December 2004 in Sports - December 17, 2004

December 17, 2004

• College football: The James Madison Dukes defeat the Montana Grizzlies, 31–21, to win the NCAA Division I-AA national football championship. (ESPN).
• Boxing: Ebo Elder recovers from heavy injuries sustained around his eyes, and knocks out Courtney Burton in round twelve, to retain a regional Lightweight belt, in Santa Ynez, California. The fight is the last Showtime network boxing telecast for 2004.(AOL)
  • An arrest warrant is issued against multiple times world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., for failing to appear in court during a trial.(AOL)
• Ice hockey: The London Knights' Canadian Hockey League-record 31 game unbeaten streak ends following a 5–2 loss to the Sudbury Wolves. (TSN)
• NBA:
  • The New York Knicks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime, 113–107, in Philadelphia. (NBA)
  • The Indiana Pacers defeat the Toronto Raptors, 89–86, in Indiana. (NBA)
  • The Boston Celtics defeat the Utah Jazz, 114–106, in Boston. (NBA)
  • The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 100–84, in Atlanta. (NBA)
  • The Miami Heat defeats the Denver Nuggets, 107–100, in Miami. (NBA)
  • The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the New Jersey Nets, 89–84, in Memphis. (NBA)
  • The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New Orleans Hornets, 83–67, in New Orleans. (NBA)
  • The Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 113–86, in Minnesota. (NBA)
  • The Houston Rockets defeat the Golden State Warriors, 100–83, in Houston. (NBA)
  • The Washington Wizards defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime, 120–116, in L.A.. (NBA)
  • The Phoenix Suns defeat the Seattle Sonics, 112–110, in Seattle. The Sonics and Suns have the best records in the NBA. (NBA)
  • The Toronto Raptors trade Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Alvin Williams, Eric Williams, and two first-round draft picks. (ESPN)
• UEFA Cup: In Nyon, Switzerland, UEFA conducts the draws for the knock-out round of 16 for the UEFA Champions League, and for the knock-out rounds of 32 and 16 for the UEFA Cup:
• UEFA Champions League, Knock-out Group of 16
  • Real Madrid – Juventus
  • Porto – Inter Milan
  • Barcelona – Chelsea
  • Werder Bremen – Olympique Lyonnais
  • Liverpool – Bayer Leverkusen
  • PSV – AS Monaco
  • Manchester United – AC Milan
  • Bayern Munich – Arsenal
    • Games will take place over two legs, on 22–23 February 2005, and 8–9 March 2005.

• UEFA Cup, knock-out group of 32:

1. Grazer AK – Middlesbrough
2. Heerenveen – Newcastle United
3. FC Basel – Lille
4. Parma – VfB Stuttgart
5. Sporting Lisbon – Feyenoord
6. Alemannia – AZ Alkmaar
7. Austria Vienna – Athletic Bilbao
8. Partizan Belgrade – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9. Valencia – Steaua Bucharest
10. Ajax – Auxerre
11. CSKA Moscow – Benfica
12. Fenerbahçe – Real Zaragoza
13. Panathinaikos – Sevilla
14. Shakhtar Donetsk – Schalke 04
15. Olympiacos – Sochaux
16. Dynamo Kyiv – Villarreal

• Games will take place over two legs, on 16–17 February and 24 February 2005.

• UEFA Cup, knock-out group of 16:

1. Winner game 1 – Winner game 5
2. Winner game 13 – Winner game 4
3. Winner game 9 – Winner game 16
4. Winner game 3 – Winner game 10
5. Winner game 15 – Winner game 2
6. Winner game 14 – Winner game 6
7. Winner game 8 – Winner game 11
8. Winner game 7 – Winner game 12

• Games will take place over two legs, on 10 March and 16–17 March 2005. (UEFA)