5 September 2005
- NFL: Jerry Rice announces his retirement from football. The 42-year-old declined a role with the Denver Broncos as only a fourth wide receiver. Rice retires holding most of the NFL's career records in receiving. (ESPN)
- PGA Tour: Olin Browne wins the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts with a final score of 14-under. It's Browne's first win on Tour since the 1999 Bank of America Colonial. (PGATour.com)
- Canadian football: Canadian Football League Labour Day Classic (Week 11):
- A successful field goal by Hamilton kicker Jamie Boreham with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter gives the Tiger-Cats victory over the Toronto Argonauts, 33–30. It is only Hamilton's second win of the season. TSN
- The Edmonton Eskimos manage to build a 20–1 lead at the half, but had to hang on to win 25–23 over the Calgary Stampeders. TSN
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