Michelle Martinelli

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sports things for For The Win and USA TODAY Sports.

Watts-Jackson, MSU: Two days before the game, I dislocated my [left] shoulder in practice … so there wasn't even a promise that I was going to travel to the game. Coach D asked me how I was feeling, if I was gonna play, and I told him I was going to play regardless.
A Michigan-Michigan State photo graphic with Mark Dantonio and the Spartans mascot on one side, Jim Harbaugh and the block M on the other, and the game-winning play featuring Jalen Watts-Jackson in the center.
Question: Why did you choose not to dump the Indy 500 milk on your head? Alex Palou: "There were a lot of fans and people in this paddock that have been here for so long, and they always told me not to do it because, for them, that was not the way to celebrate. And I was like, OK, I'm gonna try not to do it. On top of that, I thought that just drinking it and sharing it with the team was sweeter."
2025 Indy 500 winner Alex Palou celebrating his win, running down the frontstretch with his hands up. His car and gloves are abandoned in the background. (Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK)