August 2005 in Sports - 15 August 2005

15 August 2005

• NBA Basketball: The deadline for teams to use the NBA's so-called "amnesty clause" passes. The amnesty clause allows teams to waive one player to avoid falling under the NBA's luxury tax threshold for payrolls of $61.7 million USD or above. Players cut by this rule today included Dallas Mavericks captain Michael Finley, Jerome Williams of the New York Knicks, Ron Mercer of the New Jersey Nets and Calvin Booth of the Milwaukee Bucks along with the recently retired Indiana Pacers icon Reggie Miller. (ESPN)

• Cricket: 2005 English cricket season:
  • The 2005 Ashes: England (444 & 280 for 6 dec.) drew with Australia (302 & 371 for 9) in the third Test at Old Trafford. (BBC)
  • Natwest Women's Series: Australia Women (222 for 7) beat England Women (210) by 12 runs in the 1st ODI at Cheltenham. (BBC)
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Hampshire (325 & 241 for 8) drew with Kent (446 & 185). (BBC)
    • Durham (315 & 103 for 2) drew with Leicestershire (443). (BBC)
  • National League, Division One: Northamptonshire (261 for 6) beat Middlesex (247 for 9) by 14 runs. (BBC)

• Golf: US PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson birdied the 18th hole to win the final major of the golf year at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey with a four-under par 276. Thomas Bjørn and Steve Elkington finished tied for second, one stroke back. (Official PGA Championship Web Site). Eight of the top 10 finishers were previous winners of a major.