iTunes syncing issues and iTunes Match playlist problems

I'm having 2 problems. One, iTunes will not sync any of my devices (iPod classic, jailbroken iPhone 4s, and unjailbroken iPad 1). Its gets stuck on the final syncing step. Is this an issue with iTunes 11? I have a hard time believing all 3 of my devices decided to screw up at the same time.

Also, I recently signed up for iTunes match and the only playlists that are showing up with songs are my smart playlists. All of my other playlists show up but are empty. I've tried turning match off and on repeatedly. Is there any other solution?

In case anyone else runs into this issue (the syncing issue) I ended up disabling automatic and wireless syncing. I was then able to isolate which data was causing the issue (in my case it was the info tab, so I just reset my sync history).

Still having trouble getting iTunes Match to sync any playlists besides smart playlist so if anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it.