November 2005 in Sports - 15 November 2005 (Tuesday)

15 November 2005 (Tuesday)

• NFL:
  • New York Giants co-owner Robert Tisch dies from brain cancer at 79. The other co-owner, Wellington Mara, died last month. Also, long-time Giants public address announcer Bob Sheppard will leave his position following the season. He will continue as the New York Yankees public address announcer. This year marks his 50th year as Giants' PA announcer, first at Yankee Stadium, then at the Yale Bowl, Shea Stadium and ultimately Giants Stadium in The Meadowlands.
• Major League Baseball
  • The players union and the owners agreed to toughen penalties on the use of steroids and other illegal drugs, such as amphetamines. Under the new plan, the first suspension will be for 50 games, the second offense 100 games, and the third will be a lifetime ban, with reinstatement appeals two years after the original punishment. In addition, random testing year round as well as tests during spring training and the regular season were made mandatory.
  • The New York Yankees and outfielder Hideki Matsui agreed to a four year, $52 million contract extension.
  • Joe Maddon, the longtime bench coach of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim has been named the new manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • Ned Coletti, who began in baseball as a beat writer for the Philadelphia Journal in 1980, following the world championship season of the Philadelphia Phillies, was named the new general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, coming from their archrival nemesis the San Francisco Giants where he served as assistant general manager.
  • Post-Season Awards: Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals was named the winner of the 2005 National League Most Valuable Player Award, garnering 18 of the possible 32 first-place votes. Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves, who had the rest of the first-place markers with fourteen, finished in second place.
• NCAA College Football: Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder will retire following Saturday's game against Missouri.