- Dec 1 12th Big 12 Championship Game: #9 Oklahoma beats #1 Missouri, 38-17
- Dec 1 16th SEC Championship Game: #5 LSU beats #14 Tennessee, 21-14
- Dec 1 3rd ACC Championship Game: #6 Virginia Tech beats #12 Boston College, 30-16
- Dec 1 Davis Cup Tennis, Portland, Oregan: Bob and Mike Bryan team to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-1) over Russia; beat Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev 7-6, 6-4, 6-2; 32nd US title
Earl Lloyd Honored
Dec 1 T. C. Williams High School’s newly constructed basketball court is named after Earl Lloyd
Ballon d'Or
Dec 4 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaká is named best football player in the world; first year in which players from clubs outside the UEFA federation eligible for nomination
- Dec 8 73rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Tebow, Florida (QB)
Mitchell Report Released
Dec 13 The Mitchell Report is publicly released listing the names of 89 Major League Baseball players that have presumably used anabolic steroids and human growth hormones. Notable players named include Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada.
- Dec 29 American boxer Steve Cunningham defends his IBF cruiserweight title for the first time with a 12th-round TKO of local favourite Marco Huck in Bielefeld, Germany
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