November 2004 in Sports - November 27, 2004

November 27, 2004

• Rugby league: The 2004 Tri-Nations ends anti-climactically at Elland Road, with Australia defeating Great Britain 44–4 in the Final, having led 38–0 at half-time. It is the biggest ever defeat suffered by GB on home soil. (BBC)
• Rugby union:
  • In a pulsating game at Twickenham, the Wallabies (Australia) defeat England 21–19. (BBC)
  • The Springboks (South Africa) convincingly defeat Scotland 45–10 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. (BBC)
  • Ronan O'Gara scores a drop goal in the 79th minute to give Ireland a 21–19 win over Argentina at Lansdowne Road. It is the second November test in which O'Gara scored all of Ireland's points. (BBC)
  • The All Blacks (New Zealand) destroy France 45–6 at Stade de France. (BBC)
• Cross-country skiing: In the weekend's World Cup event in Ruka-Kuusamo, Finland, the Men's 15 km free technique race is won by Vincent Vittoz (FRA), with the 2nd and 3rd skiers to finish being Axel Teichmann (GER) and Giorgio Di Centa (ITA), respectively. (FIS-Ski Results)
• NBA: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, at the age of 19 years and 333 days, becomes the youngest person to reach 2,000 points in NBA history. He breaks Kobe Bryant's record, who was 20 years, 183 days old when he had his 2,000th point. The Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 96–74. (ESPN)
• NCAA football:
  • The USC Trojans, ranked number one in the country, rout the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 41–10. USC remains a contender for the Orange Bowl national championship game, along with the Oklahoma Sooners and Auburn Tigers. (AP)
  • The Syracuse Orange spoil the Boston College Eagles' hopes of a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) berth with a 43–17 win. (AP)
  • The Boise State Broncos win their 22nd straight game and keep their slim BCS hopes alive with a 58–21 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack. (AP)
• Vanier Cup: In the lowest-scoring Vanier Cup game ever, and in the first held outside of Toronto, the Laval Rouge et Or repeat as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport football championship by defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 7–1. (TSN)
• Boxing: Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Erik Morales by a twelve round majority decision to conquer the WBC's world Jr. Lightweight title, Iván Calderón retains his WBO Jr. Flyweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Carlos Fajardo, Óscar Larios retains his WBC world Super Bantamweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Nedal Hussein, and Rafael Márquez retains his IBF world Bantamweight title, with an eighth round knockout of former world champion Mauricio Pastrana. (AOL)