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NEW YORK -- American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his immature behavior that got him and three teammates into a mess that consumed the final days of the Olympics.Lochte, in a portion of an interview with NBCs Matt Lauer that aired Saturday , continued backtracking from a story that he initially described as an armed robbery. Police have said the swimmers vandalized a bathroom after a night of partying and armed guards confronted them and asked them to pay for the damage.Its how you want to make it look like, Lochte said. Whether you call it a robbery or whether you call it extortion or us just paying for the damages, we dont know. All we know is that there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money.But he admitted that he understood that he was being told that the Americans had to pay for the damages or the police would be called.At that point, Lauer said, Youre striking a deal. Is that fair?We just wanted to get out of there, Lochte said, adding the swimmers were frightened.Lauer told Lochte that his story had morphed from one about the mean streets or Rio to a negotiated settlement to cover up dumb behavior.Thats why Im taking full responsibility for it, because I over-exaggerated the story, Lochte said. If I had never done that, we wouldnt be in this mess.Lochte also said that he had lied in telling NBC interviewer Billy Bush the next day that a gun had been cocked and pointed at his forehead. He said that he was still under the influence of alcohol when he talked to Bush.I definitely had too much to drink that night and I was very intoxicated, he said.Lochte, who dyed his hair white for the Games and had it turn a light shade of green from the pool, had changed his hair back to its regular shade of brown for the interview, which was conducted in New York. As Brazilian police investigated his robbery claim, and eventually held his teammates for questioning while they sorted out his story, he had tweeted he intended to dye it back.He said he hoped to continue competitive swimming but acknowledged that it wont be his decision about whether hed be able to be part of the American team again. USA Swimming and the International Olympic Committee could issue sanctions.Lochte said he regretted how the incident had tarnished Rio and the last week of the Olympics. 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Our quarterback is well-suited for it, and I think weve done a good job as a staff developing the system where its maybe a little more efficient than when we started doing it a couple years ago.While the Crimson Tides offense gained 517 yards on only 51 plays, it was the defense that once again put on its own scoring display.Linebacker Tim Williams and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick each scored defensive touchdowns for Alabama, the schools eighth and ninth non-offensive touchdowns of the season. Fitzpatricks came on a 100-yard interception return early in the fourth quarter, and it was the sophomores career-best third interception of the night.When we score a non-offensive touchdown, it kind of helps the offense and it helps boost the morale of the team, Fitzpatrick said. We get really excited and have fun out there.The defensive scores were more than enough to end any hope for Arkansas of putting an end to its long losing streak to the Crimson Tide.Austin Allen completed 25 of 48 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns for the Razorbacks, but he also threw three interceptions while under duress from the Alabama rush. Arkansas finished with 473 yards of total offense, but it gained only 73 yards on the ground on 36 carries.Im disappointed for the fans to not get them a win today, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. I thought there was enough things out there the No. 1 team in the countryy, but we spotted them two to three touchdowns.dddddddddddd ... Its just too much to give up to the No. 1 team in the country.Damien Harris added 122 yards rushing on 13 carries for the Crimson Tide, which is now one game off Sabans best winning streak at the school. Alabama won 19 straight games over the 2009-10 seasons.THE TAKEAWAYAlabama: The three turnovers on offense werent vintage Crimson Tide, but the defensive effort -- five forced turnovers -- was. Alabama now has 55 non-offensive touchdowns in Sabans nine-plus seasons, and its already nearly matched last seasons total of 10 non-offensive touchdowns this season. Were certainly not where we want to be, not in all facets of the game, Saban said. Sometimes we play great on offense, but weve just got to be more consistent when we play really good teams.Arkansas: The Razorbacks have a mess on their hands on the offensive line. Theres no other way to put it. Arkansas began the season with three first-year starters up front, and they once again struggled in both pass protection (six sacks, numerous other hits on Allen) and running the ball -- averaging two yards per rush.POLL IMPLICATIONSNot that anyone needed more reasons to keep Alabama at the top of their ballots , but the Crimson Tide arent going anywhere after yet another convincing victory. Arkansas, meanwhile, is at the mercy of the voters after its second loss of the season -- hoping to remain ranked with No. 14 Mississippi coming to Fayetteville next week.UP NEXTAlabama: The Crimson Tide continue their most difficult four-game stretch of the season by traveling to No. 9 Tennessee, which lost to No. 8 Texas A&M on Saturday. Thats followed by a date with the undefeated Aggies and then LSU on Nov. 5.Arkansas: The Razorbacks remain at home to face the Rebels, whom they have defeated in each of the last two seasons.---This story has been corrected to show Alabama has scored nine non-offensive touchdowns this season, not 10. ' ' '