12 January 2006 (Thursday)
- NFL (Non-Post-season News)
- One week after announcing that Marv Levy was returning to the Buffalo Bills as the team's new president and the subsequent firing of Tom Donahoe, head coach Mike Mularkey resigned.
- The Green Bay Packers named former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy as their new head coach.
- NBA
- Los Angeles Lakers 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 98: Kobe Bryant was "held" to 27 points, as the Lakers escaped with a win over LeBron James and the Cavs. King James had 28 points in the loss.
- Detroit Pistons 83, San Antonio Spurs 68: Thanks to Rasheed Wallace's 27 points and ten rebounds, the Pistons completed the season sweep of their 2005 NBA Finals rematch.
- NHL: The league's Board of Governors (owners) and their Players Association introduced a new drug testing policy, with punishments very similar to those in Major League Baseball, covering suspensions of 20 games for the first offense, 60 games for the second and a lifetime ban on the third offense.
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