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{{Events by month|2005|in sports}}__NOTOC__
{{Month year in topic|November 2005|sports|anchor=dmy}}
==Deaths==
{{main|Deaths in November 2005}}
* [[29 November|29]] [[Vic Power (baseball)|Vic Power]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-30 |title=Vic Power, former Gold Glove winner, dies |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?id=2240450&src=desktop |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>
* [[25 November|25]] [[George Best]]
* [[25 November|25]] [[Richard Burns]]
* [[16 November|16]] [[Sandy Consuegra]]
* [[15 November|15]] [[Robert Tisch]]
* [[10 November|10]] [[Steve Courson]]
==Ongoing events==
*[[Football (soccer)]] [[:Category:2006 in association football|2005–06]]:
**[[2005–06 FA Premier League|England: Premier League]]; [[2005
**[[2005–06 in Scottish football|Scotland]]; [[2005 in Swedish football|Sweden]]; [[2005–2006 in Ligue 1|France: Ligue 1]]
**[[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]; [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
**[[2005–06 A-League|Australia: Hyundai A-League]]
*[[Rugby football|Rugby]] [[Rugby union|union]] 2005–06: [[2005–06 Heineken Cup|Heineken Cup]]
*[[Sports in the United States|U.S.]] and [[Sports in Canada|Canadian sports]] 2005(−06):
**[[2005 NFL season|NFL]]; [[2005–06 NHL season|NHL]]; [[2005–06 NBA season|NBA]]
*[[Cricket]] tours:
**25 October–22 December: [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06|Sri Lanka tour of India]]
**12 November–21 December: [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06|England tour of Pakistan]]
*[[
**27 November–5 December: [[2005 Southeast Asian Games|23rd Southeast Asian Games]];<br />in [[Philippines|The Philippines]]
*[[
**29 November–4 December: [[Alpine skiing]] [[Alpine skiing World Cup|World Cup]] races<br />in [[Beaver Creek Resort|Beaver Creek]], [[Colorado]], United States (Men);<br />in [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]], Canada (Women)
==
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]]: Group stage, matchday 4
**Group A: [[SK Slavia Praha|Slavia Prague]] 0–2 [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
**Group A: [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] 2–0 [[Viking FK|Viking Stavanger]]
**Group B: [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] 1–1 [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
**Group B: [[Maccabi Petach Tikva FC|Maccabi Petach Tikva]] 0–4 [[Lokomotiv Moscow]]
**Group C: [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] 0–0 [[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha Berlin]]
**Group C: [[FC Steaua București|Steaua Bucharest]] 3–0 [[Halmstads BK|Halmstad]]
**Group D: [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] 2–3 [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]
**Group D: [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]] 0–2 [[AZ Alkmaar]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]].''
==28 November 2005 (Monday)==
*[[National Football League|NFL]]:
**[[Steve Mariucci]] was fired as head coach of the [[Detroit Lions]] along with two offensive assistants, and defensive coordinator [[Dick Jauron]] was named as interim coach for the remainder of the 2005 season, three days after reports from the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' and [[WJBK|WJBK-TV]].
**[[Monday Night Football]]
***[[Indianapolis Colts]] 26, [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 7: ''The Colts' [[Peyton Manning]] hits his favorite receiver, [[Marvin Harrison]], for an 80-yard touchdown on the Colts' first play from scrimmage, and they never look back as they go to 11–0. The Colts defense holds the Steelers to 197 total yards.''
==27 November 2005 (Sunday)==
* The [[2005 Southeast Asian Games|23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games)]] formally opens in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. [http://news.inq7.net/sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=57963 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)]
*[[Rugby union]]: The sport's governing body, the [[International Rugby Board]], hands out its annual awards in Paris. The three major awards are swept by New Zealand. [[Dan Carter]] is named Player of the Year, the [[All Blacks]] are named Team of the Year, and their coach [[Graham Henry]] is Coach of the Year. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051130021946/http://www.awards.irb.com/AWARDS+NEWS/051127+SL+awards+results.htm (IRB.com)]
*[[Golf]]: [[Fred Funk]] won a total of $925,000 ([[United States Dollar|US]]) and fifteen skins in the annual [[Skins Game (PGA Tour)|Skins Game]] event in [[La Quinta, California]]. Defending champion [[Fred Couples]], who has won more money than anyone else in the event's history, giving him the nickname "Mr. Skins", is shut out, along with [[Annika Sörenstam]], the latter for the second straight year. [[Tiger Woods]], winner of three skins and $75,000 on Day One, was second.
*[[Canadian Football League]]: [[93rd Grey Cup]] at [[BC Place Stadium|Vancouver]]
**[[Edmonton Eskimos]] 38, [[Montreal Alouettes]] 35 (2OT): ''[[Ricky Ray]] wins [[Most Valuable Player]] honours for a 36-for-44, 367-yard performance in the second [[Grey Cup]] to go to [[overtime (sport)|overtime]].''
*[[National Football League|NFL]] Week 12
**[[Cincinnati Bengals]] 42, [[Baltimore Ravens]] 29: ''[[Carson Palmer]] throws for 302 yards and three touchdowns in a prelude to the big Bengals-[[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] game next week.''
**[[Carolina Panthers]] 13, [[Buffalo Bills]] 9: ''[[Jake Delhomme]] breaks open a defensive battle with a touchdown pass to [[Michael Gaines]] with under three minutes remaining.''
**[[Chicago Bears]] 13, [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 10: ''The Bears' defense holds an opponent to 10 or fewer points for the eighth time this season as Chicago wins its seventh-straight game.''
**[[Minnesota Vikings]] 24, [[Cleveland Browns]] 12: ''All three of [[Marcus Robinson (American football)|Marcus Robinson]]'s receptions go for touchdowns as the Vikings take advantage of five Cleveland turnovers.''
**[[Kansas City Chiefs]] 26, [[New England Patriots]] 16: ''[[Tom Brady]] throws four interceptions — three to Greg Wesley — and [[Lawrence Tynes]] ties the NFL record for field goals in a quarter with four in the second period.''
**[[San Diego Chargers]] 23, [[Washington Redskins]] 17 (OT): ''[[LaDainian Tomlinson]] rushes for 184 yards and three touchdowns, including a 32-yard touchdown run to tie the game and a 41-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in overtime.''
**[[St. Louis Rams]] 33, [[Houston Texans]] 27 (OT): ''Houston led 27–17 with a minute left. But third-string quarterback [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] throws a 43-yard touchdown to [[Isaac Bruce]]; the Rams recover an [[onside kick]]; [[Jeff Wilkins]] hits a 47-yard field goal; and [[Kevin Curtis]] catches a 56-yard touchdown pass from Fitzpatrick in overtime.''
**[[Tennessee Titans]] 33, [[San Francisco 49ers]] 22: ''[[Steve McNair]] throws for 343 yards and three third-quarter touchdowns.''
**[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] 24, [[Arizona Cardinals]] 17: ''The Jaguars lose [[Byron Leftwich]] to an ankle injury but win behind backup quarterback [[David Garrard]].''
**[[Miami Dolphins]] 33, [[Oakland Raiders]] 21: ''[[Jason Taylor (American football)|Jason Taylor]] and Vonnie Holiday each record three sacks as the Dolphins hound [[Kerry Collins]] all day.''
**[[Philadelphia Eagles]] 19, [[Green Bay Packers]] 14: ''The Eagles break a four-game losing streak thanks to four [[David Akers]] field goals, including the 33-yard game-winner.''
**[[Seattle Seahawks]] 24, [[New York Giants]] 21 (OT): ''After [[Jay Feely]] misses three attempts at game-winning field goals, Josh Brown hits for the Seahawks from 36 yards. The Giants' [[Jeff Feagles]] sets an NFL record by appearing in his 283rd consecutive game.''
**[[New Orleans Saints]] 21, [[New York Jets]] 19: ''[[Mike Nugent]] kicks four field goals but misses what would have been the game-winner from 53 yards out in the final minute.''
==26 November 2005 (Saturday)==
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College football|College Football]]:
**[[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25:
***(5) [[Virginia Tech]] 30, [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] 3: ''The Hokies win and advance to the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] championship against [[Florida State University|Florida State]].''
***(6) [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] 38, [[Stanford University|Stanford]] 31: ''The Irish win the last game at [[Stanford Stadium]] before an extreme makeover to reduce capacity and make it a more football-friendly facility, and become eligible for the [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]]. [[Brady Quinn]] throws for 432 yards and three touchdown passes, two of them to [[Jeff Samardzija]], and Darius Walker runs for 190 yards and the winning TD.''
***(10) [[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]] 25, [[University of Virginia|Virginia]] 17
***(13) [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] 14, (20) [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] 7
***[[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]] 38, (16) [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]] 35.
***(17) [[University of Louisville|Louisville]] 41, [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] 17: ''The Cardinals send the Orange crashing to their first 10-loss season in 110 years of football.''
***(19) [[University of Florida|Florida]] 34, (23) [[Florida State University|Florida State]] 7
**Other notable games:
***[[University of Kansas|Kansas]] 24, [[Iowa State University|Iowa State]] 21 (OT): ''The Cyclones' loss gives [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]] the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] North title and a date against #2 [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] in the conference championship game on December 3 [[Reliant Stadium|in Houston]].''
***[[University of Connecticut|UConn]] 15, [[University of South Florida|South Florida]] 10: ''The Bulls' loss, combined with [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]]'s win on Thursday, gives the Mountaineers the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]] title and the league's [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] bid.''
* [[Cricket]]: [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] [[batsman]] [[Brian Lara]] completes an innings of 226 before he is [[bowled]] by [[Glenn McGrath]] in the final [[Test cricket|Test]] of the series against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], passing [[Allan Border]]'s record of Test runs in the process to stand with a new [[List of Test cricket records|Test record]] 11,187 runs. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausvwi/content/story/227307.html (Cricinfo)]
* [[Sumo|Sumo Wrestling]]: [[Asashoryu Akinori]] wins his eighty-third bout of the year and clinches the championship in the November basho (tournament), sweeping all six ''basho'' in 2005 and winning his seventh ''basho'' in a row. All are new records.
*[[Rugby union]], November Tests
**{{nrut|Scotland}} 10–29 [[All Blacks|New Zealand]]: ''Behind two tries from [[Rico Gear]], the All Blacks complete their "[[Grand Slam (Rugby Union)|Grand Slam]]" over all four [[Home Nations]]. This is the first Grand Slam since {{nrut|Australia}} pulled off the feat in 1984, and the first for the All Blacks since 1978.'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4467882.stm (BBC)]
**{{nrut|England}} 40–3 [[Samoa national rugby union team|Manu Samoa]]
**{{nrut|Ireland}} 43–12 {{nrut|Romania}}
**{{nrut|Wales}} 24–22 {{nrut|Australia}}: ''Wales win a nail-biter over the Wallabies at [[Millennium Stadium]], their first over the Wallabies since 1987.'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4467712.stm (BBC)]
**{{nrut|France}} 26–20 {{nrut|South Africa}}
**{{nrut|Italy}} 23–8 {{nrut|Fiji}}
==25 November 2005 (Friday)==
* [[George Best]], the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Irish]] international footballer who won the [[European Footballer of the Year]] award in 1968, has died of lung infection and organ failure at the age of 59.
* [[Cycle sport|Cycling]]:
** [[Roberto Heras]] faces a two-year ban from the sport after a Spanish laboratory confirmed that he had used the banned drug [[erythropoietin|EPO]] at the 2005 [[Vuelta a España]]. Heras will be stripped of his victory at the Vuelta, with runner-up [[Denis Menchov]] elevated to first place. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/4471264.stm (BBC)]
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25:
**(2) [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] 40, [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] 29: ''The 'Horns avoid an upset and will take on [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] North champion [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]] [[Reliant Stadium|in Houston]] December 3, who got in the service entrance even though they lost to [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]], 30–3.''
**(3) [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] 19, [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] 17: ''The win by the Tigers clinched the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] West title and a date with [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] on December 3 [[Georgia Dome|in Atlanta]].''
**(24) [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]] 41, [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|Hawai'i]] 24: ''Wisconsin head coach [[Barry Alvarez]]' final regular season game as the coach of the Badgers was a success, thanks to Brian Calhoun's 133 yards rushing in the first half as part of a 149-yard performance.''
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] [[batsman]] [[Brian Lara]] becomes the second player in Test cricket history to score 11,000 runs, as he finishes the first day of the third Test against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at 202 not out, 11 runs behind the current Test record holder [[Allan Border]]. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausvwi/content/story/227179.html (Cricinfo)]
**[[South African cricket team in India in 2005–06|South African tour of India]]: [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] beats their hosts [[India national cricket team|India]] by ten wickets at [[Eden Gardens]] after bowling them out for 188 – [[Shaun Pollock]] and [[Andrew Hall]] taking three [[wicket]]s each, while a total of six maiden overs were bowled, four of them by Pollock. [[Graeme Smith]] then hits twenty fours and one six on the way to a career-best 134 [[not out]] as South Africa make 189 for no loss in 35.5 overs. [http://uk.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/227227.html (Cricinfo)]
==
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]]: [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(12) [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] 45, [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] 13: ''In the [[Backyard Brawl]], the Mountaineers rout the Panthers [[Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium|at home]]. WVU quarterback Pat White rushes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and throws for a third, while [[Steve Slaton]] adds 179 yards and two TDs on the ground.''
*[[National Football League|NFL]] [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] Classics:
**[[Atlanta Falcons]] 27, [[Detroit Lions]] 7: ''The Falcons ease past the Lions, thanks to two [[Michael Vick]] touchdown passes to [[Alge Crumpler]] and 116 yards rushing by [[Warrick Dunn]].''
**[[Denver Broncos]] 24, [[Dallas Cowboys]] 21 (OT): ''[[Jason Elam]]'s 24 yard field goal in OT, set up by a [[Ron Dayne]] 55 yard run, gave the Broncos the win [[Texas Stadium|in Irving, Texas]].''
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]]: Group stage, matchday 3
**Group A: [[Viking FK|Viking Stavanger]] 2–2 [[SK Slavia Praha|Slavia Prague]]
**Group A: [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] 2–0 [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
**Group B: [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] 1–1 [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
**Group C: [[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha Berlin]] 0–0 [[RC Lens|Lens]]
**Group C: [[Halmstads BK|Halmstad]] 1–3 [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
**Group D: [[AZ Alkmaar]] 0–0 [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
**Group D: [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]] 0–2 [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
**Group E: [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] 3–1 [[FK Crvena Zvezda|Red Star Belgrade]]
**Group E: [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] 1–1 [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
**Group F: [[PFC CSKA Moskva|CSKA Moscow]] 2–1 [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
**Group F: [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] 1–0 [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
**Group G: [[P.A.O.K. F.C.|PAOK]] 1–2 [[VfB Stuttgart]]
**Group G: [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] 0–1 [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]: ''In a family fight, Shakhtar coach [[Mircea Lucescu]] meets his son, Rapid coach [[Razvan Lucescu]].''
**Group H: [[Vitória SC|Vitória Guimarães]] 1–1 [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
**Group H: [[FC Zenit St. Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]] 2–1 [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]].''
==23 November 2005 (Wednesday)==
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]]: Group stage, matchday 3
**Group B: [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] 4–2 [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]: ''Brøndby suffer a backlash from Loko's disappointment at finishing third in the [[Russian Premier League]] last weekend, missing out on next year's Champions League.''
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]].''
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]]: Group stage, matchday 5
**Group E: [[Fenerbahçe SK|Fenerbahçe]] 0–4 [[A.C. Milan]]: ''[[Andriy Shevchenko]] scores all four of Milan's goals.''
**Group E: [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] 3–0 [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
**Group F: [[Real Madrid]] 1–1 [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
**Group F: [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] 1–1 [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]]
**Group G: [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] 0–2 [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
**Group G: [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 0–0 [[Real Betis]]
**Group H: [[Futebol Clube do Porto|Porto]] 1–1 [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
**Group H: [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] 4–0 [[FC Artmedia Bratislava|Artmedia Bratislava]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]].''
==22 November 2005 (Tuesday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]]: The [[Florida Marlins]] announced plans to move from [[Miami, Florida]] and out of [[Dolphins Stadium]] after the 2008 season due to a lack of progress for a baseball-only stadium in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]].
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]]: Group stage, matchday 5
**Group A: [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 4–0 [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]]
**Group A: [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] 1–0 [[Club Brugge]]
**Group B: [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] 2–1 [[AC Sparta Praha|Sparta Prague]]
**Group B: [[FC Thun]] 0–1 [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
**Group C: [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] 1–2 [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
**Group C: [[FC Barcelona]] 3–1 [[Werder Bremen]]
**Group D: [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 0–0 [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
**Group D: [[Lille OSC|Lille]] 0–0 [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]].''
*[[College basketball]]
**(8) [[Gonzaga University|Gonzaga]] 109, (12) [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] 103 (3 OT): ''In a triple-overtime classic, Maurice Ager scores a career-high 36 points for the Spartans, but is trumped by [[Adam Morrison]]'s tournament-record 43 as the Zags go to 3–0 and advance to the finals of the [[Maui Invitational Tournament|Maui Invitational]].''
==21 November 2005 (Monday)==
*[[National Hockey League|NHL]]: During a game between the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the [[Nashville Predators]], Red Wings star player [[Jiri Fischer]] collapses on the bench and suffers a seizure. The game is postponed. The Predators were leading 1–0 when the incident, which took place during the first period, occurred. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20051122/ca_pr_on_ho/nhl_fischer_collapses_2 (Yahoo!)]
*[[National Football League|NFL]] [[Monday Night Football]]
**[[Minnesota Vikings]] 20, [[Green Bay Packers]], 17: ''The Vikings win on a game-ending 27-yard field goal by [[Paul Edinger]]. The Vikes return an interception for a touchdown, and [[Mewelde Moore]] runs for 122 yards. In a losing effort, [[Brett Favre]] throws two TD passes to [[Donald Driver]].''
*[[College basketball]]
**(2) [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] 76, (13) [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] 75: ''On the final play of the game with West Virginia down one point and 3.6 seconds to go with the ball, the ball is sent down floor to [[Mike Gansey]] (WVU), who is under the basket, but he is blocked by [[LaMarcus Aldridge]] and Texas survives in the Guardians Classic.''
**(3) [[University of Connecticut|UConn]] 77, [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] 68: ''Connecticut goes to 2–0 against unranked Arkansas who kept it close the entire game, but were never able to break through against UConn's defense. UConn will play [[University of Arizona|Arizona]] in the 2nd round of the Maui Invitational.''
**(18) [[University of Iowa|Iowa]] 67, (7) [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] 63: ''Behind a [[Double (basketball)#Double-double|double-double]] from Greg Brunner (17 points, 12 rebounds) and a defense that harasses the Wildcats into 32-percent shooting from the field, the Hawkeyes advance to the final of the Guardians Classic against Texas. In a losing effort, Rekalin Sims leads all scorers with 22 points, and [[Rajon Rondo]] sets a tournament record with 19 rebounds.''
**(8) [[Gonzaga University|Gonzaga]] 88, (23) [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] 76: ''Gonzaga goes to 2–0 with the help of [[Adam Morrison]]'s 25 points. Gonzaga advances in the [[Maui Invitational]] and will face Michigan State on November 22. Maryland goes to 1–1.''
**(12) [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] 89, [[Chaminade University of Honolulu|Chaminade]] 67: ''After a very close first half that appeared to be the beginning of another [[Upset (competition)|upset]] for Michigan State (who had just lost to [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|Hawaii]]), the second half featured [[Shannon Brown]] and [[Maurice Ager]] took over for MSU to pull them away from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] Chaminade.''
==20 November 2005 (Sunday)==
*[[Canadian Football League]] Divisional Finals
**Eastern Division: [[Montreal Alouettes]] 33, [[Toronto Argonauts]] 17: ''Eric Lapointe came off the bench to score three touchdowns in the second half to lead'' les Als ''to the upset of the Argos [[Rogers Centre|at Toronto]].''
**Western Division: [[Edmonton Eskimos]] 28, [[BC Lions]] 23: ''Edmonton quarterback [[Ricky Ray]] led the team to a 21–3 lead, but backup [[Jason Maas]] scored the winning score and held on to the victory. The Eskimos will return to [[BC Place Stadium]] next Sunday (November 27) for the Grey Cup championship game against Montreal.''
*[[NASCAR]] [[2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup]] [[Ford 400]]: ''[[Greg Biffle]] edged [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] by .017 second to win the race, leading a 1–2–3–4 sweep for [[Roush Racing]], but [[Tony Stewart]] clinched his second Nextel Cup championship by finishing 15th, with a total of 6,533 points, thirty-five more points than Biffle (who will technically finish second because he won six races) and [[Carl Edwards]].'' [http://www.nascar.com NASCAR.com]
*[[National Football League|NFL]] Week 11
**[[Arizona Cardinals]] 38, [[St. Louis Rams]] 28: ''[[Kurt Warner]]'s homecoming was a success for the Cardinals, throwing for three touchdowns in the win.''
**[[Chicago Bears]] 13, [[Carolina Panthers]] 3: ''[[Nathan Vasher]], who had a 108-yard return of a missed field goal last week for a touchdown, intercepted two passes as "Da Bears" won their sixth straight contest.''
**[[Dallas Cowboys]] 20, [[Detroit Lions]] 7: ''Marion Barber's two touchdown runs made the Cowboys better prepared for their [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] classic with a win over the other Turkey Day hosts.''
**[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] 31, [[Tennessee Titans]] 28: ''[[Byron Leftwich]] threw for a career-high three touchdowns in the Jags' win [[LP Field|in Nashville]].''
**[[Cleveland Browns]] 22, [[Miami Dolphins]] 0: ''[[Reuben Droughns]]' 75-yard touchdown sprint, part of a 166 yard afternoon, led the Browns in a shutout of the Dolphins.''
**[[New England Patriots]] 24, [[New Orleans Saints]] 17: ''[[Tom Brady]] threw for three touchdowns, two ending drives of over 90 yards, but it was Eugene Wilson's late interception of [[Aaron Brooks (American football)|Aaron Brooks]]' pass in the final minutes that sealed the win for the Pats.''
**[[Oakland Raiders]] 16, [[Washington Redskins]] 13: ''[[Sebastian Janikowski]]'s 19-yard field goal with 1:08 gave Raiders' coach [[Norv Turner]] a measure of revenge against his old team.''
**[[New York Giants]] 27, [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 17: ''The [[Donovan McNabb]] and [[Terrell Owens]]-less Eagles fell thanks to three [[Eli Manning]] touchdown passes as the G-Men won their 600th game in franchise history.''
**[[Baltimore Ravens]] 16, [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 13 (OT): ''[[Matt Stover]]'s 44-yard field goal in OT gave the Ravens the win.''
**[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 30, [[Atlanta Falcons]] 27: ''Once again, the Bucs became [[Michael Vick]]'s nemesis as [[Derrick Brooks]] stripped Vick of the pigskin and Shelton Quarrels' recovers, then [[Matt Bryant]] hammers a 45-yard field goal to give the Bucs a major [[NFC South]] win.''
**[[Seattle Seahawks]] 27, [[San Francisco 49ers]] 25: ''The 'Hawks, led by [[Shaun Alexander]]'s 115 yards, stretch their lead in the NFC West with a win by holding off the 49ers late in the contest.''
**[[San Diego Chargers]] 48, [[Buffalo Bills]] 10: ''On the day [[Lance Alworth]]'s number 19 was retired by the Chargers, the Bolts brought out the familiar baby blue uniforms and [[Drew Brees]] made like [[John Hadl]], throwing for 339 yards and four TDs.''
**[[Indianapolis Colts]] 45, [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 37: ''The Colts go to 10–0, thanks to [[Peyton Manning]]'s two touchdown passes and [[Edgerrin James]]' two TD runs. The Steelers will come to the [[RCA Dome]] next Monday (November 28) to try and snap the Colts' winning streak.''
**[[Denver Broncos]] 27, [[New York Jets]] 0: ''Running back Mike Anderson ran for three touchdowns in the Orange Crush's shutout of the Jets, the first for the Jets since 1995.''
**[[Kansas City Chiefs]] 45, [[Houston Texans]] 17: ''[[Larry Johnson (running back)|Larry Johnson]] rushed for a club record 221 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs routed the homestanding Texans out of [[Reliant Stadium]].''
*[[Rugby union]], November Tests:
**{{nrut|France}} 43–8 {{nrut|Tonga}}
**{{nrut|Scotland}} 18–11 [[Samoa national rugby union team|Manu Samoa]]
*[[Speed skating]]: On the third and final day of the [[ISU Speed Skating World Cup|ISU World Cup meet]] in the [[Utah Olympic Oval]], two more world records are broken, as [[Shani Davis]] beats the men's 1000 metre record with 1:07.03 and [[Cindy Klassen]] sets a 1500-metre record for women with a time of 1:51.79 — almost 1.5 seconds better than [[Anni Friesinger-Postma|Anni Friesinger]]'s previous record, set only minutes earlier during the same race [https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/news_story.asp?id=143923 (TSN.ca)]
==19 November 2005 (Saturday)==
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]: The [[Dallas Mavericks]] ended the [[Detroit Pistons]]' season-opening eight-game winning streak with a 119–82 blowout of the defending Eastern Conference champions. Josh Howard led the Mavs with 26 points and [[Dirk Nowitzki]] added 23 in the blowout.
*[[Canadian football]]: [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] national semifinals:
** [[Mitchell Bowl]]: (2) [[Saskatchewan Huskies]] 29, (1) [[Laval Rouge et Or]] 27: ''Laval missed a two-point conversion with 30 seconds left on the clock, giving Saskatchewan the victory. Saskatchewan advances to the [[Vanier Cup]] for the third time in four years, and avenge a Vanier Cup loss to Laval in 2004 by doing so. It is Laval's first loss in 19 games, dating back to last year.''
** [[Uteck Bowl]]: (3) [[Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks]] 31, (10) [[Acadia Axemen]] 10: ''Laurier quarterback Ryan Pyear throws four touchdown passes, three of them to receiver Bryon Hickey, in the victory. It is only the second time since Laurier changed its name from Waterloo Lutheran that the Golden Hawks advance to the Vanier Cup.''
*[[NASCAR]]: [[Ted Musgrave]] wins the 2005 [[Craftsman Truck Series]] Championship, and [[Martin Truex Jr.]] wins his second straight [[Busch Series]] title after races in [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead, Florida]], the former after a rainout that was made up with an 8:40 AM US EST green flag.
*[[Rugby union]], November Tests
**{{nrut|England}} 19–23 [[All Blacks|New Zealand]]: ''The All Blacks stay on course for a potential "Grand Slam" over all four [[Home Nations]], but must hold on as they play almost all of the last 24 minutes a man down, as three of their players are [[Penalty card#Yellow card|sin-binned]] in succession.'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4439746.stm (BBC)]
**{{nrut|Ireland}} 14–30 {{nrut|Australia}}: ''The Wallabies end their longest Test losing streak since 1969 at [[Lansdowne Road]] behind two tries from [[Drew Mitchell]] and 15 points from the boot of [[Mat Rogers]].'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4452922.stm (BBC)]
**{{nrut|Italy}} 22–39 {{nrut|Argentina}}: '''''Los Pumas''' claim their second [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] scalp in as many weeks.''
**{{nrut|Wales}} 16–33 {{nrut|South Africa}}: ''[[Bryan Habana]] scores two tries to lead the Springboks to victory [[Millennium Stadium|in Cardiff]].'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4447162.stm (BBC)]
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]]
**[[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
***(1) [[University of Southern California|Southern California]] 50, (16) [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]] 42: ''[[Reggie Bush]] keeps the Trojans' winning streak alive with a [[Pac-10]] record 516 all-purpose yards. An epic back-and-forth battle ends with a late SoCal interception by Darnell Bing.''
***[[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] 14, (3) [[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]] 10: ''The Hurricanes' hopes of being in a BCS game are driven backwards as the Yellow Jackets upset them in a makeup game from [[Hurricane Wilma]] [[Miami Orange Bowl|in Little Havana]].''
***(4) [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] 40, [[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]] 7: ''[[JaMarcus Russell]]'s two touchdown passes lead the Bayou Bengals one step closer to a date with [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] in the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] title game, and only [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] on Friday (November 25) stands in their way.''
***(5) [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] 31, [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] 22: ''The Nittany Lions not only win the [[Land Grant Trophy]], but more importantly clinch the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] berth.''
***(6) [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] 34, [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] 10: ''In an easy Irish win, [[Brady Quinn]] becomes the first Notre Dame quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a season, and also becomes the school's all-time leader in career passing yardage.''
***(7) [[Virginia Tech]] 52, [[University of Virginia|Virginia]] 14: ''The Hokies keep their BCS hopes alive by winning the [[Commonwealth Cup (Virginia)|Commonwealth Cup]]. Cedric Humes runs for three touchdowns and [[Marcus Vick]] throws for two, even after some vandalism by unknown forces placing a "T" next to Virginia's logo at midfield of [[Scott Stadium]].''
***(11) [[Auburn University|Auburn]] 28, (8) [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 18: ''The Tigers take a 21–0 first-quarter lead and never look back, winning their fourth consecutive [[Iron Bowl]]. Auburn's defense holds Alabama to 41 yards rushing and sacks Tide quarterback [[Brodie Croyle]] 11 times.''
***(9) [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] 25, (17) [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] 21: ''Antonio Pittman's last-minute 3-yard touchdown seals a Buckeye victory. [[Troy Smith]] throws for 301 yards.''
***(10) [[University of Oregon|Oregon]] 56, [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]] 14: ''The [[Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry|Civil War]] left the Beavers in a fog — no pun intended — as the Ducks roll all over them [[Autzen Stadium|at home]], and post 50 points on the scoreboard for the first time in this rivalry.''
***(14) [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] 45, [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] 14: ''The Bulldogs clinch the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] East and the spot up the road in [[Georgia Dome|Atlanta]] for the title game in their backyard December 3. [[D.J. Shockley]] throws four touchdown passes.''
***[[Clemson University|Clemson]] 13, (19) [[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]] 9: ''James Davis scores a touchdown and the Tigers upset the Gamecocks [[Williams-Brice Stadium|in their backyard]].''
***(21) [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] 23, [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] 21: ''Red Raiders running back Taurean Henderson scores on a two-yard run as time expires.''
***(23) [[Boston College]] 31, [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] 16: ''The Eagles return a fumble and an interception for touchdowns.''
***[[University of Alabama at Birmingham|UAB]] 35, (24) [[University of Texas at El Paso|UTEP]] 23: ''The Blazers stun the Miners [[Sun Bowl Stadium|at home]], thanks to Darryl Hackney's four touchdown passes.''
**Other notable games:
***In [[Bill Snyder]]'s final game as [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]] coach, he leads the program he largely built to a 36–28 win over [[University of Missouri|Missouri]].
***[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]] beats rival [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]] 28–24 [[Neyland Stadium|in Knoxville]], the Commodores' first win over the Volunteers since 1982 and their first in Knoxville since 1975. This also assures that the Vols, ranked third nationally in the preseason, will not be eligible for a bowl this season.
*[[Speed skating]]: Two world records are broken on the second day of the [[International Skating Union|ISU]] World Cup meet in the Utah Olympic Oval. [[Joji Kato]] of Japan breaks the 500 m record with a time of 34.30 seconds, beating [[Hiroyasu Shimizu]]'s old record by two hundredths of a second, while [[Chad Hedrick]]'s week-old 5000m record is beaten by [[Sven Kramer]], who skated 6:08.78. [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/13214184.htm (AP)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
==18 November 2005 (Friday)==
*[[association football|Football]]: [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and 34-year-old team captain [[Roy Keane]] announce that they are parting company with immediate effect "by mutual agreement". Keane's contract was due to expire next summer, but he hit the headlines earlier this month when he criticised many teammates by name for lack of effort in an unaired interview on MUTV. The club has offered Keane a [[testimonial match|testimonial]] in recognition of his 12½ years' service to the club. [http://www.manutd.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=272449&itype=466&icategoryid=120 (MUFC)]
*[[Speed skating]]: [[Chad Hedrick]] sets his second world record in six days at the 1500 metres at the ISU World Cup event in the Utah Olympic Oval. With a time of 1:42.78, he beat the previous record set by fellow American [[Shani Davis]] by just over half a second. Davis finished second at the event. [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13207216.htm (AP)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
==17 November 2005 (Thursday)==
*[[association football|Football]]:
**The Bahrain Football Association announced an appeal was filed to FIFA over a disputed call by [[Colombia]]n referee Oscar Julian Ruiz Acosta that disallowed a controversial goal by the [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] national side against the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] team in the second half of the second leg of their [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off AFC-CONCACAF)|intercontinental qualifying playoff]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110525130221/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=349380&cc=5501 Reuters via ESPN soccernet.com]
**The [[FA Premier League|English Premier League]] settles its TV rights dispute with the [[European Commission|Commission of the European Union]]. From the 2007–08 season, rights to live matches will be offered in six packages, and no one broadcaster will be allowed to buy all six. How this will affect the League's income compared to the £1 billion it currently receives for [[British Sky Broadcasting|Sky]]'s exclusive deal is unknown. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4445896.stm (BBC)]
**German [[2005 Bundesliga scandal|match-fixing scandal]]: Disgraced referee [[Robert Hoyzer]], 26, is [[Prison|jail]]ed for two years and five months after admitting fixing or trying to fix nine matches by judge Gerti Kramer. The prosecution had asked for a two-year [[suspended sentence]] for Hoyzer; however, Kramer said she was sending him up the river because his crimes were "adult acts" of serious weight. Another banished referee, Dominik Marks, who denied involvement, was also convicted and received a suspended sentence of eighteen months as the prosecution had asked for a two-year jail sentence. [[Croatia]]n Ante Sapina, who led the [[betting]] ring involved, was jailed for two years and eleven months, while his brothers Filip and Milan Sapina received suspended sentences, Filip's suspended sentence is for 16 months, while Milan will have a one-year suspended sentence. According to the indictment, Sapina made €700,000 from one match, for which Hoyzer received €67,000 ($78,300 [[United States Dollar|US]]) and a television set. Marks was accused of receiving €37,000 for his involvement in four matches. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4445896.stm (BBC)]
*[[Rugby union]]: The [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB) decide that the [[2011 Rugby Union World Cup]] will be held in New Zealand. At a meeting in [[Dublin]] the IRB delegates viewed presentations from the three bidding nations, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. South Africa dropped out after the first round of voting and New Zealand received a majority of votes in the second round. New Zealand previously co-hosted the inaugural [[1987 Rugby Union World Cup]]. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3483068a10295,00.html (NZPA)]
==16 November 2005 (Wednesday)==
*[[association football|Football]]: [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification#Playoffs|qualification]] (qualifying countries shown in '''bold'''):
**Intercontinental playoffs, second leg:
***[[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] 0 – 1 '''[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]''': ''Trinidad and Tobago win their first-ever appearance at the World Cup Finals via a 2–1 aggregate score, though neither side looked like that they would be anything but easy targets for the major nations.''
***'''[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]''' 1 – 0 [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]: ''Australia wins the [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] 4–2 to reverse their play-off defeat by Uruguay four years ago. [[Mark Schwarzer]] saves two Uruguay shots, and [[John Aloisi]] fires in the clincher to send the Socceroos back to the World Cup for the first time since 1974.''
**European playoffs, second leg:
***[[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] 1 – 1 '''[[Spain national football team|Spain]]''' ''Spain advances on a 6–2 aggregate scoreline.''
***[[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] 4 – 2 '''[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]''': ''In a pulsating match, Turkey almost recover from their first leg two-goal deficit and conceding a second minute penalty, with a [[hat-trick]] by [[Tuncay (footballer)|Tuncay]], but Switzerland qualify on the [[away goals rule]]. Things turn ugly after fights break out between players in the tunnel leading to the locker room at match's end.''
***'''[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]''' 1 – 0 [[Norway national football team|Norway]]: ''[[Petr Čech]]'s clutch goalkeeping and [[Tomáš Rosický|Tomas Rosicky]]'s 35th-minute goal leads the Czechs to bounce the Norwegians from the competition and clinch the final spot for Germany 2006, winning 2–0 on aggregate.''
*[[Canadian football]]: The [[Canadian Football League]] and [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] announce that [[Toronto]]'s [[Rogers Centre]] will host the 2007 [[Grey Cup]] and [[Vanier Cup]]. It will be the first time since 1973, when the Vanier Cup was known as the Canadian College Bowl, that the two Cup games will be hosted in the same city on the same weekend. [https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story.asp?id=143278 (TSN)]
== 15 November 2005 (Tuesday) ==
*[[National Football League|NFL]]:
**[[New York Giants]] co-owner [[Robert Tisch]] dies from brain cancer at 79. The other co-owner, [[Wellington Mara]], died last month. Also, long-time Giants public address announcer [[Bob Sheppard]] will leave his position following the season. He will continue as the [[New York Yankees]] public address announcer. This year marks his 50th year as Giants' PA announcer, first at [[Yankee Stadium]], then at the [[Yale Bowl]], [[Shea Stadium]] and ultimately [[Giants Stadium]] in [[Meadowlands Sports Complex|The Meadowlands]].
* [[Major League Baseball]]
** The [[Major League Baseball Players Association|players union]] and the owners agreed to toughen penalties on the use of [[anabolic steroid|steroids]] and other illegal drugs, such as [[amphetamine]]s. Under the new plan, the first suspension will be for 50 games, the second offense 100 games, and the third will be a lifetime ban, with reinstatement appeals two years after the original punishment. In addition, random testing year round as well as tests during spring training and the regular season were made mandatory.
** The [[New York Yankees]] and outfielder [[Hideki Matsui]] agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract extension.
** [[Joe Maddon]], the longtime bench coach of the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] has been named the new manager of the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]].
** Ned Coletti, who began in baseball as a beat writer for the ''Philadelphia Journal'' in 1980, following the world championship season of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], was named the new general manager of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], coming from their archrival nemesis the [[San Francisco Giants]] where he served as assistant general manager.
** Post-Season Awards: [[Albert Pujols]] of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] was named the winner of the 2005 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]], garnering 18 of the possible 32 first-place votes. [[Andruw Jones]] of the [[Atlanta Braves]], who had the rest of the first-place markers with fourteen, finished in second place.
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]]: [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]] head coach [[Bill Snyder]] will retire following Saturday's game against [[University of Missouri|Missouri]].
== 14 November 2005 (Monday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]] Postseason Awards: Third baseman [[Alex Rodriguez]] of the [[New York Yankees]] wins the 2005 [[American League]] [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]], his second in three years, the first one in 2003 with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], over [[Boston Red Sox]] [[Designated hitter|DH]] [[David Ortiz]].
*[[National Football League|NFL]] [[Monday Night Football]]
**[[Dallas Cowboys]] 21, [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 20: ''[[Roy Williams (safety)|Roy Williams]], the man who ended [[Terrell Owens]]' season eleven months earlier with a horse-collar tackle on the suspended Eagles wide receiver, returned a [[Donovan McNabb]] interception 46 yards for the game-winning touchdown to complete a comeback from 13 points down, and in the process, may have all but ended the Eagles' season.''
*[[Olympic Games|Olympics]]: The city of [[Busan]] in [[South Korea]] announces its bid to host the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].
*[[Cricket]]: [[Duleep Trophy]], India: [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]] win the [[2005–06 Indian cricket season|2005–06]] [[Duleep Trophy]] after chasing 175 in the fourth innings to win by five wickets against [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]]. West Zone [[wicket-keeper]] [[Parthiv Patel]] shared a sixth-wicket stand of 66 in the second innings with [[Jacob Martin (cricketer)|Jacob Martin]] to take West Zone to the target, while India fast bowler [[Zaheer Khan]] took four second-innings wickets, including the former national captain, [[Sourav Ganguly]], for a [[duck (cricket)|duck]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051124102555/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111511402000.htm (The Hindu)]
==13 November 2005 (Sunday)==
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]: [[LeBron James]] became the youngest player in league history (at 20 years, 348 days) to score 4,000 points, passing [[Kobe Bryant]], during the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]' 108–100 overtime win over the [[Orlando Magic]].
*[[Canadian Football League]] Division Semifinals:
**[[Montreal Alouettes]] 30, [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 14: ''Les Als, led by Ben Cahoon and Terry Vaughn, took a 24–0 lead into halftime, and advanced to the Eastern Division Final next Sunday against their bitter rivals, the [[Toronto Argonauts]], [[Rogers Centre|in Toronto]].''
**[[Edmonton Eskimos]] 33, [[Calgary Stampeders]] 26: ''Backup quarterback [[Jason Maas]] helped the Eskimos recover from being down 23–12. Starting quarterback [[Ricky Ray]] did not throw a touchdown pass, extending his dubious streak to six games. The Eskimos will face the [[BC Lions]] next Sunday in the Western Division Final [[B.C. Place Stadium|in Vancouver]].''
*[[association football|Soccer]]
**[[MLS Cup]] Final at [[Pizza Hut Park]], [[Frisco, Texas]]: [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] 1, [[New England Revolution]] 0 ([[extra time|aet]]): ''[[Guillermo Ramírez]] scores the match's only goal in the third minute of stoppage time during the first half of extra time. For the Galaxy, it's their second MLS cup title, both of which came against the Revs, and both of which came with the match's only goal scored in extra time.''
*[[Auto racing]]
**[[NASCAR]] [[2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup]]: [[Checker Auto Parts 500]]: ''Chase driver [[Kurt Busch]] is suspended for the final two races of the season by [[Roush Racing]] after being arrested on charges of reckless driving.'' [https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?series=wc&id=2222901 (ESPN.com)] ''Ironically, Kurt's younger brother, [[Kyle Busch|Kyle]], wins the race, his second win of the season.'' [http://www.nascar.com (NASCAR.com)]
**[[Grand Prix Masters]]: ''1992 [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers Champion]] [[Nigel Mansell]] wins the GP Masters' inaugural race in [[Kyalami]].''
*[[National Football League|NFL]] Week 10
**[[Detroit Lions]] 29, [[Arizona Cardinals]] 21: ''[[Roy Williams (wide receiver)|Roy Williams]] catches three touchdown passes for the Lions, who outgain Arizona 157 yards to 38 on the ground.''
**[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] 30, [[Baltimore Ravens]] 3: ''The Ravens manage only 53 rushing yards and eight first downs. [[Greg Jones (fullback)|Greg Jones]] rushes for 106 yards and a touchdown.''
**[[Indianapolis Colts]] 31, [[Houston Texans]] 17: ''The Texans put up a fight after falling behind 21–0 but cannot answer a 297-yard, three-touchdown performance from [[Peyton Manning]].''
**[[Buffalo Bills]] 14, [[Kansas City Chiefs]] 3: ''[[Trent Green]] throws three interceptions, while [[J. P. Losman]], who lost his starting job to [[Kelly Holcomb]] three weeks ago, came off the bench for an injured Holcomb and hits [[Lee Evans (American football)|Lee Evans]] for both Buffalo touchdowns.''
**[[Minnesota Vikings]] 24, [[New York Giants]] 21: ''It wasn't technically [[Christmas]], but the Vikings had many happy returns, becoming the first team to return a kickoff (Koren Robonson's 86-yard second half kickoff return), punt (Mewelde Moore's 71 yard punt return) and interception (Darren Sharper's 92-yard pickoff return) for touchdowns in the same game. [[Paul Edinger]] hits a 46-yard field goal with 19 seconds left to win the game.''
**[[New England Patriots]] 23, [[Miami Dolphins]] 16: ''[[Gus Frerotte]] throws for 360 yards, but Miami stalls after getting first and goal with 1:30 left.''
**[[Chicago Bears]] 17, [[San Francisco 49ers]] 9: ''The longest play in NFL history, [[Nathan Vasher]]'s 108-yard return of a missed field goal, puts the Bears ahead to stay. The embarrassing 49ers offense completed the grand total of one pass on a very windy day.''
**[[Denver Broncos]] 31, [[Oakland Raiders]] 17: ''The Raiders' bid to come back from a 23–0 deficit falters when [[Darrent Williams]] picks off a [[Kerry Collins]] pass and returns it 80 yards for a score.''
**[[Carolina Panthers]] 30, [[New York Jets]] 3: ''The struggling Jets turn the ball over six times, including four [[Brooks Bollinger]] interceptions, two picked off by Ken Lucas, and a third by Will Weatherspoon was returned for 35 yards for a touchdown. As for the Panthers' cheerleaders after last week's incident in a Tampa bar, insert your own joke here.''
**[[Green Bay Packers]] 33, [[Atlanta Falcons]] 25: ''Samkon Gado, a [[Nigeria]]n who was the Packers' practice-squad running back when the season started, rushes for 103 yards and two touchdowns and catches a touchdown pass as the Pack upset the Falcons in the [[Georgia Dome]].''
**[[Seattle Seahawks]] 31, [[St. Louis Rams]] 16: ''[[Shaun Alexander]] rushes for three touchdowns, bringing his total to 17 this season, in Seattle's fifth straight win.''
**[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 36, [[Washington Redskins]] 35: ''With 58 seconds left, [[Jon Gruden]] opts to attempt a two-point conversion after a blocked PAT kick was nullified by a Redskins offside penalty following [[Chris Simms]]' 36-yard touchdown pass to Edell Shepherd. [[Mike Alstott]] blasts through the logjam at the goal line for the winning points.''
**[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 34, [[Cleveland Browns]] 21: ''[[Hines Ward]] becomes the Steelers' all-time leader in pass receptions, passing [[John Stallworth]] in the blowout at [[Heinz Field]]. The Browns' [[Leigh Bodden]] returns a blocked field goal 59 yards for a touchdown, marking the first time in NFL history that an interception, a punt, a kickoff, a missed field goal attempt and a blocked field goal attempt were returned for touchdowns in the same day.''
'''''Bye Week:''' [[Cincinnati Bengals]], [[New Orleans Saints]], [[San Diego Chargers]], [[Tennessee Titans]].<br /> ''
''('''NOTE:''' This the final week for byes this season.)''
*[[Speed skating]]: [[Chad Hedrick]] sets a new world record for the 5000 metres at the ISU World Cup in [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada with the time 6:09.68, beating the previous record by nearly five seconds. Four athletes skated under the previous world record of 6:14.66 by [[Jochem Uytdehaage]] during the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. [http://www.nu.nl/news/625159/46/Hedrick_verpulvert_record_Uytdehaage.html (Nu.nl report – in Dutch)]
==12 November 2005 (Saturday)==
*[[association football|Football]]:
**[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]].
***Intercontinental playoffs, first leg:
****[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] 1 – 1 [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
****[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] 1 – 0 [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
***European playoffs, first leg:
****[[Spain national football team|Spain]] 5 – 1 [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
****[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 2 – 0 [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
****[[Norway national football team|Norway]] 0 – 1 [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
***''Second legs: 16 November.''
**[[2005 CAF Champions League|2005]] [[CAF Champions League]] Final:
***[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] of [[Egypt]] defeat [[Étoile Sahel]] of [[Tunisia]] 3–0 in the second leg of the final before their home fans in [[Cairo]], and win 3–0 on [[aggregate score|aggregate]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4432260.stm (BBC)]
*[[Rugby union]], November Tests:
**{{nrut|England}} 26–16 {{nrut|Australia}} ''Tries from [[Ben Cohen (rugby union)|Ben Cohen]] and [[Mark Cueto]], plus a strong performance by the English forwards, send the Wallabies to their seventh consecutive Test defeat.''
**{{nrut|France}} 50–6 {{nrut|Canada}}
**{{nrut|Ireland}} 7–45 [[All Blacks|New Zealand]] ''The All Blacks dominate the Irish. Both [[Sitiveni Sivivatu]] and [[Doug Howlett]] score two tries.''
**{{nrut|Italy}} 48–0 {{nrut|Tonga}} Il Azzurri ''shut out the Tongans.''
**{{nrut|Scotland}} 19–23 {{nrut|Argentina}} Los Pumas ''come back from a 16–6 second-half deficit at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], winning thanks to a converted penalty try in the 70th minute.''
*[[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] [[Canadian football|football]] – conference championships
** [[Jewett Trophy]]: (10) [[Acadia Axemen]] 69, [[St. Francis Xavier X-Men]] 6: ''The Axemen break the record for the largest score and the largest winning margin in Jewett Trophy history as Chris Judd and Eric Nielsen connected for four touchdowns.''
** [[Hardy Trophy]]: (2) [[Saskatchewan Huskies]] 30, [[Alberta Golden Bears]] 17: ''Hec Crighton Trophy nominee [[David Stevens (Canadian football)|David Stevens]] rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns.''
** [[Dunsmore Cup]]: (1) [[Laval Rouge et Or]] 19, (5) [[Montreal Carabins|University of Montreal Carabins]] 13: ''Pierre-Luc Yao leads Laval to two touchdowns to extend Laval's winning streak to 20 games, including the regular season.''
** [[Yates Cup]]: (3) [[Laurier Golden Hawks]] 29, (8) [[Western Ontario Mustangs]] 11: ''Nick Cameron scores three touchdowns for Laurier in the victory.''
** Laval will meet Saskatchewan next week in the [[Mitchell Bowl]], while Laurier meets Acadia in the [[Uteck Bowl]].
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(1) [[University of Southern California|Southern California]] 35, [[University of California, Berkeley|Cal]] 10: ''[[LenDale White]] rushes for three touchdowns in the Trojans' 32nd-straight win, avenging their last loss two years ago [[California Memorial Stadium|at Berkeley]].''
**(2) [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] 66, [[University of Kansas|Kansas]] 14: ''The 'Horns score 28 first-quarter points and rock chalk the Jayhawks in Austin.''
**(3) [[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]] 47, [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]] 17: ''[[Kyle Wright (American football)|Kyle Wright]] throwns five touchdown passes, tying the Hurricanes' school record.''
**(5) [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] 16, (4) [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 13 (OT): ''[[JaMarcus Russell]] hits Dwayne Bowe with an 11-yard touchdown in overtime to end the Crimson Tide's bid for a perfect season. The Bayou Bengals now control their own destiny in the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]'s Western Division with games against [[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]] and [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]] left.''
**(7) [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] 42, [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] 21: ''Irish quarterback [[Brady Quinn]] throws for 288 yards and four touchdowns.''
**(15) [[Auburn University|Auburn]] 31, (9) [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] 30: ''After the Tigers complete a pass for 62 yards on fourth and ten, John Vaughn hits a 20-yard field goal with six seconds left.''
**(10) [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] 48, (25) [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]] 7: ''The Buckeyes pile up 322 rushing yards prepping for next week's showdown against Michigan.''
**(11) [[University of Oregon|Oregon]] 34, [[Washington State University|Washington State]] 31: ''Dennis Dixon and Brady Leaf ([[Ryan Leaf]]'s brother) combine for 296 passing yards for the Ducks, who win on a last-second, 19-yard field goal from Paul Martinez''.
**[[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]] 30, (12) [[University of Florida|Florida]] 22: ''[[Steve Spurrier]] upsets the team he coached for twelve seasons. This is also the Gamecocks' first win over the Gators since 1939.''
**[[Oklahoma State University – Stillwater|Oklahoma State]] 24, (13) [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] 17: ''Al Peña scores on a [[quarterback sneak]] with 23 seconds left to complete the Cowboys' upset.''
**(14) [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] 45, [[Arizona State University|Arizona State]] 35: ''The Bruins bounce back from last week's humiliation with the help of 510 yards and five touchdown passes from Drew Olson.''
**[[Clemson University|Clemson]] 35, (17) [[Florida State University|Florida State]] 14: ''The "Bowden Bowl" sees son [[Tommy Bowden|Tommy]]'s Tigers squad defeat his father [[Bobby Bowden|Bobby]]'s Seminoles team thanks to a 269-yard, three-touchdown performance by Charlie Whitehurst.''
**(18) [[Texas Christian University|TCU]] 51, [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas|UNLV]] 3: ''The Horned Frogs go 8–0 in their first [[Mountain West Conference]] season, holding the Rebels to five yards rushing in their regular-season finale.''
**[[University of Iowa|Iowa]] 20, (19) [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]] 10: ''The Hawkeyes spoil [[Barry Alvarez]]' final regular season home game as Wisconsin coach as the Badgers muster only nineteen rushing yards.''
**(21) [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] 41, [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana]] 14: ''The Wolverines run up all their points in the first half, warming up for next week's big home game against The Ohio State University.''
**[[Iowa State University|Iowa State]] 30, (22) [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]] 16: ''In a game delayed due to a real [[tornado]] warning, the Cyclones scored two defensive touchdowns and kept their [[Big 12]] North hopes alive.''
**[[University of Virginia|Virginia]] 27, (24) [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] 17: ''The Cavaliers blow a 17-point lead but hold on to win and knock the Yellow Jackets out of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Coastal Division race.''
==11 November 2005 (Friday)==
*[[Rugby union]], November Tests:
**{{nrut|Wales}} 11–10 {{nrut|Fiji}}
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(23) [[University of Louisville|Louisville]] 56, [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] 5: ''[[Brian Brohm]] passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Cardinals extended their home winning streak at [[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]] to eleven games.''
==10 November 2005 (Thursday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]] Postseason Awards: [[Chris Carpenter]] of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] edges out [[Dontrelle Willis]] of the [[Florida Marlins]] to win the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Cy Young Award]], becoming the first Redbird since [[Bob Gibson]] to win the award back in 1970.
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(20) [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]] 27, [[Boise State University|Boise State]] 7: ''Boise State loses its first [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] game since joining the conference in 2001.''
==9 November 2005 (Wednesday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]] Postseason Awards: [[Ozzie Guillén]] of the [[Chicago White Sox]] wins [[American League]] [[Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]] honors, while [[Bobby Cox]] of the [[Atlanta Braves]] earns the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] honors.
*[[Poker]]: [[Mike Matusow|Mike "The Mouth" Matusow]] wins the 2005 [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions]] at [[Caesars Palace]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas, Nevada]] defeating [[Hoyt Corkins|"Cowboy" Hoyt Corkins]] in the final hand. [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com (WSOP official web site)]
*[[Boxing]]: [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[heavyweight]] champion [[Vitali Klitschko]] announces his retirement due to a knee injury. As a result, the federation named [[Hasim Rahman]] as their new champion. [https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AmJ1rrNv33uAbbmGClTaIDGUxLYF?slug=ap-klitschkoretires&prov=ap&type=lgns AP/Yahoo!]
*[[College football|NCAA football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(16) [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] 38, [[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] 0: ''[[Steve Slaton]] rushes for four touchdowns as the Mountaineers rout the [[Nippert Stadium|homestanding]] Bearcats.''
*[[Cricket]]: [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06|Sri Lankan tour of India]]: [[India national cricket team|India]] (197 for 3, [[Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj]] 79[[not out|*]]) beat [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] (196, [[Tillakaratne Dilshan|Dilshan]] 59; [[R. P. Singh]] 4–35) by seven wickets. [http://uk.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/224574.html (Cricinfo)]
==8 November 2005 (Tuesday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]] Post Season Awards: [[Bartolo Colón]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] wins the American League [[Cy Young Award]], the first for the Cherubs since [[Dean Chance]] won in 1964.
*[[Tennis]]: [[Lleyton Hewitt]] pulls out of the Masters Cup Tournament in [[Shanghai]], citing the impending birth of his first child with wife [[Bec Hewitt|Bec Cartwright]]. His place will be taken by [[Gastón Gaudio]]. [https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2217158 (ESPN.com)]
*[[association football|Football]]: German club [[F.C. Hansa Rostock]] successfully sue three [[streaking|streaker]]s who invaded their pitch during a match in 2003. The [[German Football Association|German FA]] fined Hansa €20,000 for failing to keep their fans under control, but the club has now recouped its losses. The streakers intend to appeal. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldFootballNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20051108:MTFH98400_2005-11-08_14-15-49_L08771425:1 (Reuters)]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
==7 November 2005 (Monday)==
*[[Major League Baseball]] Postseason Awards: First baseman [[Ryan Howard]] of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and pitcher [[Huston Street]] of the [[Oakland Athletics]] are the winners of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and [[American League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookies of the Year]].
*[[National Football League|NFL]]:
**[[Monday Night Football]]
***[[Indianapolis Colts]] 40, [[New England Patriots]] 21: ''[[Peyton Manning]] finally leads the Colts to victory at [[Gillette Stadium]] with three touchdown passes, two to [[Marvin Harrison]]. [[Edgerrin James]] adds 104 yards and one touchdown on the ground for the Colts.''
**The [[Philadelphia Eagles]], who had suspended [[Terrell Owens]] without pay for the previous night's game against the [[Washington Redskins]], announce that they will suspend him for three additional games without pay, and then deactivate him once the suspension ends. The [[National Football League Players Association|NFL Players' Association]] will file a grievance and ask for a prompt hearing. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Agj2f9NEtVCN.o.kdf7EUh9DubYF?slug=ap-eagles-owensfuture&prov=ap&type=lgns (AP/Yahoo!)]
==6 November 2005 (Sunday)==
*[[Auto racing]]
**[[NASCAR]] [[2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup]]: [[Carl Edwards]] edges [[Roush Racing]] teammate [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] to win the [[Dickies 500]]. [[Tony Stewart]]'s points lead over [[Jimmie Johnson]] narrowed to 35 points. [http://www.nascar.com (NASCAR.com)]
**[[Champ Car]]: Justin Wilson wins the season-ending El Gran Premio de Mexico City. [http://www.champcarworldseries.com (Champ Car Web Site)]
**[[A1 Grand Prix]]: [[A1 Team France]] wins both the sprint and feature races of the [[2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia|Australian round]] of the [[2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season|2005–06 championship]]. [http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=26471 (Pitpass)]
*[[Canadian Football League]], Week 20 – [[Calgary Stampeders]] quarterback [[Henry Burris]] carries to team to a 43–23 victory over archrivals [[Edmonton Eskimos]], giving both teams identical 11–7 records. The two teams will meet again at [[McMahon Stadium]] in the Western Division semifinal next week. [https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story.asp?id=142776 (TSN)]
*[[National Football League|NFL]] Week 9
**At [[Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge)|LSU Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]: [[Chicago Bears]] 20, [[New Orleans Saints]] 17: ''"Da Bears" win on a 28-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with ten seconds left.''
**[[New York Giants]] 24, [[San Francisco 49ers]] 6: ''The Giants hold the 49ers to 138 total yards and five first downs. Brandon Jacobs scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to seal the win.''
**[[Seattle Seahawks]] 33, [[Arizona Cardinals]] 19: ''[[Shaun Alexander]] rushes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including an 88-yard touchdown to open the second half.''
**[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 20, [[Green Bay Packers]] 10: ''No [[Ben Roethlisberger]], no [[Jerome Bettis]] and no [[Willie Parker]]? No problem for the Steelers, who fail to make a third-down conversion and throw for only 59 yards. They still win thanks to a stingy defense that forces three turnovers, including a [[Troy Polamalu]] touchdown on a 77-yard return of a [[Brett Favre]] fumble.''
**[[Washington Redskins]] 17, [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 10: ''[[Donovan McNabb]] throws for 304 yards but is picked off by Ryan Clark at Washington's three-yard line with 1:30 left.''
'''''Bye Week:''' [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[Denver Broncos]], [[St. Louis Rams]].''
*[[Cricket]]:
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**[[Sri
*[[Soccer]]: [[MLS Cup]] 2005 Playoffs: Conference Finals
** Eastern Conference Final: [[New England Revolution]] 1, [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] 0: ''[[Clint Dempsey]] scores the match's only goal in the fourth minute
*[[association football|Football]]: [[FA Premier League|English Premiership]]
** [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s 40-match unbeaten run in the [[FA Premier League]] is ended by a 1–0 defeat by [[Manchester United F.C.|CManchester United]].
World Middleweight Armwrestling Champion Chris Coletti will suffer a massive stroke in 2 days at his home.
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*[[National Football League|NFL]]: The [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[College football|NCAA football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25:
**(1) [[University of Southern California|Southern
**(2) [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] 62, [[Baylor University|Baylor]] 0 ''[[Ramonce Taylor]] rushes for three touchdowns and catches a TD pass, and [[Vince Young]] has 351 yards of total offense in a Longhorns rout.''
**(5) [[University of Miami|Miami (
**(4) [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 17, [[Mississippi State University|Mississippi State]] 0 ''The Tide return a fumbled kickoff and an interception for TDs, and their defense holds the Bulldogs to 103 total yards.''
**(6) [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] 24, [[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State]] 0: ''[[JaMarcus Russell]] threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bayou Bengals past the Division I-AA Mountaineers.''
**[[University of Arizona|Arizona]] 52, (7) [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] 14: ''The Bruins are humiliated [[Arizona Stadium|in Tucson]] by the Wildcats, who score the first 28 points and never look back. Arizona rushed for 320 yards, with Mike Bell and Gilbert Harris combining to rush for 269 yards.''
**(8) [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] 41, [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]] 21 ''The Fighting Irish become bowl-eligible thanks to three [[Brady Quinn]] TD passes and two [[Tom Zbikowski]] return TDs (a punt and an interception).''
**[[North Carolina State University|NC State]] 20, (9) [[Florida State University|Florida State]] 15 ''The Wolfpack are paced to the [[Doak Campbell Stadium|road]] upset by Andre Brown's 179 rushing yards and a defense that intercepts three FSU passes. Nonetheless, the Seminoles clinch the
**(10) [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]] 35, (14) [[University of
**(12) [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] 40, [[University of Illinois at
**(13) [[University of Florida|Florida]] 49, [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]] 42 (2 OT) ''Although Vandy quarterback Jay Cutler made a fourth-quarter comeback to tie the game at
**(15) [[University of Oregon|Oregon]] 27, (23) [[University of California, Berkeley|Cal
**(16) [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] 52, [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] 17 ''Cody Hodges passes for 409 yards as the Red Raiders and their run-and-shoot offense dominate the Aggies [[Jones
**(17) [[Auburn University|Auburn]] 49, [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]] 27 ''The Tigers rush for 384 yards and five TDs
**[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] 16, (19) [[Boston College]] 14: ''Wallace Wright returned the opening kickoff
**(20) [[Texas Christian University|TCU]] 33, [[Colorado State University|Colorado State]] 6: ''The Horned Frogs wrapped up their first outright conference championship
**(21) [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]] 45, [[San José State University|San Jose State]] 7 ''The Bulldogs roll thanks to a great performance from quarterback Paul Pinegar who threw for 374 yards and 3 TD passes.''
**(25) [[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]] 41, [[University of Missouri
*[[Rugby union]] November Tests:
**
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*[[Soccer]]: MLS Cup 2005 Playoffs: Conference Finals
**Western Conference Final: [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] 2, [[Colorado Rapids]] 0: ''The Galaxy, fourth in the West at the start of this postseason, reaches their fifth MLS Cup Final in franchise history, winning once in
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*[[Major League Baseball]]: Two homecomings were announced by MLB teams.
*[[Cricket]]: At [[Kingsmead cricket ground, Durban|Kingsmead]], rain forces a no result between [[South
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*New York [[New York Yankees]] outfielder [[Matt Lawton]] tested positive for [[
*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(24) [[University of Louisville|Louisville]] 42, [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] 20 ''[[Michael Bush]] runs for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cardinals to the win. Louisville defensive end [[Elvis Dumervil]] sets an NCAA record by forcing his ninth fumble of the season.''
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Premiere Week
**[[Indiana Pacers]] 105, [[Miami Heat]] 102: ''[[Shaquille O'Neal]] sprained his ankle in the home opener loss for the Floridians and will be out for two to four weeks.''
**[[Phoenix Suns]] 122, [[Los Angeles Lakers]] 112
*[[Cricket]]: [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in
*[[
**Group A: [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
**Group A: [[SK Slavia Praha|Slavia Prague]]
**Group B: [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
**Group B: [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
**Group C: [[RC Lens|Lens]]
**Group C: [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
**Group D: [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
**Group D: [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
**Group E: [[FK Crvena Zvezda|Red Star Belgrade]]
**Group E: [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
**Group F: [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
**Group F: [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
**Group G: [[FC Rapid
**Group G: [[VfB Stuttgart]]
**Group H: [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
**Group H: [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Cup
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*[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[College Football]] [[Associated Press|AP]] Top 25
**(23) [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] 45, [[University of Connecticut|UConn]] 13
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Premiere Week
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**[[Los Angeles Lakers]] 99, [[Denver Nuggets]] 97
**[[Golden State Warriors]] 122, [[Atlanta Hawks]] 97
*[[
**Group A: [[Club Brugge]]
***''Rapid are now assured of last place in the group, eliminating them from any further European competition this season.''
**Group A: [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
**Group B: [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
***''Arsenal have clinched a spot in the final 16.''
**Group B: [[FC Thun]]
**Group C: [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
**Group C: [[Werder Bremen]]
**Group D: [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
**Group D: [[
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League
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*[[
**Group E: [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
**Group E: [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
**Group F: [[Rosenborg
**Group F: [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]]
***''Both Lyon and Real Madrid have clinched spots in the final 16.''
**Group G: [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
**Group G: [[Real Betis]]
**Group H: [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
**Group H: [[FC Artmedia Bratislava|Artmedia Bratislava]]
**''See also [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Premiere Week
**[[Milwaukee Bucks]] 117, [[Philadelphia 76ers]] 108 (OT)
**[[New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets]] 91, [[Sacramento Kings]] 67
**[[San Antonio Spurs]] 102, [[Denver Nuggets]] 91
**[[Dallas Mavericks]] 111, [[Phoenix Suns]] 108 (2 OT)
*[[Horse Racing]]:
**The [[Melbourne Cup]] was won by [[Makybe Diva]] for the third straight year, becoming the first horse to do so. [http://heraldsun.news.co.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17105207%255E661,00.html Melbourne Herald Sun]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
**[[Best Mate]], three-times winner of the [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]] (
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