9 November 2005 (Wednesday)
- Major League Baseball Postseason Awards: Ozzie Guillén of the Chicago White Sox wins American League Manager of the Year honors, while Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves earns the National League honors.
- Poker: Mike "The Mouth" Matusow wins the 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada defeating "Cowboy" Hoyt Corkins in the final hand. (WSOP official web site)
- Boxing: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko announces his retirement due to a knee injury. As a result, the federation named Hasim Rahman as their new champion. AP/Yahoo!
- NCAA football AP Top 25
- (16) West Virginia 38, Cincinnati 0: Steve Slaton rushes for four touchdowns as the Mountaineers rout the homestanding Bearcats.
- Cricket: Sri Lankan tour of India: India (197 for 3, Yuvraj 79*) beat Sri Lanka (196, Dilshan 59; R. P. Singh 4–35) by seven wickets. (Cricinfo)
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