10 April 2005
- Golf: Tiger Woods defeats Chris DiMarco on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, after both golfers finished at 276 (−12) after 72 holes, to win the 2005 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It is the 4th "green jacket" for Woods and his ninth major championship before his 30th birthday, an unprecedented accomplishment. Woods also reclaims the top spot in the World Golf Rankings. (AP/Yahoo!) (CBS Sportsline)
- Arena football: Al Lucas, former NFL and current Arena Football League player, dies from an apparent spinal cord injury sustained while trying to make a tackle for the Los Angeles Avengers in a game against the New York Dragons. (FOXSports.com)
- Nextel Cup: Jeff Gordon wins the Advance Auto Parts 500 in Martinsville, Virginia, after coming back from being 3 laps down early in the race. (NASCAR.com)
- Champ Car: Sébastien Bourdais begins his Champ Car title defense the right way, beating Paul Tracy to win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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