More All-American honors
Jonathan Taylor on Wednesday completed a perfect run on the All-American tour.
Wisconsin’s sophomore tailback was named a first-team pick by the American Football Coaches Association.
Taylor, who leads the nation in rushing at 165.8 yards per game, was also a first-team pick according to The Associated Press, Water Camp, the Football Writers Association of America and the Sporting News.
Those are the five All-American teams officially recognized by the NCAA.
Senior guard Beau Benzschawel became a consensus All-American Wednesday when he was named a first-team pick by the AFCA.
Benzschawel was a first-team pick according to Walter Camp and The AP. He was a second-team pick by the Sporting News.
Senior guard Michael Deiter was a second-team pick according to the AFCA. He was a first-team pick according to the FWAA and named a secondteam pick by The AP, Walter Camp and the Sporting News.
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Sophomore guard Quade Green announced he will transfer from the University of Kentucky.
A release from the university said Green notified the team of his decision on Wednesday. The Philadelphia native will be able to transfer to any school without any restrictions.
Green played in 43 games for the Wildcats over two seasons, averaging 9.0 points and 2.6 assists.
Green called the move “a difficult decision and one I didn’t take lightly.” He was third on last year’s team with 41 made three-pointers.
Coach John Calipari said Green “felt like he was in a position that he couldn’t overcome and he had the maturity to come in and sit down and talk through it with me.”
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Michigan dismissed running back O’Maury Samuels from its football program on the same day he was arraigned on two charges, including one for domestic violence.
The school did not say why the move was made Wednesday, when Samuels was charged with domestic violence and malicious destruction of personal property. The date of the alleged offenses was Dec. 8 and Samuels is scheduled for a hearing on Dec. 27 in Ann Arbor District Court.
The sophomore finished the season with 13 rushing attempts for 66 yards. He did not run the ball for the eighth-ranked Wolverines after Oct. 13, when he had one carry for 3 yards in a win over Wisconsin. UFC
The UFC has indefinitely postponed a pay-perview event previously scheduled for Jan. 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim.
The mixed martial arts promotion company announced the postponement of UFC 233 on Wednesday.
The UFC apparently had trouble putting together a main event for what would have been its first payper-view show of 2019.
Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw was originally scheduled to move down to fight Henry Cejudo for the UFC flyweight title. That bout was moved one week ago to an event in Brooklyn on Jan. 19 to headline the UFC’s first show on ESPN’s digital streaming platform.
Several bouts already announced for UFC 233 will be rescheduled for other shows.
The UFC won’t change the title of UFC 234, its next scheduled pay-per-view show from Melbourne in early February.