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. >> the winner is cam newton. >> awkward. well, the trophy comes amid controversy for cam newton. max kellerman joins us now. his dad's been asked not to be there. he's under investigation with a pay to play with mississippi state. supposedly demanding some $200,000. >> $180,000. >> or some $200,000. yes. and it marred his big night. he was undisputably college's biggest player. >> yes, he was. and that's the rule. the most outstanding player in the nation. that was clearly cam newton, he deserved the award and got it. >> the question to me is whether people are sort of imputing the alleged sins of the father on the son. is that what's happening here? is this kid getting a bunch of bad publicity because his dad tried to pull a fast one? >> it's interesting, right? philosophically if a guy's a minor or very close to it -- if he's under 18, you'd think any kind of behavior on the part of his family with recruiters would have to be the responsibility of the parents. in this case, whether they're running interference and the father is taking the fall or whether, in fact, it really was

i think that cam newton is a reflection of each and every one of us. hardship and difficulty is a part of life. either we have experienced it or we will experience it. and we have seen cam newton and his family go through a challenging time. and in doing so he was not distracted. he was persevered. he maintained the positive attitude and i think we have all seen his winning smile. wonderful smile. and that smile sustained him and i think encouraged a lot of us through some pretty difficult times. in fact, i think he used some of the criticism and some of the difficulty and some of the challenges as a motivation. he appeared to even play better on the field. . he is a phenomenal athlete. he is almost superhuman in what he does but in other respects he is she human. and the one thing i think is a story for each and every one of us, and i think cam newton is a great example, is throughout it all he expressed his faith and his faith in god and his faith that god would see him through. our god is a god of second chances, a god of redemption. and i think it'

the 2010 heisman trophyy was cam newton's to lose. he was a one-man wrecking to you crew for the tigers. >> the winner is cam newton. >> mike: newton led auburn to an undefeated record, running for over 14 yards as a quarterback, and throwing for over 2500-yard. cam is responsible for 49 touchdowns, running, throwing, and receiving. mr. heisman, give thanks. >> something that every child has a dream of, you know, that plays the sport of football, and i'm living testimony that anything is possible. i'm pinching myself because i feel like anytime a dream right now. i can't even stretch the fact enough that god is blessing me, and he has brought me a long way. >> mike: andrew luck was distant second, but if he decides to stay at stanford, he will be the heisman front runner next season. >>> there is no rivalry at spirited as army-navy. the 111th version in philadelphia today, and notify continued its dominant. navy was won eight straight over army. ricky dobbs rolling out, going deep. on the money to howell. outrubs the -- outruns the de

this cam newton, i will tell you, run the tape, cam newton won the maxwell award, wiped to the next tape, thank you. she a finalist for the first annual paul herring award, best all around player in the country, played offense and defense in major college football. >> all right. have a good weekend everybody. good night. t smells scrumptiou. yummy! smells delightful. awesome! i'm not smelling anything. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. safeway. ingredients for life. i think there are eggnog people and non-eggnog people.

appears this is going to be the post season that belongs to cam newton. yankees after what went down in boston with carl crawford upped their offer from 6 years to 7 years for cliff lee. $150million for cliff lee. there it is. two world series starts against the giants cliff lee handled by san francisco. he is the best pitcher out there available and the yankees have the inside track. andre ward in studio tonight. couple weeks since he defended his title. 23-0. earlier tonight we sat down with ward, and had him reflect back on how he got into boxing. young man, lost his dad when he was 16 years of age. >> my father raised me. he did a great job. raised me and my brother. great, great man. it fuels me today. i feel like my dad should be here and i want to carry on his legacy. >> reporter: boxing is full of talkers, right? carl, who is the wbc supermiddleweight champion, he needs to fight somebody like me. would you like to fight him? [ laughter ] >> if he handles his business and i do the same, he will get what he is asking for. it would be beautiful. >> o

this cam newton, i will tell you, run the tape, cam newton won the maxwell award, wiped to the next tape, thank you. she a finalist for the first annual paul herring award, best all around player in the country, played offense and defense in major college football. >> all right. haa

tonight as cam newton -- newton insists he knew nothing about allegations that his father was trying to get schools to pay to sign his son. >> i'm a person that has did nothing wrong and whoever wants to ask me that question i will tell them that i stand firm and told the truth. >> curry probably won't play tomorrow night against lebron and the heat's he sprained his ankle last night. the fourth time and he might have to shut is down awhile to allow that to fully heal. nba tonight, celtics and sixers, kevin garnett on the alley-oop with 1.4 seconds left. and then plays center. once i start i can't stop. steals a pass. boston escapes philly 102-101. the christmas card photo that was 52 years in the making. giant fans posing with a world series trophy. season ticket holders opportunity to get shots with the trophy thi week. for are giants fans this is the ultimate. >> a nice photo. you, tim lincecum and the trophy. >> they went all the way. they are beautiful, man. they are coming back next year. take it again, baby, let's do it again one more time. >> excited to be able to have this o

auburn's quarterback cam newton easily won the award but whether he'll get to keep it, well, that's another story and rob nelson is here with more. >> good morning, guys. had my cat coffee, feeling good. well, the drama surrounding this year's heisman trophy had virtually nothing to do with who would win but rather the scandal involving the star of the night and the off-the-field antics that have again tainted the sport's top prize. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university. >> reporter: the winner of college football's most prestigious trophy has been shrouded in controversy. >> thank you for all the support that you've given me during these trying times. >> reporter: auburn university quarterback cam newton won the award as expected but conspicuously absent, his father. >> it hurts me a lot because this is a once-in-a-lifetime deal, but, you know, i love my father. i know he's with me right now in spirit. >> reporter: cecil newton chose not to attend his son's big night to keep the focus on his son's football achievements. >> it's a dream come true. >> reporter: and not the six-fig

. >> auburn quarterback cam newton won the trophy for player of the year, along with the daisy o'bryan for quarterback of the year. tonight in new york he ads another trophy to his man tell, the heisman. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university. >> mike: newton led auburn to an undefeated record with over 1400-yard as a quarterback. 49 touchdowns, joining bo jackson and pat sullivan as heisman winners from auburn. >> something that every child has a dream of, that plays the sport of football, and i'm living testimony that anything is possible. i'm pinching myself. i feel like i'm in a dream right now. i can't even stress the fact enough that god is blessing me and brought me a long way. >> mike: stanford quarterback andrew luck was a distant second. but will could be the heisman front runner next season. >>> army and navy meeting for the 111th time. it's 17-7. later in the second, army driving again, this team steelman coughs it up, right to middleton, and his off the races. 98 yards, a long way to run in shoulder pads, trust me. navy over army. 31-17 the final. >> college, sta

when the announcement came it really wasn't much of a surprise. >> the winner is cam newton. [ applause ] newton received 93% of the first place vote and becomes the third auburn player to win the highsman. andrew luck was second, meaning a stanford player was runner-up for the second year from a row. he now joins a list that includes some of the biggest names to ever play college football. >> it's a dream come true, for me. every child has a dream playing the sport of football and i'm living testimony that anything is possible. >> and de la salle high school is about to wrap up a spot in the championship. spartans take the lead over cal. this game is the north coast section championship and it will keep the spartans undefeated with one more game to play. we'll have all the rest of the day's sports tonight at 10:00 an sportswrap. >>> coming up on the 10:00 news, two missing girls found in san francisco. we're following both of those cases. >> we certainly are and expect an update on the 12-year-old girl taken from virginia. new developments coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. that is o

auburn's cam newton was named the winners of the davie o'brien award. newton won that honor that recognizes the top college quarterback. today, cam newton's father cecil says he won't attend saturday's heisman's ceremony because his appearance might diminish affect the event. >>> and coming up next on newschannel 36 news at 7:00, a qantas plane sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours, but it may not be against the new passengers bill of rights. we'll explain why, next. that does it for us tonight. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm frank somerville. good night. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

. >>> coming up, a big night for auburn's cam newton, peyton manning worked out of the slump. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- the traditional gold medal will not be handed out during this morning's peace prize ceremony in norway to a symbolically empty chair. liu xiaobo is serves a prison sentence in china for advocating democracy. ahead of the event, tightened security, blocked several websites and broadcasts. >>> on capitol hill, senate republicans have blocked a bill that would have provided medical benefits and compensation to emergency workers who got sick after working at ground zero. republicans complained that the $7.4 billion price tag was too high, while democrats argue the government had a moral obligation to those who put their lives at risk. >>> the associated press reports the federal aviation administration is missing key information on who owns a third of the nation's private and commercial aircraft. a gap the agency fears could be exploited b

well, it was almost a forgone conclusion that auburn quarterback cam newton would win the heisman trophy. lutz was projected to finish as the runnerup. toby gaier hard finished it second last year. for the official announcement we head to new york city. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university. >> as expected, newton wins the heisman trophy by a landslide receiving 729 first place votes. luck is your runner up, the margin of victory, 1,184 points the 11th largest in the history of the award. as for newton, he wins despite controversy surrounding his recruitment, his father accepting money on his behalf. >> every child has a dream that plays the sport of football. i'm a living testament that anything is possible. >> rob mentioned the bad weather because of a snowstorm in minneapolis. the vikings/giants game has been moved to monday night. the flight was diverted and they are stuck in kansas city. the raiders travel to jacksonville on sunday and you can bet john henderson is looking forward to facing his former team. >> come on! >> that's henderson taking part in his pregame spot i

winner is cam newton. [ applause ] >> you see, i didn't lie. newton has done it all for auburn. 49 touchdowns and leading the tigers to the first-ever national title game. he becomes auburn's first heisman winner since bo jackson won it 25 years ago. >>> and just like toby garhart last year, stanford's andrew luck came in second place and it wasn't as close. he was nearly 1200 points behind newton. and la michael james from oregon finished third. no rivalry in college football can compare to the army and navy game. the midshipmen entered first and then followed by the scarlet knights. the first half, army trying to punch it in. trent steelman loses the ball. and then it was taken back 98 yards for the longest fumble return in school history. and midshipmen have nine wins in a row against army. >>> and the big house in ann arbor michigan was turned into a hockey stadium. very cool looking. over 113,000 showed up and packed the place. in the largest crowd ever for a hockey game. the game itself not so cool unless you love the wolverines, the wolv

cam newton wraps up yet another honor. the celtics and spurs go squeaking. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. south korea has staged its largest ever live firing drill. the exercises come exactly a month after north korea attacked a south korean island killing four and took place miles from the heavily armed demilitarized zone that separates the two koreas. following the drills the north criticized the south and said it is ready to launch, quote, a sacred war. >>> an election hearing officer in chicago has decided former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel should be allowed on the february ballot for chicago mayor. his candidacy has been challenged by opponents who say emanuel doesn't meet the one-year residency requirement. the election board meets later today. while the panel is expected to accept the officer's recommendation, the board's decision is almost sure to be challenged in the courts. >>> researchers have apparently found evidence

cam newton for this 12-yard throw. newton throws up a hail mary, it's tipped. right into the hands of auburn's adams, adams had more than 200 yards receiving, 21-14 tigers. second half, more front -- from newton. game record six touchdowns, four passing, two rushing, auburn facing oregon in the national title game with the victory. big 12 game on deck following this newscast. >> sharks on their toughest road test so far with five games in eight days, won in ottawa, came walk to energy in montreal. ante -- first period, montreal on the attack. neimi gets beat. then in the first, equalizer, top shelf, game tied at one. then in the second, montreal's thomas on the flat, fines the back of the net, the canadiens win. >> college hoops', cal bears in iowa, taking on iowa state part of the pac-10-big 1 challenge. bears up 4. under 1:00 to go. cyclones down three. scott kris -- kris forson. and then cal gets the big road win, improving to 5-2. >>> meanwhile, the cal women and texas a&m, first half, white in transition, lays it up for 2 of her 17. aggies led at the break

touchdown on the hail mary. >> cam newton throws for four touchdowns and runs for two morris. tigers blow out south carolina 56-17 to win the sec championship. >>> third round of the chevron world challenge. only thing not going tiger's way was that ridiculous goatee. not too bad. what do you think? not bad. no. check out that approach on number 7. within 5 feet. has a four stroke lead over graeme mcdowell. >>> sharks taking on montreal canadiens for game 2 of their five-game road trip. montreal scored once in each period. montreal wins 3-1. >>> and finally cal and iowa state tied in the final seconds. gutierrez gets it inside. hoop. foul. the bears hang on 76-73 for the big road victory. >>> stanford with either play in the fiesta or orange against virginia tech or oklahoma. >> when might we know? >> tomorrow. announcements all coming out tomorrow. >> then we can all sleep tomorrow night. >> gary has got more sports at 11:00 p.m. on cbs5. we will see you there. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ,, ,,,,,, - hello! -

newton was named the heisman trophy winner. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university [ applause ] >> there you go. newton has done it for auburn, everything for auburn, combined for 49 touchdowns, leading the tigers to their first-ever national game. there's one area of his game that might need work. the cliches. >> i'm also excited that i get to be on the team with unbelievable players that is not selfish, very resilient, and you know, when the goin' gets tough, i mean when the tough get goin', you know what i mean. >> didn't be lurey say that in animal house? something like that. >>> just like toby gerhart last year an true luck came in second but it wasn't close. luck was nearly 1200 points behind newton. miking james from oregon finished third. >>> brett favre will not play tomorrow. here it is. the entire vikings team will not play tomorrow. mother nature is giving brett favre an extra day off. the vikings giants game has been postponed until monday. the blizzard has the giants stuck in kansas city. >>> division 1 championship high school, par tenants up 12 in the second. l

i know you were rooting for luck but it was cam newton. led the tigers to the first ever national title game. stanford's andrew luck is most likely coming in as the runner- up. there you go. no rivalry better than army/navy. midshipmen and army and end of the first half, army trying to punch it in. but trent steelman loses the ball. navy's wyatt middleton says thank you very much and i will take the thing an go the other way. and something no other midshipmen has ever done, took it back the other way 98 yards for the longest fumble return in school history. not exactly karl lewis but he gets to the end zone. the midshipmen make it nine in a row against army and win. >>> i love outdoor hockey. why not? over 113,000 at the big house for the big chill at the big house in ann arbor. the largest crowd ever for a hockey game. the game itself not so cool. michigan's john merrill scored twice to have wolverines 5-0 route over the instate rivals michigan state. >>> the raiders are coming off a big win last week in san diego and this week they're in

. >> cam newton won the trophy and quarterback of the year. last night in new york, he gets the heisman. >> the winner is cam newton. >> he led a auburn to undefeated record. throwing for over 2500 yards. he is responsible for 49 touchdowns showing bo jackson and sul have i latin as heisman winners from auburn. >> it's something that every child has a dream of that plays the sport of football. i'm a living testimony that anything is possible. >> i feel like i'm in a dream right now. i can't even that god is a blessing to me and he has brought me a long way. >> stanford quarterback, if he decides to stay there, he'll be the heisman front-runner next year. >> army down 17-0, finding the end zone against navy, hits malcolm brown. army driving again, but he coughs it up. and he is off to the races. 98 yards. longest fumble return in the game's history. 31-17 is the final. >> de lasalle has one 210 straight games against the opponents against california. first quarter, cal high down 7-0 but drew takes a quarterback draw and passes it down with a on

. >> the winner is cam newton. (applause) >> newton an undefeated record running for over 1400 yards as a quarterback and throwing for over 2500 yards. cam was responsible for 49 touchdowns. bo jackson and pat sullivan heisman winners. >> every child has a dream that place the sport of football. i'm a living testimony that anything is possible. >> i'm pinching myself because i feel like i'm in a dream right now. you know, i can't even stress the fact enough that god is blessing me and he's brought me a long way. >> stanford quarterback andrew luck a distant second but if he decides to stay at stanford, he will be the heisman front runner next season. early yesterday army navy meeting for 111th time. end zone against navy for the first time in four years. hits 17-7. later in the second, army driving again but this time steelman coughs it up. right to wyatt middleton and he is off to the races. 98 yards is a long way to run in shoulder pads, trust me. the longest return in the game's history. navy makes is nine strai

cam newton. hugging his mother there. the father is not there. his father is in trouble, for asking schools to pay money in order for his son to play there. specifical specifically, mississippi state. the show goes on. newton expected to win heisman trophy. despite the play for pay controversy. >> i guess, if i won the award the i hope it is because i deserve to win the award. and i hope because of merits on field. nothing regarding off the field. or anything like that. >> cam newton expected to be runaway winner. andrew luck. for fun. play with this a little. high school valedictorian. i can hardly spell it. at stanford. architectural design major on the farm. he has got the nfl pedigree as well. his father, a former nfl quarterback for the houston oilers. we haven't said this in a bout, seven, eight years. mid december, the raiders are flirting with the playoffs. flirting is good. raiders have a 6-6 record. coming off their most impressive win in the tom cable area. beat the chargers last weekend. this sunday off to jacksonville to play the jag

other finalists, michael james and cam newton. that's pretty much it. john said i am not going to coach in miami in college. he will wait for a pro job. >> all right. good night everybody. yeah, wait. what is that? love. smells like ham. [ female announcer ] serve a main course brimming with comfort and joy. safeway. ingredients for life. when you don't have to cook, you have time for other things. yeah, like what? i don't know. fishing.

other finalists, michael james and cam newton. that's pretty much it. john said i am not going to coach in miami in college. he

stanford quarterback andrew luck among the four finalists there along with auburn quarterback cam newton. oregon running back la michael james and boise state quarterback kellen moore. one of the four was heavily favored and when the announcement came, it wasn't a surprise. >> the winner is cam newton of auburn university. [ cheering and applause ] >> newton received 93% of the first place votes and joins bo jackson and pat sullivan as auburn players to win the heisman. luck was second in the voting. newton only got better as the season wore on earning a tigers a date in the national championship game on january 10th against oregon. he now joins one of the most elite lists of players in college football history. >> . >> >> it's a dream come true for me. it's something that every child has a dream of and you know, i'm a living testimony that anything is possible. >>> six medal of honor winners in attendance today in philadelphia for the 111th meeting of army and navy. army driving for a score, but quarterback trent steelman loses grip on the ball. middleton, nothing but 98 yards of green

. >>> it was almost a foregone conclusion auburn quarterback cam newton would win the heisman trophy. andrew luck projected to finish as the runner up. stanford would become the first school since purdue in 1968 and '69 to have two different players finish second in voting in successive years. tobey gearhart finished second last year. for the official announcement we head to new york city. >> the winner is cam newton, of auburn university. >> as expected newton wins the heisman trophy by a landslide, receiving 729 first place votes. luck is your runner up. the margin of victory was 1,184 points. the 11th largest in the history of the award. as for newton, he wins despite controversy surrounding his recruitment allegations surface. >> you know something that every child has a dream of, you know, that plays the sport of football and you know, i'm a living testimony that anything is mobile. >> because of a snowstorm in minneapolis, the vikings/giants game has been moved to monday night. the giants flight was diverted and they are stuck in kansas city. meanwhile, the raiders travel to jac

now they're going to send andrew luck to applaud this guy cam newton. stiff armtrophy.com is the website saying he's top. andrew luck could finish third or fourth according to the website. this morning luck was talking about his chances. he's going to new york and hey, just being there on the scene. i hope it's because i deserve it and because of the merits and nothing regarding anybody else's off the field or anything like that. i think it speaks volumes about where this program is headed. what a great job coach harbaugh has done. what great players are at stanford right now. i'm excited to be part of the discussion. >>> all right. around our time 5:00 on saturday night they will announce the heisman winner. >>> have a party this holiday season and invite a giant. we're a little past the world series now. what are we going on? over a month but people still talking about what went down with the san fransisco giants winning their first world series. tonight at a function at at&t park, a charity for children, andres torres was on hand. >> could you tell u

>> mike: cam newton, case@ç@ç@çx >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, former alaska governor sarah palin goes on a humanitarian mission, and a new week wikileaks report. >> santa paid an early visit to some needy kids in oakland today. >> ho-ho-ho. ho-ho-ho. >> merry christmas. >> alan: santa arrived on a fire truck to celebrate christmas. he gave out toys and clothing to 200 kids living in shelters in the east bay. part of the eighth annual lend a hand holiday sell operation. the organization says the need has doubled since last year. they will have another party next saturday. good job, santa. that's it for abc-7

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. >> the winner is cam newton. [ applause ] >> no surprise, as auburn's quarterback is the heisman trophy winner. the top rated passer in the nation led auburn to the sec championship game and a birth in the national title game. lutz was the runner up. for the second year in a row, stanford finishes 2nd. as for newton, he wins despite controversy surrounding his father who was linked to a pay to play scandal at mississippi state. >> this is not an award that has been won. my play this year, this is an award that's been won ever since i came out -- thank you for everything that you do for me and my family. and for my father, i love you so much 37. >> here's the breakdown. newton karnerred 729 first place votes. lutz 78 first place votes. big disparity there. a foregone conclusion that newton was going to run away with the trophy. kellan moore in fourth. >>> one of the oldest rivalry games took place today for the 111th army/navy game. the midshipmen had the winning number the last two years. the army/navy game being played in philadelphia. 186 yards and two touchdowns, here's the first to

the finalists include cam newton and kellan moore. the winner will be announced at 5:46. we'll have full coverage at 6:00. many critics feel it is a forgone conclusion that newton will run away with the award. the question is by how much. lutz led stanford to an 11-1 season. >>> eight, that's how many consecutive losses army has had to navy. can you bet the cadets were looking to get that bad taste out of their mouth when they faced the midshipmen for the 111th time today. army and navy one of the most story storied rivalries in college football. a 77-yard touchdown reception. navy was up 2-0. second quarter, dobbs. nice day for him, passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns. here's a second one. connects with brandon turner for a 32-yard score. navy rolls in this one. maybe army for a 9th straight time 31-17 the final. college hoops, it appears that cal's men's basketball team has broken the rules, specifically ncaa rules. the university has imposed sanctions on individuals who are working with the men's basketball team in 2008 for improper phone calls. the violations are

end of the half, 21-14, cam newton throwing the hail mary, 54 yards, 28-14 tigers. then in the fourth, newton finds blake. newton through for 335 expwrardz four scores, ties an sec title record with six touchdown. >> oklahoma and anybody and the big 12 championship. winner headed to the fiesta bowl. cornhuskers start with the lead. but the sooners come back. jones through for 339. 49 right here to steele. sooners up by three late. martinez fourth down pass is broken up. oklahoma wins it, 23-20. >> seminals and virginia tech. winner goes to the orangele -- orange bowl. seminoles returns. taylor, in the third. finds wilson. hokies going to the orange bowl after the 44-33 victory. >> uconn and south florida. big east title game. tipped ball picked off by wilson and the huskies up 10-3. 23 second left. the 52 yarder for the win and that sends uconn to its first bcs game in school history. probably the orange or fee assess bowl. >>> and san jose state finishes with another lot. idaho beats the sparks. sparty winless, 0-8, and finished 1-12. we take a brief time-out. the

auburn university quarterback cam newton won the heisman trophy this week. questions have followed newton since it wasry field that his father tried to arrange pay-for-play scheme to send his son to mississippi state. on the cbs sports nfl today program, james brown asked niewlt newton about the controversy. >> final question, and i know you've been asked this before, but no way will this trophy be returned like that of reggie bush? you're saying definitively you've done nothing knowingly and willingly wrong? >> absolutely. i did nothing wrong. this trophy is going back to college park, georgia, and it's going to make a little stop in auburn, alabama. >> still ahead, pictures of the prince and his fiancee. >> mitchell: finally this sunday, for the british royal family, these truly have been the best and worst of times. official engagement photographs released today of prince william and kate middleton provide a sharp contrast of thursday night's images of prince charles and his wife camilla in the midst of a violent street protest. elizabeth palmer has more.

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they were up against some tough competition, most notably auburn cam newton. feeling a range of emotion in anticipation of tomorrow's announcement. >> i'm sure there will be a myriad of emotions going on, a thunderstorm, if you will. i'm sure all the guys will be going through similar things, nervousness but excitement as well. >> run the ball. that may be all the 6-6 raiders have to do in the game on sunday. the raiders have been outgamed by 84 yards per game. >>> the niners will have quarterback alan smith under center again. smith is the 49ers face in the hunt in the weak nsd west. >>> well, this game does count. it says the higher season is going to go. >> this is a must-win game. i'm getting a call and that's all i'm thinking about. >> alex smith, first time he's been back in the saddle. sn'ta . his first day on the job was anything but ho-hum. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. ♪ it comes along just once a year ♪ ♪ on winters wings, decembers rear, ahha humbug faces come and

cam newton of auburn and kellen moore of boise state along with michael james. >>> the subject of job security is one that was brought up in michael singeltary's press conference today after the 49ers 34-16 loss yesterday in green bay. 49ers could be eliminated from the playoffs if they lose to the seahawks on sunday. singeltary philosophical about his job status. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything and write anything and then have no responsibility. for me, everything i say i'm responsible for. but if it's true, it's true, but until i know it's true, my eyes -- >>> and a television and football icon of his era is dead, don meredith first came into the sports scene as the quarterback of the dallas cowboys for nine seasons in the 60s. but it was as a broadcaster on monday night football along with howard cosell and frank gifford that dandy don made his name. he died last night after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. he was 72. sharks leading detroit 4-2 in the third period. have it for you tonight at 10:00. >> we

. >> the winner is cam newton. >> all right. not a big surprise. there newton becomes the first tiger to win the heisman since bo jackson. he led auburn to their first ever national title game. pretty good with that. >>> high school football la salle ended the championship with a win. the defender was draped all over him. nice grab. didn't look like a high school kid there. they beat california 49-21. likely play in the open division next week. >>> and getting the start against the former team the defending champions blackhawks. looks like headed for a shoot- out but in overtime ryan wins it for the sharks. beat the blackhawks 2-1. >>> the heat taking their act up to sacramento. lebron james and dwayne wade steal the show. miami blew it over in the second half and beat the kings 104-83 for their eighth consecutive victory. the heat are finally playing like we all expected they would play. >> you need more time for sports so give you more at 11:00. >> there is a lot going on. >> yes, there is a lot going on. the bears game tomorrow. >> yes. >> all r

it's in the bag, cam newton wins the heisman. matt winer to talk about sports in just a couple of minutes. you're in the "cnn newsroom." sm smoo. >>> so the fans were on their feet at madison square garden. matt, when's the last time we saw that? >> a long time. >> 15, xae16 years. matt winer is here. matt, when did you join the membership at turner? >> january. >> good to have you here. >> thanks. good to be here. >> let's talk about knicks, playi playing terrific ball. is it an eight-game win streak? >> 11 of their last 12 if you want to go back further. they're about to hit a much tougher stretch of schedule, but beating teams you're supposed to beat is a big part of the nba. >> this guy who just hit this jump shot, amar'e stoudemire, their center but playing all over the court. talk to us about this guy's play. he left phoenix and got off to a bit of a slow start but now. >> there's an adjustment period, as there has been with the miami heat as well, the free agents down there. he was one of the markee free agents of the summ

newton, even though he won this year's heisman trophy, hands down. newton blew away conference records and led his team to a perfect season. but the league did find that his father tried to get another college to pay big money for his son to play there. cam's father did not attend the award ceremony last night. >>> and, more than 113,000 hockey fans saw michigan battle michigan state in a very unusual outdoor game, shattering the world attendance record at a hockey game by more than 35,000. >>> and, coming up next, england, under siege from a furry american invader, and the brits, as you are about to see, have a real taste for victory. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps save liv

. >>> auburn quarterback cam newton -- >> has he been arrested? >> won the heisman. taking some victory laps in new york city last night on "the late show with david letterman" doing the top ten. >> top ten things cam newton can say now that he is your 2010 heisman trophy winner. number three -- >> i'm not playing in the national championship game. i have a math quiz the next day. >> a math quiz. [ applause ] >> it's a quiz. number two -- >> even i have no idea how the heck this bcs works. >> yeah. nobody knows. and the number-one thing cam newton can say now that he's won the heisman trophy -- >> need to see i.d., how about this -- [ applause ] >> yeah. >> that's nice. >> cute. >> cam newton. >> i'm serious what you -- >> he seems like -- what's the deal? >> what do you think? >> you know, he didn't know anything. it was just his father. these things happen so fast, joe. as you know. up next -- >> right. >> the best. >> you turn around -- >> that's right. who would have seen the ncaa investigators coming? they've been swarming the campus for five years, pete carroll

cam newton throwing a hail mary, it's tipped. 28-14 at the half. newton will find blake. he ties a record with six touchdowns, they will meet oregon in the national title game with a 56-17 victory. >> oklahoma and nebraska, big 12 championship game, cornhuskers jumped out to the lead. he recovers for a touchdown. but the sooners come back, landry jones, threw for 349 yards, up by three and oklahoma wins it, 23-20. >> and seminoles and virginia tech, winner goes to the orange bowl. this is picked off, and this a return for the score, 7-3 hokiegs. and he finds david wilson, hokies are going to the orange bowl with a 44-34 victory. >> and time wind go down in the first half, picked off by lawrence wilson and he'll race down the sidelines, 10-3 huskies. 23 seconds left in the game. tied at 16. dave tagert throws a great one and field goal, it will be the orange in the fiesta bowl. >> the sharks in a tough test, with five games in eight days, started off with a win in ottawa but came back to earth in montreal. montreal on the attack, matthew dark misses one wide, 1-0 canadians

there is most think cam newton's name is on the troughy. >> there is a trip to new york i'm just excited about the whole thing. and what happens, happens. i'm just excited to be part of the discussion. >> stanford now has back to back heisman candidates. >> i think it's speaking volumes for where this program is headed and where it is now. what a great job the coach has done. >> they're very happy. told me to get a hair cut so, i did he only has two suits. >> mom mom said i'm not going to grow anymore. so i fight mite as well get one now. >> there is a nerve wracking event. >> i am sure there will be flight time. >> he's going to go to new york this weekend enjoying the experience. if he wins great. if he doesn't he's going to be happy for the player that does. >> that is speaking of success stories to the links we go. joseph branlist, there is within about six feet he shoots a four under 68 qualifies by two strokes becoming the first african american to earn his tour card through hugh school. native and fellow stanford grad zach miller also qualified. miller finished at 14 under par. se

there is looking like cam newton rolling down field. and he's gone. hawks blank the east bay wildcats. and i just want to write the name down. and there is like five to 10 years. >> look goods. >> thank you. >> and it's wet out there. let's check on the forecast. >> just a half hour ago, the rain focused on the east bay. now into the south bay. there is a view, and there is rain schedulest now. and there is a generous dose of rainfall now. san jose receiving equal to what it's received last 24 hours, tomorrow morning, 8:00 conditions looking like this, showers and temperatures into 50s mid day, temperatures rising into upper 50s in spots. showers beginning to dissipate and into the late afternoons with high temperatures rising only into upper 50s to low 60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is clearing friday. the weekend looks spectacular. sunny skies, high temperatures into upper 60s. >> nice. >> go figure. >> we'll take it thank you. >> zp from spectacular to fabulous. and fabio. >> yes. on a $45,000 shopping trip. [ female announcer ] keur

. >> this winner cam newton from auburn university. >> he is a lock for the heisman trophy saturday. beating out luck for the top qb honors. there is he says he has no knowledge of that. >> there is a person that has did nothing wrong. whoever wants to answer that question i'm going to tell i stayed firm z told the truth. everything that i've done at this university or wlfr, i did it the right way. >> there is the wolf pack at at and t park january 9th. his team is fired up about this game. half of meano may dress dpourn this game. >> we've sold over 15,000 tickets and think that is going to be a great contingent with us. our people are excited about the football and about coming to the city. it's 180 miles away from reen yes. there is seth curry listed as doubtful in the miami heat. and this is the fourth time he injure that had ankle. and there is curry the warriors sign hc law as back up. giants season ticket holders have a chance to take the best photo ever standing along side world series championship trophy. fans have been lined up all week long for a chance to get that moment