November 2004 in Sports - November 28, 2004

November 28, 2004

• Sports television: NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol survived a charter plane crash in Montrose County, Colorado. The pilot and co-pilot of the chartered jet died and Ebersol's son, Teddy Ebersol, was declared missing at the time of the crash. (ESPN)
• Snooker: Stephen Maguire beats David Gray in the UK Championship 10 frames to 1 (BBC)
• Cricket: England beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in Harare, Zimbabwe in the first One Day International to lead the 4 match series 1–0. (Cricinfo)
• Baseball: The entire Boston Red Sox team is named Sports Illustrated's Sportsmen of the Year for their 2004 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It is the first time that an entire professional sports team was bestowed with that honor. (ESPN)
• NFL, Week 12:
  • The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals combine for 106 points, the most in an NFL game since 1966, as the Bengals beat the Browns 58–48. (ESPN)
  • The Philadelphia Eagles clinch the NFC East division title with a 27–6 victory over the New York Giants. Eli Manning, in his second start with the Giants, throws a meager 6/21 for 148 yards with two interceptions. (ESPN)
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 16–7 victory over the Washington Redskins. The streak is the team's longest since 1976. (ESPN)
  • The San Diego Chargers rally to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 34–31, with a game-winning field goal with less than 2:30 remaining in the game. (ESPN)
  • In a driving rain and on a muddy field, the New England Patriots defeat the Baltimore Ravens, 24–3. Corey Dillon rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown. (ESPN)
  • The Buffalo Bills upset the Seattle Seahawks, 38–9. Willis McGahee rushed for four of the Bills' five touchdowns. (ESPN)
  • In a driving snow, the Oakland Raiders defeat the Denver Broncos, 25–24 on a last-minute blocked field goal attempt. (ESPN)
• Golf: Fred Couples wins his fifth Skins Game, picking up US$640,000 from 11 skins. (ESPN)
• Cross-country skiing: In the weekend's World Cup event in Ruka-Kuusamo, Finland, Kristina Šmigun (EST) wins the Ladies' 10 km classic technique race, followed by Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) and Marit Bjørgen (NOR) at the next two places. (FIS-Ski Results) The Men's 15 km race is won by Axel Teichmann (GER), with the 2nd and 3rd skiers to finish being Vassili Rotchev (RUS) and René Sommerfeldt (GER), respectively. (FIS-Ski Results)
• NBA:
  • Larry Hughes ties the game making two free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining in regulation, scores a triple-double and helps his team, the Washington Wizards, beat the Toronto Raptors, 114–109, in overtime.(NBA)
  • Christian Laettner makes a free throw with 3 seconds to go, and Ricky Davis misses a shot with less than one second to go, as the Miami Heat hold off the Boston Celtics, 106–104. Paul Pierce had missed a free throw that could have tied the game with five seconds to go. (NBA)
  • The Minnesota Timberwolves stop the Sacramento Kings' winning streak at seven, defeating them 121–110 in Sacramento.(NBA)