- Dec 1 St Louis Blues' Bob Berry coaches his 800th career NHL game, a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto; also coached LA Kings, Montreal Canadiens & Pittsburgh Penguins
Houston Rockets' Streak
Dec 2 Houston Rockets score a 94-85 win over the Knicks at New York’s Madison Square Garden, recording their 15th straight win to start the season; tie Washington Capitols' all-time NBA record 1948-49; streak ends next game
- Dec 4 2nd SEC Championship Game: #9 Florida beats #16 Alabama, 28-13
Dan Jansen
Dec 4 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
- Dec 5 82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1)
- Dec 11 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
- Dec 28 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Italian striker Roberto Baggio is named Europe's best football player ahead of Inter forward Dennis Bergkamp and Manchester United striker Eric Cantona
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