LSU has a ticket to the title game. Everyone else has a pretty good gripe.

The latest chapter in this crazy, unpredictable college football season was written Sunday when LSU won the sport's version of the lottery, being picked to play Ohio State for the championship and leaving about a half-dozen other candidates with plenty to complain about.

The Tigers (11-2), ranked second in the latest Associated Press poll, will be the first team to play in the BCS title game with two losses.

No. 1 Ohio State goes into the game, Jan. 7 at the Superdome in New Orleans, at 11-1.

In the Sugar Bowl, Georgia will play Hawaii. Hawaii (12-0) is the nation's only undefeated team, but is penalized for playing a

weak schedule in the Western Athletic Conference.

The Fiesta Bowl will pit West Virginia (10-2) against Oklahoma (11-2). The Rose Bowl stuck with its traditional Big Ten-vs.-Pac-10 matchup, going with Southern California (10-2) against Illinois (9-3).

The Orange Bowl chose Atlantic Coast Conference champion Virginia Tech (11-2) and Kansas (11-1).

PORTLAND, Ore. — James Blake defeated Dmitry Tursunov 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 and the United States wrapped up its Davis Cup victory 4-1 over Russia.Igor Andreev gave the Russians their only win in the final by defeating Bob Bryan 6-3, 7-6 (4) earlier in the day, after United States had already clinched the title for the first time in 12 years.

HOUSTON — Second baseman Kaz Matsui finalized a $16.5 million, three-year contract with the Houston Astros, a little more than a month after helping the Colorado Rockies to their first World Series appearance.The 32-year-old switch-hitter batted .288 with four homers and 37 RBIs for Colorado, stealing 32 bases and scoring 84 runs — his best totals in the majors. Houston swiped only 65 bases this year, the third-lowest in the NL.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Sammy Sosa wasn't offered salary arbitration by the Texas Rangers, who still may be interested in bringing back the slugger.Sosa, 39, hit .252 with a team-high 21 home runs and 92 RBIs in 114 games for Texas following a year out of baseball.

BOSTON, Mass.— Free agent pitcher and Butler native Matt Clement was not offered salary arbitration by the Boston Red Sox before the deadline for doing so.The Red Sox did offer arbitration to relief pitchers Eric Gagne and Mike Timlin.

NEW YORK — Don Marbury, the father of Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, died Sunday night during the team's home loss to the Phoenix Suns.No other information was immediately available, other than that Don Marbury wasn't at Madison Square Garden when he died.