- Dec 3 20th SEC Championship Game: #1 LSU beats #16 Georgia, 42-10
- Dec 3 7th ACC Championship Game: #21 Clemson beats #5 Virginia Tech, 38-10
- Dec 4 100th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Seville (3-1)
- Dec 8 The NBA and players union reach financial agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games
Event of Interest
Dec 11 Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek suffers a minor heart attack in his home and is admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Alex Trebek
- Dec 12 77th Heisman Trophy Award: Robert Griffin III, Baylor (QB)
Event of Interest
Dec 15 Barry Bonds is sentenced to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service, for an obstruction of justice conviction stemming from a grand jury appearance in 2003
Barry Bonds
- Dec 18 The last US troops withdraw from Iraq, formally ending the Iraq War