Auburn will meet Oregon in a BCS title game that could be a classic. Unfortunately, writes Andy Staples, the cloud hanging over Cam Newton will have most fans rooting for the Ducks.
It'll be No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Auburn for the BCS title. Both finished the regular season unbeaten as the Ducks handled Oregon State 37-20 and the Tigers routed South Carolina 56-17.
From a PR standpoint, the Yankees had no choice but to re-sign Derek Jeter, says Joe Sheehan, but history shows it likely will be a better deal for the aging shortstop than the Yanks.
Drew Brees, Matt Cassel and Troy Smith look like solid Sunday plays. Reggie Bush and Jahvid Best? Not so much. Will Carroll has the latest injury news in his Week 13 Med Check.
The Padres and Red Sox have reached an agreement on players in a trade that would send superstar first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, and Boston now has a negotiating window to try to sign Gonzalez to a contract extension, sources confirm.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says the established facts of the Cam Newton case merited the NCAA's swift reinstatement of the Auburn quarterback.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The NFL players' union is advising its members to prepare for a lockout it expects to come in March, telling players to save their last three game checks this year in case there is no season in 2011.