November 2004 in Sports - November 25, 2004

November 25, 2004

• National Football League Thanksgiving Classics:
  • Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning breaks Dan Marino's NFL record for most consecutive games with at least four touchdown passes, throwing for six in his fifth game, a 41–9 win over the Detroit Lions. (AP)
  • Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones runs for 150 yards and two touchdowns in a 21–7 win over the Chicago Bears. (AP)
• Football: UEFA Cup Group Stage, Matchday 3
  • Group A: Schalke 04 2 – 0 Ferencváros
  • Group A: FC Basel 1 – 2 Hearts
  • Group B: Standard Liège 2 – 1 Parma
  • Group B: Steaua Bucharest 2 – 1 Beşiktaş
  • Group C: Club Brugge 1 – 0 FC Utrecht
  • Group C: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 – 0 Austria Vienna
  • Group D: Dinamo Tbilisi 0 – 4 Sporting Lisbon
  • Group D: Sochaux 0 – 4 Newcastle United
  • Group E: Lazio 2 – 2 Partizan Belgrade
  • Group E: Villarreal 2 – 0 Middlesbrough
  • Group F: Amica Wronki 1 – 3 AZ Alkmaar
  • Group F: Rangers 3 – 0 Grazer AK
  • Group G: Benfica 2 – 0 Dinamo Zagreb
  • Group G: Heerenveen 1 – 0 VfB Stuttgart
  • Group H: Zenit St. Petersburg 1 – 1 Sevilla
  • Group H: AEK Athens 1 – 2 Lille
• NBA:
  • Veteran basketball coach and television analyst Hubie Brown, who was coaching the Memphis Grizzlies, announces his retirement due to health concerns. (NBA)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi was arrested after police had to use a stun gun to subdue him when he refused to leave an Indianapolis nightclub. He was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, both misdemeanors. The Timberwolves subsequently suspended Olowokandi for two games for "conduct detrimental to the team." (ESPN)
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football: McMaster Marauders tailback Jesse Lumsden, who broke the CIS single season rushing record, wins the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canadian university football's most valuable player. Other CIS football awards awarded include the J. P. Metras Trophy to Concordia Stingers defensive end Troy Cunningham, the Presidents' Trophy to teammate Mickey Donovan, and the Peter Gorman Trophy to Bishop's Gaiters quarterback Kyle Williams. (TSN)
• Boxing: Riddick Bowe announces that his fight with Kenny Craven, scheduled for November 28, will be cancelled due to an injury to Bowe's shoulder. (BoxingCentral)