December 2004 in Sports - December 21, 2004

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)