He tied the SEC record for to set ACC champion-
fifth Olympic berth lege Football Playoff. nated Florida to secure a touchdowns in a season ship game records. North
The 18-time Olympic cham- Alabama definitely se- 29-15 win against Florida in with 23 and eclipsed Her- Carolina scored a touch-
pion won the 200-meter cured its place as one of the SEC decider. schel Walker’s 34-year-old down with 1:13 left and ap-
butterfly in the U.S. Winter the four teams in the play- Heisman Trophy favorite conference mark for yards peared to recover the sub-
National Championships off by defeating Florida in Derrick Henry ran for 189 rushing in a season with sequent onside kick, but
after winning the 200 in- the Southeastern Confer- bruising yards while the 1,986, with at least one were questionably called
dividual medley Thursday ence decider. Crimson Tide’s defense more game left. for being offside and had
and the 100 butterfly Fri- Top-ranked Clemson will held the Gators to 3 yards Clemson’s Deshaun Wat- to take the kick again.q
day at the King Aquatic also be among the four
Center. after it took out the Atlan-
Phelps finished in 1 minute, tic Coast Conference title
56.11 seconds, leading by defeating North Caro-
comfortably at each turn. lina, and Stanford claimed
He set the world record the Pac-12 championship
in the event in 2009 at with a win against South-
1:51.51. Chase Kalisz was ern California. Michigan
second at 1:57.19. State quarterback Connor
“Winning’s always impor- Cook led the Spartans (12-
tant, but for me it’s more 1) on a 22-play drive that
time-based right now,” set up Scott’s 1-yard run. A
the 30-year-old Phelps half-dozen Iowa defenders
said. “For one, I’m happy tried to stop Scott, but he
I didn’t get run down by wouldn’t be denied.
Chase in the last 50, that’s Five times in the final 2
one thing, but just for me minutes, the Spartans
to be able to see prog- snapped the ball from the
ress; when you are train- Iowa 5-yard line or closer.
ing and it is hard and it’s Finally, after getting bot-
brutal and there are some tled up by three defend-
days where you just don’t ers on third-and-goal from
want to be there, if you’re
actually seeing success, WBA middleweight Jacobs stops Quillin in 1st round
it makes you want to go
back.” NEW YORK (AP) — WBA ponent was against the be my night. There are no have to do. I have a lot of
“This will make me hungri- middleweight champion ropes. Quillin (32-1-1) stum- lucky shots in boxing. Ob- options, maybe a rematch
er. Even though I did win Daniel Jacobs stopped bled forward and referee viously, I caught him with is the best option. I can’t
and I swam good times, previously undefeated Harvey Dock stopped the a shot. Once I knew I had think of a better person
there are better times that challenger Peter Quillin at fight. him hurt I kept going.” to lose to than Danny Ja-
I can swim before Olympic 1:25 of the first round in an “I hope he’s OK,” Jacobs Quillin seemed to disagree cobs.”
trials and that’s what I’m all-Brooklyn bout Saturday said. “I was patient and with the stoppage until On the undercard, Jesus
focused on.” night at Barclays Center. when I came with an up- watching the replay. Cuellar successfully de-
By the time he made the Jacobs improved to 31-1 percut I knew I hurt him “That’s right on the tem- fended his WBA feather-
first turn at 25:27 in front of with his 28th knockout. and that’s when I went for ple,” Quillin said. “In the weight title with a unani-
an enthusiastic capacity Jacobs landed a straight the kill. I told him I love him. moment you don’t know mous decision over Jona-
crowd, the race was es- right to Quillin’s temple Me and Peter go back to what happens until you than Oquendo.
sentially for second place. a minute into the fight the Golden Glove days. see it in the replay. This is a Cuellar (28-1) received
But Phelps said it provided and followed with a flurry I respect him to death, time you sit with your fam- winning scores of 116-111,
a measuring stick for where of punches while his op- but I knew this fight would ily and figure out what you 116-111 and 120-107.q
he needs to be en route to
the Olympics.q
