- Dec 1 Canadian jockey Russell Baze becomes North American horse racing's all-time win leader when Butterfly Belle wins 4th race at Bay Meadows, San Mateo, California; 9,531 victories passes record of Laffit Pincay Jr
- Dec 2 11th Big 12 Championship Game: #8 Oklahoma beats #19 Nebraska, 21-7
- Dec 2 15th SEC Championship Game: #4 Florida beats #8 Arkansas, 38-28
- Dec 2 2nd ACC Championship Game: #16 Wake Forest beats #23 Georgia Tech, 9-6
Davis Cup
Dec 3 Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Marat Safin beats José Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to clinch Russia's 3-2 victory
Maddux's $10M Deal
Dec 5 Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million
- Dec 9 72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
Borg BBC Award
Dec 10 British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker
Sports History
Dec 11 Jerry Sloan achieves his 1,000th career win as a coach against the Dallas Mavericks
- Dec 26 At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
Warne 1st to 700 Test Wickets
Dec 26 Spin bowling great Shane Warne becomes first bowler in Test cricket history to take 700 wickets; bowls England opener Andrew Strauss for 50 during Australia's 4th Test win in Melbourne
- Dec 31 The final contest at the old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin is a rugby match with Leinster beating Ulster 20-12 in a Celtic League game
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