but something has dogged quarterback cam newton these past few weeks. e are allegations that his father, cecil, was involved in a plan to ask for money to get cam to commit to mississippi state. cecil newton says he never received any money and cam newton says he did absolutely nothing wrong. so jamal anderson is here and joining me to you talk about all of this. he's a former running back for the atlanta falcons. >> right. university of ta. >> i see you all the time. he's a sports analysis person here. joining us by telephone is david cornwall, he's a sports attorney. you're familiar with him. he represents big names in the sports world. so, i'm going to -- david, hang on a second because i want to talk to gentleman pal. how serious is this for cam? >> this is very serious. clearly, the allegations against cam newton and cecil newton, if any of these things are true, it is going to be very, very punishing to not only cam newton, the university of auburn as well right now and the position that the university of auburn is taking thus far, in the absence o

consistent basis. >> newton'sa father said last week that if anybody asked for money on behalf of cam newtonhaps, the family had no knowledge of it. newton widely considered the front-runner for the heisman trophy. he's led the auburn tigers in his first season to a 10-0 record and a number two ranking in the bcs. >>> the american league gold glove winners were announced yesterday. decided upon by managers and coaches from around the league. here's the list. among them, the mariners' ichiro suzuki. perhaps the most controversial pick, yankees shortstop, legend hall of famer-to-be be, derek jeter. his fifth time winning the award, but the pick is being panned across the baseball world. according to baseballreference.com, jeter's defensive skills rated dead last among american league shortstops. mike barnacle, most of his day yesterday was consumed boy his loathing of derek jeter. it's the managers, it's the guys who watch baseball. i don't -- >> i don't loathe derek jeter but pee wee reece has more range. >> the late pee wee reece? >> yes. >>> if you follow reuro league basketball, and i know

new allegations coming from mississippi state recruiters who say cam newton and his father both asked directly for money. >> see, this isn't going to end well. this is not going to end well for cam. you remember cam said he was going to mississippi state and then his daddy comes out and says no, he's not. >> have you heard about the church repairs. >> yeah. his dad is a pastor. they had an old run-down church which isn't so old and rundown anymore. >> city was about to close it down. he goes to auburn. the repairs start being made. they asked the father. he says, i'm not going to get into that. >> you think it might affect the heisman vote? >> seriously on that front, also, the fact that the report came out about the stolen computer in florida. do you know what it is? reggie bush syndrome is going to put a chill in a lot of those voters. because of what happened for reggie bush. >> on the front page of "usa today," an important article. if you have a heavy teen, chances are they will become severely obese by the time they're 30, meaning 8 to 10 pounds over a healthy weight. >> if your

two mississippi state recruiters, whatever that means, allege that cam newton and his father had solicitedool in a paid to play recruitment scheme. they, of course, both denied the claims as has auburn university. now it is confirmed by mississippi state in a statement that the school had, in fact, contacted the southeastern conference in january about a recruiting issue regarding newton. however, the statement does not specify what the actual issue was. this is the first time mississippi state acknowledged being involved with the situation. the sec declined to comment on the incident. stay tuned. this sunday, the jets face the cleveland browns, a matchup that pits brother against brother. rex ryan, as you know, the head coach for the jets. his twin brother rob ryan is a defensive coordinator for the browns. so yesterday in a press conference, rex decided to have a little fun dawning a wig and some browns gear dressing up as his brother taking questions as his brother. >> what do you think of your brother rex? >> i think rex is a great coach. i think he's a great person. there's no questio

>> mike: second ranked auburn has been dealing with allegations all week that their quarterback cam newtonpossible forfeits later, and 30 minutes before kickoff newton was name the starter. murphy to green, second scoring hookup of the game. 40-yard. 21-7 bulldogs. newton tries to bullet to phillips. 18-yard strike ties it up. then the fourth, 13-yard out. four more td's for newton today. auburn is leading. the game is over they win it 49-31. >>> seventh ranked wisconsin and running back john clay against indiana. didn't matter. in the second, james white will not be touched. 30 yards on this touchdown run. makes it 24-10 wisconsin. they're just getting started. the badgers ripped off 28 points in the second quarter. 38-10, wisconsin at the half. that was just the beginning. it's 83-20. the 83 points are the most in the sbs this year and the most in a big ten game in 60 years. 83-20 your final. >> joe paterno. penstate visiting iowa. the first passing touchdown by a joe pa penn state team. nittany lie -- lions. this is returned for the chowfnl ohio state on top, 17-14. in the fourth, pass

we are hearing this week for the first time from an attorney representing the cam newton camp.e a listen. >> i don't think there's any question that cam newton knew nothing about money discussions if they were had. i am 1 million percent confident he took no money from no one. >> you have to pay attention to his words there. he's 1 million percent certain he took no money. his father is the one so many of the accusations have been geared toward. he's accused of initiating a pay to play deal. it's a violation to solicit cash on a student athlete's behalf. meanwhile, throw something into the mix. the ballots for the heisman trophy have been sent out. former heisman winners get to vote. we are weeks away from when the ballots need to be sent back. i believe it's december 6. everybody is wondering. some came out and said i don't want to vote for him for the heisman because what if he's guilty and we have to take the heisman from him like recently happened to reggie bush. it's not about all the success he's had on the field which has been substantial. he is the best football playing

auburn quarterback cam newton would have to do his best today as alabama jumps out to a 24-0 lead. newton throws a pass for the winning touchdown. newton and auburn remain unbeaten and in the driver's seat for a national championship game. and we saved the best for last. nevada fans going crazy as they're tied with boise state to go to overtime. boise state kyle bros.man misses again and all nevada has to do is score to pull off the upset. anthony martinez who joined the program as a walk on kicks the winning field goal and they pull off the biggest win in school history. and congratulations on the warriors beating fremont to win the oakland athletic football championship. they're now 12-0 this season. >>> the warriors in memphis to take on the grizzlies. monta ellis hosted thanksgiving dinner for his teammates, team staff, and media yesterday. biedrins hits the hook shot. he had 28 points and 21 rebounds for the warriors but it wasn't good enough. o.j. mayo comes off to score 23. here he makes the three pointer. the grizzlies hold off the warriors. 116-111. the warriors visit the

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nothing bigger in college football than cam newton.hs a front-runner for the heisman. >> front-runner for the heisman and the biggest star in college football but surrounded by plaj controversy. news broke earlier last week that his father cecil is being accused of asking for big-time money from mississippi state university. now this is just after cam had finished playing junior college in texas and was basically opening his ideas to go to different schools. >> he was a big-time recruit, everybody wanted him. >> big-time recruit. the accusations being made here his father was asking for money between $100,000 and $180,000. big-time money for a student athlete. cam didn't sign with mississippi state university. he went to auburn, where since they've won ten games, they're in position to win the s.e.c., and be in position to win a national title. so, big news coming out of auburn. a lot of people wondering, you know, you to be naive to think this type of thing doesn't happen in big-time college sport but was to this degree, to that amoun

cam newton under investigation. cares about tonight's ultimate fight? did you know there was a fight tonight? well, our rick harrow knows about it. we've got five topics, 30 seconds each. let's start the clock on this young fellow. i've been wanting to put you on the clock for years. but let's start with cam newton. is he still the front-runner for the heisman? >> well, you know auburn's not talking about it, but here's the ncaa regulation. the solicitation of cash or benefits by a perspective student athlete or another individual on his or her behalf is not allowed under ncaa rules. we don't know the facts. they took him off the betting line for the heisman, by the way, 19 of 23 voters say we're not sure what we're going to do. reggie bush had his trophy taken away after the fact. it's going to be a long three weeks for cam newton. >> all right. turn to the next topic, the nfl now. sounds like they're hav a pretty good year. ratings up. >> yeah. the ratings are up, and they're pretty significant. by the way, when y

. >>> the target of allegations of impropriety, cam newton and his father are accused of shopping schoolsand his father says they did nothing wrong after leaving the university of florida and eventually enrolling at auburn. >>> carlos contrada is switching gears to the more mainstream competition of nascar. he will join michael waltrip team. he will race 20 races no 2010. driving nascar is a long life dream he says, he has not yet been approved to compete in the circuit. >> he won't have to be doing stuff like that when he get into nascar. >>> fashion designers are always pushing the envelope. [ male announcer ] southwest is having a nationwide sale, with flights all over the country starting at only $59. as the nation's largest domestic airline, we have a flight that fits your budget anywhere southwest flies. but the sale can't last forever, so you need to hurry and use this to go to southwest.com and book your flight before it's too late. because with $59 fares available every day of the week, these fares are going to go fast. book your $59 southwest getaway only at southwest.com. [ din

. >>> cam newton despite all the controversy surrounding him, auburn comes from behind to beat georgia, 49-31. tcu, in trouble earlier at home against san diego state. spotted aztecs 14 points before they came rolling back. dalton, texas cu rolls 40-35. lsu outside the s.e.c. to take on rival louisiana. michael ford, not the way they drew it up but they'll take it. maybe that is how they drew it up. lsu, 51-0. >>> south carolina will meet auburn in the championship game. they beat florida. look at them getting in the end zone. gamecocks win the s.e.c. east, 36-14. >>> senior day in columbia, missouri. november 17, missouri took on number 24, kansas state, third quarter, a whole lot of smiths. alvin smith. smith recovers and goes 53 yards the other way. missouri wins with at least eight or more wins. oklahoma, no problem with texas. tech, 45-7. handry jones, five touchdowns. . >>> crazy game for iowa. rupturing his achilles, out for the season but not before hitting demetrius fields for the go ahead score. upset number 13 iowa, 21-17. ohio state and wisconsin both stay alive for the big

auburn quarterback cam newton, still playing.l accounts he is still eligibility but all is surrounding him is that there was a pay for play scheme with his dad asking for money during his recruitment. >> we are in unprecedented territory here. the ballots are due december 6th, and the word "integrity" is there in the ballots for the heisman trophy. people are saying, do we want to vote for a guy who might have to give the trophy back like reggie bush had to in september. cam newton may not be found guilty of anything, but the allegations alone -- what makes it more interesting is there is nobody even close to this guy terms of talent. he is the run-away favorite for this, and on talent you have to give it to him. >> what kind of drum beat are we seeing? some writers have said i'm not voting for the guy. is there momentum going in that direct? >> there is because the attorney for one of the accusers spoke and said there was a text message sent specifically asking for $180,000. it was from the accuser, not from his father, and if y

and despite the offfield drama, cam newton tries to keep auburn perfect. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, has beenpable on the ut he might not be >>> you auburn quarterback cameron newton is unstoppable on the field but may not be invincible off it. there are reports that newton's father asked for $100,000 from another s.e.c. school during the recruiting process. despite the drama, newton and the second ranked tigers trying to stay perfect. georgia jumping out to a 21-7 lead but the high powered offense got it together and newton threes for two touchdowns and runs for two more with a combined 38 touchdowns this season. auburn wins 49-31 and clinches the s.e.c. west. >>> buckie the badger would get quite the workout in madison. seventh ranked wisconsin puts it in another gear against indiana. and playing without their star running back john clay, the badgers won for over 300 yards and six touchdowns, and in total, wisconsin scores 11 touchdowns, and 83 points. it is the most points in school history. since 1915. and the most in big 10 game in 60 years. wisconsin beats indiana, 83-20. and improves t

let's start with the cam newton story.is a heisman trophy candidate. >> polarizing. >> why is he polarizing? >> he's a big kid. >> he's an awesome specimen. >> 6'4", strong arm. >> he's a freak. >> let me read this. there are serious allegations, right, that people were working on his behalf to put together a play for pay arrangement, right? >> yes. >> for cam newton to play somewhere, and nobody is accusing auburn of doing anything wrong here. any fire or all smoke? >> well, i have to say it's all alleged at this point in time. now that that's out of the way, i typically believe where there's smoke there is fire. i do believe there was someone talking on his behalf and i do believe there was cash exchanged, but if it wasn't, changed or given to cam or cam's father, this could just end up being a big pile of smoke. >> wait a minute. all we're getting now are allegations from unnamed sources. >> always unnamed. >> where are these sources? they're in mississippi state? what is this? >> a quarterback from mississippi state br

that might have opened up a bowl berth for the cardals there is mark ing gram going up against cam newtonreg mcelroy. the outgained auburn and newton leads tigers back third quarter going deep. terrell zachary makes a catch. and there is a tackle on 70 yards, auburn down 24-14 now in the 4th. newton good point here z steps up avoids pressure finding phillip kirken. there is 28-27 and what about number one? oregon hosting number 21, arizona that is better than an umbrella. there is nick bowls, i would say this is wide open. that is 14-7 like an upset with darren thomas and to the third, oregon and ducks and look at josh hough. gone. 85 yards. ducks go on top. and are leading, if they want out those who came to play for national title, likely. cardinals sixth in the bcs standings. and stanford would co-well get iced out of a bid. yes. and send a letter to someone. stanford's 10-1. a win over beavers giving them a record of 11 wins but because the politics and the faithful don't travel to bowl games, she went to the rose bowl. okay. that is how many years ago? eight years? >> 10. >> stanford

auburn quarterback, cam newton, once again the target of accusations.time, it's a charge of academic cheating. but auburn's coach calls the report, quote, pure garbage. he's been pounded by accusations, regarding his eligibility, since he left florida and transferred to auburn. >>> in baseball news, gold glove awards were announced today, honoring the top fielders. no orioles on the list. but baltimore native mark teixeira, named the top for the fourth time. gold glove winners second base for the second time. >>> no gold glove, but you could say giants slugger epped gar -- edgar renterria has a heart. he has called off a celebration and and requested the money to be donated to flood victims. >>> finally, a special honor for ladies in hockey. they became the first two women inducted into the hockey hall of fame in a ceremony in toront toronto. granato is one of the founders. and she helped lead americans to goals in the '98 winter olympics. she credits her success to her upbringing, growing up with hockey-playing brothers. they used to play goalie. >> th

cam newton throws three touchdowns and runs for one more.he tigers rally all the way back and stun their in-state rivals 28-27. >>> auburn's win hurts stanford's chances at the rose bowl and the cardinal may get left out of the bcs party. but all the talk this week down on the farm has been about andrew luck's run in the big game. >> luck steps out, runs, he has the first down and more, 30, 35, 40, 45... on the outside... all the way down to the 21-yard line. >> i have been running for a while. i guess my instinct said someone had to be coming from somewhere. i didn't know where that somewhere was. >> hits the jets and then the collision and kind of stops and stared at the guy. >> i was a little stunned to still be standing and dazed but i guess i stood there for a second as it shows on the tv copy and started running again. and got out of bounds before i got hit again. >> you watched the good things unfold and it's like like watching the goose that laid the golden egg. >> the the bearings were cold. they scored 5 points in the first half an

auburn's quarterback cam newton throws the third td pass of the game.uchdown. auburn stays unbeaten 28-27. they are 1-0. that was a big victory for nevada. congratulations they beat fremont to win the silver bowl today. they become just the second football team in the oregon section to go 12-0 all time. that's sports as we see it friday night. down go the broncos. >> who would have thought. >> thanks, fred. >> you bet. >> that's it for us. but tomorrow evening be sure to join ktvu at 6:00 the latest on the changing weather. >> our coverage as always continues online ktvu.com. have a good evening, everyone. good night. >> good night.

auburn's quarterback cam newton throws the third td pass of the game. touchdown. auburn stays unbeaten 28-27. they are 1-0. that was a big victory for nevada. congratulations they beat fremont to win the silver bowl today. they become just the second football team in the oregon section to go 12-0 all time. that's sports as we see it friday night. down go the broncos. >> who would have thought. >> thanks, fred. >> you bet. >> that's it for us. but tomorrow evening be sure to join ktvu at 6:00 the latest on the changing weather. >> our coverage as always continues online ktvu.com. have a good evening, everyone. good night. >> good night.

the heisman favorite cam newton rallies the tigers in the fourth finding his receiver.at was the game-winner. 28-27 auburn. they're 10-0 heading to the sec championship. the golden bears made two of 25 shots in the first half. two of 25! they scored five points total at halftime. they got 39 in the second half. but not nearly enough. cal falls 57-44. sanford and tulsa in the 76 classic. first half, josh owens, a little baby hook inside. that was one of seven cardinal field goals in the half. tulsa's justin hurt. this guy can play and that hurts so good. two hand, a winner. the south padre island invitational, st. mary's and texas tech, all gaels. mcconnell for three. had 18 points. st. mary's up big at the break. tim williams dominating inside. had a game high 20. st. mary's 88-68. and will move on to face byu. we have college football this afternoon here on abc 7. it's usc vs. notre dame followed by an edition of "after the game" right around 8:30 p.m. hope to see you then. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry biel. >> next at 5:30, "newsweek"'s coverage depictin

heisman favorite cam newton rallies the tigers in the fourth finding him. that's the game-winner. college basketball, cal and notre dame, the old spice classic in orlando. golden bears made two of 25 shots in the first half. two of 25. they scored five points total at halftime. they got 39 in the second half. but not nearly enough. cal falls 57-44. stanford and tulsa in the 1976 classic. in the half, tulsa's justin hurt. this guy can play. and that hurts so good. tulsa a winner 65-63. south padre island invitational. st. mary's and texas tech, mcconnell for three. had 18 points. st. mary's up big at the break. warriors dominating inside. had a game high 20. st. mary's 88-68 and will move on to face byu. we have college football this afternoon here on abc 7. it's usc vs. notre dame followed by an edition of "after the game". hope to see you then. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry biel. >> next at 6:30, the cover picture of president obama on "newsweek" magazine is triggering an angry response from hindus around the world and federal agents arrest a would be car bomber at a

fourth quarter cam newton completing the comeback. the score. seven yards. 28-27 tigers up.urn would keep their national title hopes alive. >>> elsewhere in the top 25 today number 16 nebraska continuing to roll as the huskers met colorado. both teams' final big 12 regular season game. colorado to the pac-10, the huskers to the big 10. 17-3 nebraska. they go on to win 45-17. they also take the big 12 north division. they'll play in the championship game next week. >>> fresh off a little payback in the form of a home win over the blackhawks on wednesday night. tonight the sharks are back on the ice and back on the road. san jose will go for its second win in a row against vancouver. we'll have highlights for you tonight at 11:00. >>> and with thanksgiving out of the way we can start thinking of a winter wonderland. rarely, though, does a baseball stadium come to mind. take a look. the home of the indians in cleveland. yes, this is progressive field. it's been transformed thanks to snow machines, a little bit of ice. people with ice skate, snow tube, and wind their way through

mississippi state reporters allege that cam newton, the auburn quarterback and father cecil solicitedplay scheme. newton and his father deny the claims. now it's been confirmed by a mich state official that it had contacted the southeastern conference in january about a, quote, recruiting issue regarding newton. however, the statement does not specify what the actual recruiting issue was. this is the first time mississippi state has acknowledged even being involved in the situation. the s.e.c. has declined to comment. >> makes me sad. >> i'm sure it does. this is a good one. sunday the jets facing off against the cleveland browns, a match-up that pits twin brother against twin brother. rex ryan, his twin brother rob is the defensive coordinator for the browns. yesterday in a press conference, the jets head coach, rex, had a little fun, put on a wig and cleveland browns gear and pretended to be his twin brother during the press conference. >> rob, what do you think of your brother rex? >> i think he's a great coach, a great person. no question about that. and very hansom. >> rob, what

cam newton is the face of college football. this kid dazzled people on the field.roversy surrounding him. his father, possibly sought big-time money. allegations of $100,000 to $180,000 during they recruitment from mississippi state. he signed with auburn. if this is true, he's ineligible. they are 10-0. they are in a great position to contend for a national title. if he's ineligible, gone are the wins -- >> the whole season is gone. >> they could come down hard with penalties. >> tell me this, even if no one

then we're going to talk about cam newton. this kid with all of the pressure on the world, what he did, what he didn't do, i don't know. this is ryan stewart, co-host of the two live stews, the number one rated sports radio talk show. the two live stews with your brother dougie. you and your brother were there in dallas for of the fight? >> yes. >> this guy, tell everybody why he is the top draw in boxing today. there is no bigger draw in boxing than this guy 5'2". what is this? >> he won his eighth championship in eight weight classes and beat a guy five inches taller than him and 15 pounds heavier, and his dismantled him, collected on 34% and connected on 50% of his power punches. he is a beast in the ring. >> the fight that everybody wants is the fight that you think may not happen. >> right. >> it's manny pacquiao taking on floyd may weather. tell me why this won't happen? >> maysoweather is my favorite fighter but he insisted on terms that manny agreed to all of them at one point in time per jim lampley. but he still decl

i was going to ask you about cam newton. >> if you want to make me cry right here, that's the way toyet. >> as we turn to weather, that's a significant system in the midwest there, and you were telling me a story about amarillo. >> amarillo, people woke up to raindrops and in the blink of an eye, it changed to snow. they had 1 to 3isms of snowfall and possibly another big snow maker. there it is, a storm system about 1,000 miles wide. temperatures above freezing. closer behind that on the back half of the system, we could see heavy snow in the midwest. 30s on one side, cold air on the northern plains and overrunning moisture that is the big ticket that gave you, of course, the heavier noefl that we had. you want to talk about serious know, the type of snow this weekend that if you're not ready for it, you better be soon. this area of low pressure with the same recipe, overrunning moisture with a very shallow layer of cold air, could give you anywhere from 2 to 8 inches of snowfall in the western great lakes, twin cities, 6 to 12. live image in the twin cities. you see the overcast sk

cam newton, the outstanding quarterback for the auburn tigers. what is happening with the story? what do you see happening down the road? >> everything is still alleged but the latest thing, john bond the snitch/narc that spilled the beans on cam and his father's situation sat down with the fbi recently. we don't know what was said. in my personal opinion, tony, i think it is a matter of time before he is deemed ineligible. where there's smoke, there's fire. it is still all alleged. if i was the auburn tigers or administration, i would continue to let him play. maybe they won't find anything. >> win the national title, apologize later and give it back later. >> take it back in five years or two years, but i want it for now. >> right. good to see you. >>> leave me alone, america! ordinary rubs don't always work on my arthritis. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> a tell-all interview. mel gibson's ex, gg gg is larry king's guest tonight. she speaks for the first time publicly about her birt

auburn has a lot of controversy with cam newton who shouldn't be allowed to play.his father is in this mississippi state mess. they're in alabama on friday afternoon. big rivalry. alabama is very good. if they win and then beat south carolina on the bcs championship game, a game they should win, they're playing a championship game against oregon. if they lose, that opens it up for boise state to play oregon. a very interesting scenario developing in bcs land two unbeaten teams, boise and tcu that are not going to be able to play for anything at the end of the year because you have auburn and oregon. if you had a play-off system, everybody gets involved and has some fun. >> who is the best team in the country? >> i think alabama is and they lost two games. >> pandering and joe is not even here. >> i understand the name now. >> fast and furious. >> chris russo, great to have you here. check him out on sirius xm. great show. >>> question for you, willie, besides being invasive, do the new security procedures play right into the hands of terrorists? that's a question w