December 21, 2004
- Football: Dutch public broadcasting sees its rights to all major league Dutch football sold to a still to be founded commercial channel, causing a minor uproar among fans. (NOS, in Dutch)
- College football
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Syracuse Orange 51–14 in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Florida. (ESPN)
- The Associated Press sends a cease-and-desist letter to the Bowl Championship Series, requesting the removal of the AP Top 25 poll from the BCS ranking formula. (AP)
- Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers pull out of a proposed three-way deal that would have sent Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees. (ESPN)
- International basketball: Boca Juniors beats Ben Hur, 82–81, to win the 2004–2005 Argentine Top 4 Cup (Sextohombre, in Spanish)
- NBA:
- The New Jersey Nets defeat the Charlotte Bobcats, 94–91, in Charlotte. Richard Jefferson had 28 points, 17 of which were scored in the fourth quarter.(NBA)
- The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107–97, in Cleveland. LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists. (NBA)
- The Dallas Mavericks defeat the New York Knicks, 123–94, in New York. (NBA)
- The Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics, 108–100, in Miami. Shaquille O'Neal did not play because of a bruised left calf. The Heat are off to their best start in team history, with a 20–7 record. (NBA)
- The Washington Wizards lose to the Sacramento Kings, 104–98, during Chris Webber's return to the Kings, in Sacramento. (NBA)
- The New Orleans Hornets lose in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers, 100–91, in L.A. (NBA)
- Cricket: England win their eighth successive Test, the best ever run in English cricketing history, by beating South Africa by seven wickets. (BBC)
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