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The split-decision loss in the action-packed Olympic bantamweight gold-medal fight was so crushing to the U.S.s Shakur Stevenson on Saturday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro that he could barely speak in the minutes afterward.During his live interview on NBC right after he left the ring following his loss to Cubas brilliant Robeisy Ramirez -- who won his second gold medal in a row following his 2012 flyweight championship at the 2012 London Olympics -- Stevenson broke down. After choking up while barely answering a couple of questions, he began sobbing almost uncontrollably before putting his head in a towel and walking away.The raw emotion was a stark change from the joyful, smiling Stevenson the world had seen during his run to the Olympic final in the 123-pound weight division.The 19-year-old Stevenson, of Newark, New Jersey, was consoled in the dressing room by family members, as well as middleweight teammate Claressa Shields, who won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal on Sunday afternoon.Stevenson took a few minutes to compose himself, changed and headed back out to the ring for the medal ceremony, where he received a silver. It is the best finish by a male boxer from the United States since Andre Ward, who happens to be Stevensons favorite fighter, won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games.When Stevenson, who showed class by not disputing the decision, collected himself as he spoke about his postfight emotion and in more detail about the loss.When I came through (the interview area near ringside), I was crushed, I was hurt, Stevenson said. I hate losing more than anything. Im disappointed in myself. Much respect to Cubas Robeisy Ramirez. He did what he to do and I took my loss. I feel like a let a lot of people down. Im disappointed in myself but Im going to come back stronger.The fight was fought at an extremely high level. Ramirez won the first round on all three scorecards, Stevenson got the second round on all three and Ramirez edged the third. Overall, Ramirez landed slightly more punches and threw slightly more punches. It was the recipe for his victory.I knew it was a close fight, Stevenson said. I didnt feel it was my best performance so I wasnt surprised (by the decision). In the last round, I could have thrown more punches instead of trying to outbox him. I had a plan, I knew he was going to come at me because everyone told me it was 1-1 so I was going to try to box him from the outside but it didnt work. I dont think he hit me but he threw a lot of punches in the last round and pulled it out I guess.Right now, Im crushed. Im disappointed in myself. I knew I could have done better. I have to go look at the tape and see what I did wrong. I had a game plan to try to outbox him the last round because I knew he was going to come forward and it didnt work.Stevenson is the apple of many promoters eyes and figures to cash in with a lucrative professional contract in the coming months. He has almost certainly fought his final amateur bout, so he said he hopes that someday he and Ramirez can meet again in the pro ranks, where there would be a lot of money on the line, not just pride.Hopefully, they will allow Cubans to go to the pros because I definitely want to fight him again, said Stevenson, who became the first U.S. bantamweight to win an Olympic medal since Clarence Vinson claimed a bronze in the 2000 Sydney Games.Floyd Mayweather made an appearance in Rio to watch Stevenson in his quarterfinal match (he wound up with a walkover in the semifinals because Russian opponent Vladimir Nikitin was injured in his quarterfinal match and withdrew from the tournament) and even did an interview with a handful of reporters with Stevenson standing at his side. 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Down in Texas, the Arizona State Sun Devils found themselves in a grinder where every yard and score was tough to earn.Kalen Ballage scored on a 2-yard run with 3:15 to play and Arizona State rallied from 16 points down in the second half for a rugged 32-28 win over Texas-San Antonio on Friday night.Heavy favorites against a Conference USA program still in its infancy, the Sun Devils found themselves down early and fighting from behind nearly the entire game a week after putting up 68 points in a win over Texas Tech.Never give up, Arizona State linebacker DJ Calhoun said, adding his team was probably a bit cocky after its previous win. We came in here thinking we could just run past this team. We fought. Never give up.Arizona State scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Ballage, who tied an NCAA record with eight touchdowns against Texas Tech, capped the rally when he took a direct snap and powered over the goal line. The touchdown was set up by a defensive pass interference penalty on third down one play earlier.Zane Gonzalez kicked four field goals, including two from 54 yards, for Arizona State (3-0) and became the Pac-12 career scoring leader.Manny Wilkins passed for 264 yards and two touchdowns for the Sun Devils. Wilkins threw a 27-yard score to NKeal Harry with 3 seconds left in the first half. His 45-yard pass to Frederick Gammage in the fourth quarter cut the UTSA lead to 28-25.Wilkins shook off what looked like a ferocious hit in the first quarter and didnt miss a play.I dont ever sit on the floor, Wilkins. Im going to get up and go to the next play. Ive got a fighters mentality.Dalton Sturm passed for 229 yards and three touchdowns for UTSA (1-2). He also ran for 82 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown in the third quarter that had the Roadrunners thinking about a program-changing upset.Proud of the effort we had,, Sturm said.dddddddddddd But I felt like everybody else in the locker room: It hurts.THE TAKEAWAYARIZONA STATE: It was a victorious but ragged trip home for coach Todd Graham. The Sun Devils found themselves with a lingering hangover after their touchdown party in the desert last week. The points were much tougher to come by in the Alamodome as the Sun Devils were plagued by turnovers and drives that stalled and settled for field goals. Kalen Ballage produced little against the Roadrunners until the game-winning drive and even set up a Roadrunners touchdown with a fumbled punt return.That was as hard of a win as weve had, Graham said. We showed a lot of youth and made a lot of youthful mistakes.UTSA: If one game can be a confidence builder and a crusher, this is it. The Roadrunners are playing just their sixth season of football and punched above their weight for nearly four quarters, but couldnt hold on against an opponent from a Power 5 conference. First-year coach Frank Wilson will ache about letting this one get away, but at least he found the quarterback that should lead the Roadrunners into their Conference USA schedule.We believe we can play with anybody in the country, UTSA safety Michael Egwuagu said. We believed that coming in and we believe it after.UP NEXTARIZONA STATE: The Sun Devils start Pac-12 play at home against California on Sept. 24.UTSA: The Roadrunners play at Old Dominion on Sept. 24 to start their Conference USA schedule.DEFENSIVE CRACKDOWNAfter a 92-yard touchdown drive to start the third quarter, the Roadrunners gained just 51 yards the rest of the half. Arizona States defense allowed only one first down over UTSAs final five possessions.FINAL WORDIm as happy as Ive been after a win, Graham said. All that matters is we found a way to do it. ' ' '