20 December 2005 (Tuesday)
- NBA: Kobe Bryant scored a career-high 62 points in only three quarters — including a club-record 30 in the third quarter alone — in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112–90 rout of the Dallas Mavericks. When he left after the third quarter, he outscored the entire Mavericks team, 62–61 and the entire third quarter, 30–17.
- MLB: Johnny Damon, the long-haired and bearded center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, agreed to a four-year deal with the BoSox's hated rival, the New York Yankees, which means he will cut his hair and shave the beard as per George Steinbrenner's dictation.
- Cricket
- South Africa hang on for a draw in the first Test of their Three Test series against Australia in Perth, Australia. (Cricinfo scorecard)
- NCAA College Football
- New Orleans Bowl in Lafayette, Louisiana: Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19: Cody Hull ran for 139 yards and Shawn Nelson caught six passes for 116 yards as the Golden Eagles from Conference USA defended their bowl title in an easy victory over the Sun Belt champions.
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