Events in Sport
- Dec 5 3rd Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Texas A&M beats #2 Kansas State, 36-33 (2 OT)
- Dec 5 7th SEC Championship Game: #1 Tennessee beats #23 Mississippi State, 24-14
- Dec 6 87th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Italy in Milan (4-1)
President's Cup
Dec 13 Presidents Cup Golf, Royal Melbourne GC: International team wins for first time; Shigeki Maruyama and Steve Elkington unbeaten as Internationals beat US 20½–11½
- Dec 14 64th Heisman Trophy Award: Ricky Williams, Texas (RB)
Ballon d'Or
Dec 22 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid striker Davor Šuker and Inter forward Ronaldo
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 17 Martin Odegaard, Norwegian footballer, youngest to play for Real Madrid, born in Drammen, Norway
Kylian Mbappé (24 years old)
Dec 20 French soccer forward (France, PSG, Monaco), born in Paris, France
- Dec 22 Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player (French & US Open 2022 runner-up), born in Oslo, Norway
Weddings in Sport
Clyde Drexler
Dec 30 NBA player Clyde Drexler (36) weds attorney Gaynell Floyd; divorce in 2011
Deaths in Sport
Archie Moore (1913-1998)
Dec 9 American light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60), dies at 84
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions