Events in Sport
- Dec 2 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (QB)
- Dec 2 54th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 30-20 in Auburn
- Dec 11 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC Royals contract
- Dec 13 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games
- Dec 16 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
- Dec 17 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2)
- Dec 17 Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA v WA)
- Dec 17 Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship
Event of Interest
Dec 19 Larry Bird (Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games
Larry Bird
Event of Interest
Dec 26 ODI cricket debut for Australia's Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya at the MCG
Sanath Jayasuriya
- Dec 27 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
Event of Interest
Dec 29 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP
Martina Navratilova
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 8 Drew Doughty, Canadian hockey player
- Dec 14 Pedro Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Dec 29 Nathan Forbes, British footballer
- Dec 29 Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player (11 singles titles, only Japanese player ranked in top 10), born in Matsue, Japan
- Dec 30 Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
Deaths in Sport
Doug Harvey
Dec 26 Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey defence player ('100 Greatest NHL Players), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 65
Doug Harvey