See also: 2005 in sports
- Auto racing
- NASCAR 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: Dickies 500
- Champ Car: El Gran Premio de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico
- NFL Week 9
- Atlanta Falcons 17, Miami Dolphins 10: The Falcons convert 11 third-down conversions, while the Dolphins go 0-for-9 on third.
- Carolina Panthers 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14: Steve Smith has his sixth 100-yard receiving game and Chris Gamble returns a Chris Simms pass interception for a 61-yard touchdown.
- Cincinnati Bengals 21, Baltimore Ravens 9: Carson Palmer throws for 248 yards and two touchdowns to keep the Bengals in first place in the AFC North.
- Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 14: Michael Bennett, who enters the game when Mewelde Moore sprains his wrist, runs for 106 yards on 18 carries.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 21, Houston Texans 14: Greg Jones' 12-yard touchdown run with 2:53 to go turns out to be the winning score.
- Kansas City Chiefs 27, Oakland Raiders 23: Starting on his own 28-yard line with 1:45 to go, Trent Green leads Kansas City on a game-winning drive that ends with a 1-yard Larry Johnson touchdown run.
- San Diego Chargers 31, New York Jets 26: LaDainian Tomlinson scores a career-high four touchdowns, and the Chargers hold off a furious comeback attempt by Brooks Bollinger and the Jets.
- Cleveland Browns 20, Tennessee Titans 14: Reuben Droughns gains 116 yards rushing and 73 receiving as the Browns break a three-game losing streak.
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Bye Week: Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams.
- Cricket:
- Australia (435 & 289-2d) complete a four-day victory over the West Indies (210 & 129) by 379 runs in the first Test of the 3-Test series. Ricky Ponting scores centuries in both innings, while Shane Warne and Brett Lee gets five-fors in the first and second innings respectively. Nathan Bracken takes career-best figures in the second innings, with four for 48, while only one West Indies batsman passes 50 in any innings - Devon Smith, with 88 in the first. West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul states that this was "probably the worst we've had so far." (Cricinfo) (Cricinfo interview)
- Sri Lanka (286 for 5) break India's (285 for 8) four-match winning streak with a five-wicket victory in the fifth ODI at Ahmedabad. India bats first, and after scores of 103 from Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid they make 285, despite Farveez Maharoof getting a bowling analysis of 5-0-20-4. Maharoof is subbed on for Nuwan Zoysa (5-0-29-2) in the 14th over. After two wickets from Ajit Agarkar, Sri Lanka are 155 for 5, but Tillakaratne Dilshan makes 81 to guide them to their first win on tour - but they're still 1–4 down in the 7-match series. (Cricinfo)
- Soccer: MLS Cup 2005 Playoffs: Conference Finals
- Eastern Conference Final: New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 0: Clint Dempsey scores the match's only goal in the fourth minute, setting up a rematch of the 2002 MLS Cup Final with the Los Angeles Galaxy, in which the Revs came out on the wrong side of glory in extra time.
- NFL: The Philadelphia Eagles indefinitely suspend their superstar wide receiver Terrell Owens for "conduct detrimental to the team." This came two days after an Owens interview with ESPN in which he criticized the Eagles for not publicly recognizing his 100th career receiving touchdown two weeks ago, and also said the Eagles would be undefeated if Brett Favre were their quarterback instead of Donovan McNabb. (AP/Yahoo!)
- NCAA football AP Top 25:
- (1) Southern Cal 51, Stanford 21 The Trojans score on each of their first seven possessions in the first half, with Matt Leinart throwing for four touchdowns.
- (2) Texas 62, 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) Miami (Fla.) 27, (3) Virginia Tech 7 The Hurricanes defense forced Marcus Vick into throwing two interceptions and forced a total of six turnovers in an easy win in Blacksburg and the lead in the ACC Costal Division. The loss drops the Hokies to 8-1 and leaves Southern Cal, Texas and Alabama as the only undefeated teams in Division I-A.
- (4) Alabama 17, 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) LSU 24, Appalachian State 0: JaMarcus Russell threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bayou Bengals past the Division I-AA Mountaineers.
- Arizona 52, (7) UCLA 14: The Bruins are humiliated 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) Notre Dame 41, 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).
- NC State 20, (9) Florida State 15 The Wolfpack are paced to the road upset by Andre Brown's 179 rushing yards and a defense that intercepts three FSU passes. Nonetheless, the Seminoles clinch the ACC Atlantic Division due to Boston College's loss to North Carolina, and will play in the conference championship on December 3 in Jacksonville, Florida.
- (10) Penn State 35, (14) Wisconsin 14: The Nittany Lions all but clinch the Big Ten Conference BCS bowl bid, routing the Badgers in University Park as Badgers' QB John Socco was sacked nine times by the Penn State defense.
- (12) Ohio State 40, Illinois 2: Troy Smith threw for three touchdowns and Antiono Pittman ran for the other two n a rout of the Fighting Illini.
- (13) Florida 49, Vanderbilt 42 (2 OT) Although Vandy quarterback Jay Cutler made a fourth-quarter comeback to tie the game at 35-35, he was intercepted by Reggie Lewis in the second overtime as the Gators pulled one out at home.
- (15) Oregon 27, (23) Cal Berkley 20 (OT): Brady Leaf's four-yard TD pass to James Finley in overtime was the difference for the Ducks.
- (16) Texas Tech 52, Texas A&M 17 Cody Hodges passes for 409 yards as the Red Raiders and their run-and-shoot offense dominate the Aggies at home.
- (17) Auburn 49, Kentucky 27 The Tigers rush for 384 yards and five TDs, driving another nail into the coffin of Rich Brooks' tenure as UK coach.
- North Carolina 16, (19) Boston College 14: Wallace Wright returned the opening kickoff ninety yards and three Connor Barth field goals propelled the home team to an upset of the Eagles.
- (20) TCU 33, Colorado State 6: The Horned Frogs wrapped up their first outright conference championship in almost a half-century with the Mountain West Conference title in a thrashing of the Rams.
- (21) Fresno State 45, 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) Colorado 41, Missouri 12 Lawrence Vickers rushed for four TDs as the Buffaloes and Mason Crosby kicked a pair of field goals including a 56 yarder. They have all but clinched the Big XII North.
- Rugby union November Tests:
- Argentina 23–34 South Africa
- France 26–16 Australia Les Bleus send the Wallabies crashing to their sixth consecutive Test defeat, their worst streak since 1969. Wallabies captain George Gregan takes sole possession of the all-time lead for national team caps in the sport's history with his 115th appearance. (BBC)
- Wales 3–41 New Zealand Rico Gear scores a hat trick of tries; Daniel Carter scores all the other points, including two tries of his own; and a stifling All Blacks defence frustrates the Welsh. (BBC)
- 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 2002. Landon Donovan scores both of L.A.'s goals. What would've been Colorado's only goal of the match in the 34th minute was taken away after referee Brian Hall blew the whistle while the ball was in the air to deal with pushing and shoving in the box.
- Major League Baseball: Two homecomings were announced by MLB teams. The New York Yankees announced Ron Guidry would be their new pitching coach, and the Milwaukee Brewers named Hall of Famer Robin Yount would return to be their bench coach, both for the 2006 season.
- Cricket: At Kingsmead, rain forces a no result between South Africa and New Zealand in Nathan Astle's 200th one-day international. South Africa make 79 for 2 before rain stopped play. (Cricinfo)
- New York New York Yankees outfielder Matt Lawton tested positive for Boldenone, in violation of Major League Baseball drug policy, and will be suspended for the first ten games of the 2006 season.
- NCAA College Football AP Top 25
- (24) Louisville 42, 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.
- 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 Lanka tour of India: A team effort, with five men making above 35 and Rahul Dravid top-scoring with 63, sees India chase 262 to win against Sri Lanka. Ajit Agarkar takes five wickets for 44 runs, his second best bowling figures of his ODI career, and 87 from Marvan Atapattu was not enough to help his team avoid the loss. India takes an unassailable 4–0 lead in the 7-match series. (Cricinfo)
- Football: UEFA Cup 2005-06: Group stage, matchday 2
- Group A: Hamburg 2 – 0 Viking Stavanger
- Group A: Slavia Prague 4 – 2 CSKA Sofia
- Group B: Brøndby 2 – 0 Maccabi Petach Tikva
- Group B: Palermo 0 – 0 Lokomotiv Moscow
- Group C: Lens 5 – 0 Halmstad
- Group C: Sampdoria 0 – 0 Steaua Bucharest
- Group D: Middlesbrough 3 – 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- Group D: Litex Lovech 2 – 1 Grasshoppers
- Group E: Red Star Belgrade 1 – 2 FC Basel
- Group E: Strasbourg 2 – 0 Tromsø
- Group F: Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Dinamo Bucharest
- Group F: Heerenveen 0 – 0 CSKA Moscow
- Group G: Rapid Bucharest 2 – 0 Rennes
- Group G: VfB Stuttgart 0 – 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Group H: Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Zenit St. Petersburg
- Group H: Sevilla 3 – 0 Beşiktaş
- See also UEFA Cup 2005-06.
- NCAA College Football AP Top 25
- (23) West Virginia 45, UConn 13
- NBA Premiere Week
- Cleveland Cavaliers 109, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 87
- Washington Wizards 99, Toronto Raptors 96
- Indiana Pacers 90, Orlando Magic 78
- Milwaukee Bucks 110, New Jersey Nets 96
- Boston Celtics 114, New York Knicks 100 (OT)
- Detroit Pistons 108, Philadelphia 76ers 88
- Minnesota Timberwolves 90, Portland Trail Blazers 86
- Miami Heat 97, Memphis Grizzlies 78
- Chicago Bulls 109, Charlotte Bobcats 105 (OT)
- Houston Rockets 98, Sacramento Kings 89
- Utah Jazz 93, Dallas Mavericks 82
- Los Angeles Clippers 101, Seattle SuperSonics 93
- Los Angeles Lakers 99, Denver Nuggets 97
- Golden State Warriors 122, Atlanta Hawks 97
- Football: UEFA Champions League 2005-06: Group stage, matchday 4
- Group A: Club Brugge 3 – 2 Rapid Vienna
- Rapid are now assured of last place in the group, eliminating them from any further European competition this season.
- Group A: Juventus 2 – 1 Bayern Munich
- Group B: Arsenal 3 – 0 Sparta Prague
- Arsenal have clinched a spot in the final 16.
- Group B: FC Thun 2 – 4 Ajax
- Group C: Barcelona 5 – 0 Panathinaikos
- Group C: Werder Bremen 4 – 3 Udinese
- Group D: Lille 1 – 0 Manchester United
- Group D: Benfica 0 – 1 Villarreal
- See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.
- Group A: Club Brugge 3 – 2 Rapid Vienna
- Football: UEFA Champions League 2005-06: Group stage, matchday 4
- Group E: Schalke 04 2 – 0 Fenerbahçe
- Group E: PSV 1 – 0 A.C. Milan
- Group F: Rosenborg 0 – 2 Real Madrid
- Group F: Olympiakos 1 – 4 Lyon
- Both Lyon and Real Madrid have clinched spots in the final 16.
- Group G: Liverpool 3 – 0 Anderlecht
- Group G: Real Betis 1 – 0 Chelsea
- Group H: Internazionale 2 – 1 Porto
- Group H: Artmedia Bratislava 2 – 2 Rangers
- See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.
- 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. Melbourne Herald Sun
- Best Mate, three-times winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup (2002-2004) collapses and dies of a suspected heart attack following a race at Exeter. (BBC)
Past sports events by month
- 2005 in sports: January February March April May June July August September October November
- 2004 in sports: June July August September October November December
(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months)
