2005 in sports : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - →
- Boxing:
- 2005 English cricket season:
- Rugby union, Heineken Cup semifinal: Stade Français 20, Biarritz 17 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, metro Paris. Stade advances to the final to be held 22 May at Murrayfield, Edinburgh. (BBC)
- NFL: The 2005 NFL Draft begins at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Highlights (ESPN):
- The San Francisco 49ers, selecting first overall, pick Utah quarterback Alex Smith, as expected.
- For the first time ever, three running backs are among the first five selections: Auburn teammates Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams (second and fifth respectively) and Texas' Cedric Benson (fourth).
- Auburn has four first-round picks, with Brown and Williams joined by cornerback Carlos Rogers (ninth) and QB Jason Campbell (25).
- Cal QB Aaron Rodgers, who was regarded by many as a possible top overall pick until a week before the draft, freefalls through the first round all the way to the 24th slot. The Green Bay Packers pick Rodgers, who now stands to be the eventual successor to Brett Favre.
- In a surprise move, the Denver Broncos draft Maurice Clarett, former Ohio State running back, as a third-round compensatory pick.
- Nextel Cup: In the series' first night race at Phoenix International Raceway, Kurt Busch leads over half of the laps en route to his first victory of the season at the Subway Fresh 500. (NASCAR.com)
- Major League Soccer: The Los Angeles Galaxy defeats C.D. Chivas USA 3-1 in an inter-city match. A strange delay occurs in the 41st minute when the "SkyCam", a movable TV camera suspended above the ground on a cable, that ESPN2 is using crashes to the ground, sparking a 3-and-a-half minute stoppage. The camera is removed at halftime. No one is injured when it falls.(MLSNet MatchTracker)
Bradford/Leeds UCCE celebrate as the winning runs are struck.
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2007 in sports: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2006 in sports: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2005 in sports: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2004 in sports: June July August September October November December
(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months and also the list of 'years in sports'.)
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