Jakob Engelke

Northern Illinois, the BCS busting surprise of the 2012 college football season, has sold roughly 5,500 tickets to the Orange Bowl, while Florida State has sold just 4,000.

Senior forward Keith Clanton posted a career-high 30 points and a game-high 13 rebounds during UCF's 72-62 win over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday.

Second-year coach led Florida to a record of 11-1 and a berth in the AllState Sugar Bowl.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers should re-sign quarterback Josh Freeman, and they should re-sign him now, according to a column by Tom Jones published in the Tampa Bay Times.

The Miami Marlins have no interest in bringing Adam Greenberg to their spring training and have informed the former MLB player that he will not be invited to tryout for the team.

After tearing a tendon in his left ring finger, Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers could be sidelined for up to five games.

The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are off to very different starts this season. While the Heat have posted a record of 10-3 and sit in first place in the Southeast division, the Magic have stumbled to 5-9 and are in fourth place.

Miami coach Al Golden is staying with the Hurricanes and won't be leaving Coral Gables for another job elsewhere, according to interim athletic director Blake James.

Bjoern Werner, who beat out teammates Cornellius Carradine, LaMarcus Joyner and Xavier Rhondes, Maryland's Joe Vellano, Boston College's Nick Clancy and Duke's Russ Cockrell for the award, led the ACC with 13 sacks this season.

Florida Panthers defenseman Erik Gudbranson dislocated his shoulder while wakeboarding with a group of friends in September and has since been suspended by the organization until he is medically cleared for contact.