boise state lets it rip right from the opening kickoff. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we're not looking at too much in the way of stormy weather for all your travel. i'll give you the christmas forecast coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, winless for the entire season, suddenly over the last five days, the indianapolis colts have picked up two wins. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headline. >> hi there, good morning. break up the colts after losing the first 13 games of the season. indy won second straight in dramatic fashion, taking on the texans, it took the colts 59 minutes to find the end zone and they couldn't have picked a better time to do it. down two, dan hits reggie wayne with 19 seconds left in the game. indy shots houston with a 19-16 win. >>> college football, boise state hits the jackpot on the opening kickoff of the las vegas bowl. dug martin takes the bowl to the goal line and goes

indy shots houston with a 19-16 win. >>> college football, boise state hits the jackpot on the opening kickoff of the las vegas bowl. doug martyn takes the ball up the goalline and goes up untouched. broncos up 7-0 on arizona state. second quarter when broncos pull out their wild card, a reverse to matt miller and he tosses it to kyle. boise state wins big in vegas, 56-24. >>> matt barkley will return to usc for his senior year, bypassing the nfl draft to take a run at the national title. next season is the first year that the trojans will be eligible for a bcs bowl game after two years of sanctions. >>> giants and jets will play tomorrow but last night it was the islanders and the rangers with new york bragging rights on the line. brandon dubinsky, coast to coast for the goal. rangers up 1-0. don't blink or you'll miss the next goal. off the face-off, gaborik scores on the door step. islanders a step behind all night. rangers win 4-2. >>> toronto, sabres and maple leafs tied 2-2 late in the third. kadry proved he belongs, unleashing a cannon. leafs with a 3-2 win. >>> predators rally

boise state lets it rip right from the opening kickoff. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we're not looking at too much in the way of stormy weather for all your travel. i'll give you the christmas forecast coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, winless for the entire season, suddenly over the last five days, the indianapolis colts have picked up two wins. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headline. >> hi there, good morning. break up the colts after losing the first 13 games of the season. indy won second straight in dramatic fashion, taking on the texans, it took the colts 59 minutes to find the end zone and they couldn't have picked a better time to do it. down two, dan hits reggie wayne with 19 seconds left in the game. indy shots houston with a 19-16 win. >>> college football, boise state hits the jackpot on the opening kickoff of the las vegas bowl. dug martin takes the bowl to the goal line and goes

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is this my favorite >>> boise state along with san diego state are now members of the big east conferenceeed to hear anybody moan about this. we can moan here in san francisco. but san diego state and boise state will now play football with teams on the east coast. >> doesn't like any sense. >> it does if you pay them a lot of money. keurig has over 200 varieties from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. anything else, hon? hon? do you call everyone hon? no. i'm sweetie. precious. sugar britches. whoever you are, get a whole dinner and a drink for just $8 with the $2, $4, $6, $8 value menu. only at denny's. america's diner is always open.

on the opening kickoff, boise state doug martin ran the ball back for a touchdown against arizona statewords of done meredith, turn out the lights! the broncos were unstoppable. boise state rolls over the sun devils 56-24. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and why former presidential candidate john edwards wants to delay his criminal trial. i wanted to get her something special this year. - you went to kay. she'll love it. trust me. i know. - more milk? - thanks, dave, but i got to fly. - gift-giving experts agree on kay. save 20% on select diamond fashion jewelry. one more reason kay is the number one jewelry store in america. - i love it. - santa said you would. no, really. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [ sniffs ] vanilla. [ sniffs ] i smell caramel, like a caramel candy. [ moderator ] go ahead and take your blindfold off. ah man. ♪ [ laughs ] wow m

boise state martin goes to the house. 100 yards. boise state wins big 56-24. that is the toyota sports report. >> fv thanks larry.

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state title. >>> the famous idaho potato bowl in boise. ohio trailing utah state 23-17 in the final seconds. the fake run up the middle, bouncing to the outside, diving in for the game-winning touchdown. bob cats beat the aggies 24-23 for their first bowl win in school history. >>> president obama has plenty to worry about during his time in the oval office, but there has been one major issue he's yet to address. >> we should be creating a playoff system. eight teams. that would be three rounds to determine a national champion. it would add three extra weeks to the season. you can trim back on the regular season. i don't know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this. so i'm going to throw my weight around a little bit. i think it's the right thing to do. >> those that want a playoff are still waiting for obama to get involved, take boise state, for example, ranked 7th. but instead of being part of an eight-team playoff, they are playing in the mako bowl. >> i'm really tired of the bcs name. >> i don't know who it makes sense to. i haven't heard anybody going, hey

wisconsin, boise state, virginia tech, oklahoma state, oklahoma. they all had a chance to eliminate alabama and they didn't do it. verne: a pass to malcolm. and he's got a first down. moves out across the 45. gary: and that's exactly what the georgia players should be telling each other. we might not win this game, but let's finish this game. we got here. they're a good team, granted, but let's finish the game. what a run by malcolm that time. verne: yes. first down 10. murray. nobody open. now he's got a man open but he one-hops it at the 45. that was intended for chris conley. well, consensus seems to be a rematch is going to happen. take a look at their b.c.s. resumes between alabama and oklahoma state. they're getting ready to kick off tonight against oklahoma. gary: one more game. they have an opportunity. will the voters look at them enough or was that big game, the game of the century, enough for everybody to want to see it again? i personally think we need more. it's hard not to let alabama play. the rules are the rules. in 2006 with michig

here is a story in boise state, if you do not think college sports is all about money, of boise state is now a member of the big east conference. third >> i think everyone is tired of the ccs. that is the bottom line. everyone is frustrated. no one really knows what to do anymore. it does not make sense. i do not think anyone is happy anywhere. >>gary: when you join a major conference in noon call zahara who >>gary: and jim harbaugh is in and letting it all away. >> our guys have been really all about that for the entire season is. this winds will leave the championships. if we can get better today than we were yesterday, we will chase that. >> is there a rule that we have to hear him say nothing today? >> i am asking my producer, is there a reason? bill >> all is quiet at the baseball winter meetings. the big story is centered around albert pulls, the floor of marlon known as the miami marlins, they have offered him a 10 year deal for a little over 200 million. he spent his first tenure san with st. louis. q >>gary: when we return we salute the ncaa stanford women's soccer team. we a

wisconsin, boise state, virginia tech, oklahoma state, oklahoma. they all had a chance to eliminate alabama and they didn't do it. verne: a pass to malcolm. and he's got a first down. moves out across the 45. gary: and that's exactly what the georgia players should be telling each other. we might not win this game, but let's finish this game. we got here. they're a good team, granted, but let's finish the game. what a run by malcolm that time. verne: yes. first down 10. murray. nobody open. now he's got a man open but he one-hops it at the 45. that was intended for chris conley. well, consensus seems to be a rematch is going to happen. take a look at their b.c.s. resumes between alabama and oklahoma state. they're getting ready to kick off tonight against oklahoma. gary: one more game. they have an opportunity. will the voters look at them enough or was that big game, the game of the century, enough for everybody to want to see it again? i personally think we need more. it's hard not to let alabama play. the rules are the rules. in 2006 with michig

it includes san diego state and boise state who will travel thousands of miles to play their new conferenceoes. the big east is fighting to survive. it has been rated. boise is in desperate times and calls for desperate measures. in geography class go up and say san diego is now on the east coast. you heard that. the big east will also add smu, houston and central florida and will expand to 13 teams through the 2013 season. and then they shrink back down when west virginia, pitt and syracuse leave for greener pastures. the game was close until the warm ups. he knocks down the jumper and then the bears are in transition. the score is not a miss print. 81-36. cal is now 7 and 2. the spartans fall to 3 and 6. pop warner super bowl. the wild cats facing the colts, and that is laying the wood right there. this kid can run. aloha. 33 yards, 27-twenty wild cats. they advance to the national championship on saturday. and that is your toyota sports report. i talked to an elite president of the wild cats today. i said what are you doing? he said we are between games and i am taking the kids to disney

stanford would play oregon round one of the playoffs. 7th ranked boise state.deliver his promise? no. today another coach tore into the bcs system. >> i'm really tired of the bcs name. i think everybody is just very tired of the bcs. i mean, i think that's the bottom line. i mean, everybody is frustrated. nobody really knows what to do anymore. it doesn't make sense to anybody. i don't think anyone is happy. the whole thing needs to be changed. there's no question about it. >> amen to that. forget politics. phillip u rivers and the chargers against the jags on monday night. throws touchdowns to malcome floyd. san diego wins. they are two games behind denver and oakland in the afc west. >> be spontaneous. >> so, let's celebrate. >> very spontaneous speech. the 49ers clinch the division for the first time in 2002. it's especially gratifying for the york family. team president was the junior at notre dame the last time san francisco played in the post season. >> it feels great. i don't know that it sunk in for everybody yet. but i asked the guys and said this isn'

it includes san diego state and boise state who will travel thousands of miles to play their new conferencehe big east is fighting to survive. it has been rated. boise is in desperate times and calls for desperate measures. in geography class go up and say san diego is now on the east coast. you heard that. the big east will also add smu, houston and central florida and will expand to 13 teams through the 2013 season. and then they shrink back down when west virginia, pitt and syracuse leave for greener pastures. the game was close until the warm ups. he knocks down the jumper and then the bears are in transition. the score is not a miss print. 81-36. cal is now 7 and 2. the spartans fall to 3 and 6. pop warner super bowl. the wild cats facing the

take boise state, for example. the broncos are ranked 7th but instead of being part of a play- off they are playing in the mako bowl. >> i got to tell you i'm really tired of the bcs even name. i don't know who it makes sense. to i haven't heard anybody going hey this is pretty good. everybody goes this is really bad. >> don't talk about play-offs. >> everybody is frustrated. nobody really knows what to do anymore. it doesn't make sense to anybody. i don't think anyone is happy anywhere. >> you kidding me?! play-offs? >> the whole thing needs to be changed. there is no question about it. >> speaking of play-offs, the raiders are on the outside looking in with three weeks to go. they are one game behind the broncos in the afc west and one game behind the jets for the final wild card spot. >> it comes down to a three- game season pretty much you know? we need to go and win the last three games. we have no choice. and, you know, they are three winnable games so we are going go in with the mindset that, you know, every

>>gary: congratulations to the young ladies and the boise state coach what did you say about him?queline: you had to bring this up, i said he was a nice guy and he is handsome. >>gary: and he will stay there and not go to ucla apparently. >>jacqueline: we will see. [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcpcash? no exclusions! with jcpcash, get 10, 15 or $20 off on the spot storewide! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, these curtains are... i can't believe you moved the tv. it's like a whole new living room. it actually is a whole new living room. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver, o

the big east expanded to include san diego state and boise state. yes. the big east.as been rated by other conferences so they're desperate to do something. we realize san diego and boise are east if you live in japan or hawaii but this is truly absurd with addition of five new schools there will be 13 teams through 2013 then going to shrink back down when west virginia, pitt and syracuse bolt. rid yix list. a's fans hoping what's happening in miami will happen for them. marlins have a new stadium and a new name. it's miami marlins introducing new short stop today. leaving the mets for a six year deal. and the marlins signed pitcher mark burlly to a four year, $58 million contract and wants 13 games this year. and the marlins since pulled out of the sweeps stakes. not going to give him $200 million. 55th. pop warner super bowl, two local teams advance together semi finals. east bay wildcats facing highland colts of hawaii. take a look at the path. threatening the needle. there is a score. and that is nicely done this, is fundamental, wrapping up, making a hit. check o

but the big east is about to add san diego state, boise state, houston and southern methodist. some for football only. all nowhere near the east. the naval act in espn reports both navy and espn. that would not be affected by navy joining a conference. slugger albert puhols is a free agent. and the miami marlins have thrown serious bait his way. pujols received a 10- yearconference. dollar amount unknown, but believed to be in the range of $25 million. pujols played all. they offered him a mere nine- year deal. you want that guaranteed extra year. and miami may give it to him. >> you know how many cuban sandwiches? >> oh, wow. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight. it's an episode of the hit drama, unforgettable, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> that's it for us tonight at 6:00. back for us at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including what the numbers in the new cbs news poll mean for go

and if final 56-24 boise state. what a way for ericson the former niner coach to go out there.guess one of those decisions in life only time will tell if it's a good one. matt barkley has decided to stay in school and shrugged off the millions of the dollars that might come his way. decided to take the trojans to a bowl game next week. we wish him well. i'm sure cal and stanford are not too happy. his stock just jumped. >> did the same thing luck did. >> he would have been the second quarterback taken after luck. >> and we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> join ktvu morning news tomorrow at 4:30. they'l [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate.

. >> the game will be played in december 17th in boise state. the bobcats will take on the aggies. >>> harvest season is in full swingn. this report from the agriculture center we visit the heart of louisiana. >> branches on the trees hang heavy with ripening fruit. joe eve say this is year the quality is high and the volume plentiful. >> the main thing is without rain the sugar content gets higher and each piece is sweeter. >> a long running drought that destroyed other crops kept the citrus small but didn't keep them from being sweet. >> the smaller the fruit the sweeter >> he has gone through freezes and storms. he still manages to produce naval oranges that are starting to ripen now and grape future for around christmas. the parrish lost half of lieutenants acre after hurricane katrina but still have around 500 acres. the area is perfect for growing citrus. >> great clue mate continues that we have here and the rich delta soil. those are the main factors. >> it's the most popular food among homeowners but they may have a hard time determinin

and if final 56-24 boise state. what a way for ericson the former niner coach to go out there.guess one of those decisions in life only time will tell if it's a good one. matt barkley has decided to stay in school and shrugged off the millions of the dollars that might come his way. decided to take the trojans to a bowl game next week. we wish him well. i'm sure cal and stanford are not too happy. his stock just jumped. >> did the same thing luck did. >> he would have been the second quarterback taken after luck. >> and we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> join ktvu morning news tomorrow at 4:30. they'll be following the shooting we just told you about at the wal-mart in san leandro. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education.

now it's stafford, from boise state.ack to scare them but lions hang onto stay in the wild card playoff race. detroit comes to oakland next sunday with the 8-5 record. >>> chargers win 37-10. >>> drew bre es and the saints tied for the second best record in the nfc. he throws two touchdowns in the 4th. marques on receiving end of both of them. the only quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in 40 straight games. titans still have a chance to bin. jake locker needs to throw the touchdown. making sure it doesn't happen. game over, saints hang on. 22-17. >>> matt ryan throwing four touchdowns to lead atlanta past carolina. >>> tom brady travel to maryland. third quarter, brady hitting -- tight end the monster. 37-yard touchdown. he set the single season record for most touchdowns by a tight end with 15. new england winning but after the interception brady and brian exchange words, come on, can't we all just -- there that is much better. new england reaches ten victories for the 9th straight year. >>> in houston in cincinnati

sure sign that the apocalypse is upon us the big east has expanded to include san diego state and boise state beast which has been raided by -- the big east which has been raided by other conferences to had to take desperate measures to stay alive. we realize san diego and boise are east if you are in japan or hawaii, but come on now. this is absurd stuff. you got the addition of five new schools, houston and smu and central florida as well as the western states. the big east will have 13 teams through the 2013 season and they change again and shrink back down as west virginia, pitt and syracuse leave the conference. college hoops tonight. cal and san jose state. that game it was close until the warm-ups. allen crabb hits the jumper the top of the key. bears in transition. camp to cobb to crab. crabb. 81-36 the final. cal now 7-2. sparty falls to 3-6. >>> a's fans are hoping what is happening in miami will soon happen for them. the marlins they have got a brand new stadium. a new name and they are throwing cash all over the place. the miami marlins introduced the new shortstop jose reyes. he

. >>> 9th ranked boise state will move up after blowing out and finishing 11-1. >>> and baylor's robert iii threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores against texas. kendall wright on the seeing end of this 59-yard play. they put 48 points on the board to 24 for the longhorns. baylor 9-3. texas 7-5. and a possible bowl opponent for cal. >>> things can change quickly in the nhl's tightly packed pacific division. the sharks tonight seeing old teammate marco sturm. they were tied at 1 in the first period. san jose then went in front. mcguinn scored on scott clemmensen. the sharks couldn't get the puck out. sturm does the honors against his old team. it ended up being a 3 goal second period for the panthers. this time christopher steed find tomas fleischmann. florida put it away with an empty netter. panthers beat the sharks for the fourth straight time. they have lost three four and are 2 points behind dallas. >>> still to come, the 49ers with a chance to do something tomorrow that hasn't been done in the bay area in almost a decade. players talk about their shot at a chance to

lsu and georgia, georgia dropped the first two games of the season against boise state in south carolinaabout lsu, they really just ravaged the team last weekend, didn't they, tj? who did they play? >> i think it was, what -- arkansas? >> i don't know. >> such a lopsided -- >> see how they do me, folks? >> we have a good time. >> yeah, should be a great game, indoors. everyone is worried about tailgating, nippy but just fine. another game, stillwater, they've got oklahoma and oklahoma state. that's an 8:00 p.m. kickoff, temperatures in the 40s, breezy, chance of rain. you know how that goes, can be could be interesting. and charlotte, clemson and virginia tech, weather should be just fine, 8:00 p.m. kickoff. houston, southern miss and houston. a lot of speculation about houston, could that coach go to a&m, you never know. windy conditions at the noontime kickoff. and wisconsin and michigan state, also a dome game, going to be playing indoors, i believe. are they -- they can't be be. >> it's in indianapolis. >> it's in indianapolis. why does it say columbus, ohio? things happen. >> that's

state bowl game. >>> bowl season has begun. the famous idaho potato bowl in boise. ohio trailing utah state 23-17 in the final seconds. tyler fakes the run up the middle and bounces to the outside. dives in for the game winning touchdown. the bobcats won 24-23 for their first bowl win in school history. in other action, temple blew out wyoming 37-15 in the new mexico bowl and the raging cajuns beat san diego state 32- 30 in the new orleans bowl. if that doesn't interest you, there are still 32 bowl games to go. the raiders are one game behind the broncos in the afc west and one game behind the jets for the final wild card spot. the best and only way into the playoffs would be for oakland to win out. >> comes down to a three-game season. we need to go and win these last three games. we have no other choice. you know, there are three winable games. we are going to go with this last part of the season with the mind set that every game is a must win. >> jason didn't have to worry about anyone icing his pick in the final seconds tonight. that is because dallas jumped out

boise on top. todd graham steps in as the new arizona state coach.matt barkley says he's going to forego the nfl, he's coming back to usc for a final year. he made that decision at a press conference today, much to the liking of all trojan fans all around. he'll be the golden boy next year. >>> here's something you don't see every day. from a soccer game in the netherlands. fan comes out and attacks the goalie! so the goalie says, all right, well, take that! >> you like that? how about that? okay, and then -- the team gets a red card. the red card was rescinded. thought you might want to see that. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, t

boise. is it time to retire the blue turf? utah state over ohio and michael smith take a handoff and finds the open spaces and smith makes the pile on for 63 yards and this one came down to the final seconds, kyle pington runs for one yard and a 24-23 famous idaho poe tray poe bowl winner. and tempo and albuquerke. this one all owls. rob strider with a pass and a 61-yard score to give tempo a lead and the owls finish the season nine and four and the ragein cage ins against san diego state in the new orleans bowl, san diego state battling from behind and ryan little to kyle locket with just 35 seconds to play. but the aztecs can't celebrate yet, the cay gins get into range and brett fever and the ball sneaks in and the new orleans cajun win. >>> still to come on this saturday night edition of sp [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity car

state line into idaho. but he's not going to make it to boise.he winds have pushed him off course about 85 miles north of the city. >> i was a bit tired of being up there. i'm not a guy to sit still. >> despite missing the mark, he knows he's still broken his previous record. so couch prepares to land. >> you have to have a way to make sure you can get the balloons popped on the way down. my preference is a bb gun. >> it takes a couple balloons to change him from ascending to descending. >> i'm coming in looking for an open area. no fences or wires or houses or roads. that's what i'm hoping for. >> couch touches down in cambridge, idaho, to a hero's welcome. his new record is 235 miles. >> so the next time, i'm going to go to 25,000 feet and see if i can stay out overnight, i could maybe break my old record and go farther. maybe 500 miles. >> luckily, cluster ballooning is a rare pastime. these home made aircraft require skill and training to operate safely. as well as a fair amount of luck.

states now. we'll pull this out, in the nation's mid section, it's cold there too, wichita, kansas 27 degrees, 15 degrees in lincoln, nebraska. albuquerque at 20, boisegreat falls montana, five degrees there right now. and dallas 30 degrees. i mean, you know, there's a lot of cold air in place as we transition into december and the christmas holiday season. satellite and radar for the nation, not particularly active. some cloud cover across the plains and into the upper midwest, but here we've got mostly clear skies, some clouds up to our north, but that system continues to pull out. it'll take the remainder of the clouds with it. the five-day forecast, high today only about 46 degrees under sunny skies, rather breezy. in fact, i'll say gusty this morning, and then breezy later on. tomorrow not a bad day, 49 degrees, that's our average high. chilly over the weekend with highs only in the low- to mid- 40s. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. coming up in about 15 minutes tucker barnes will be here with your next forecast. julie wright joins us now with a look at traffic. julie. reporter: all right, tony. if you're on the roads this mor