Events in Sport
- Dec 3 Ottawa Senators' right wing Kevin Dineen becomes 5th player in NHL history to score 300 career goals and record 2,000 penalty minutes; picks up a misconduct penalty in 7-4 loss to NJ Devils
- Dec 4 8th SEC Championship Game: #7 Alabama beats #5 Florida, 34-7
- Dec 5 88th Davis Cup: Australia beats France in Nice (3-2)
- Dec 13 65th Heisman Trophy Award: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (RB)
Event of Interest
Dec 17 Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and goaltender Byron Dafoe records his 100th NHL victory in Boston Bruin's 3-1 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta
Ray Bourque
- Dec 21 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Rivaldo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Manchester United midfielder David Beckham and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko
