College football: The Hawaii Warriors defeat the UAB Blazers 59–40 in the Hawaii Bowl. (ESPN) December 23, 2004 (Thursday) College football: The Wyoming Cowboys upset the UCLA Bruins, 24–21 in the Las Vegas Bowl. (ESPN) The Cincinnati Bearcats defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd 32–14 in the Fort Worth Bowl. (ESPN) Dave Wannstedt, who resigned his job with the Miami Dolphins in November, is named head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers. (SI) Rugby union: The Rugby Football Union disqualify Zurich Premiership champions London Wasps from the Powergen Cup for fielding an ineligible player, hooker Jonny Barrett. December 22, 2004 (Wednesday) The IAAF has provisionally suspended the Greek sprinters Konstantinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou for missing all three doping tests prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics. They could face a ban of up to two years if found guilty. (MSNBC) December 21, 2004 (Tuesday) Football: Dutch public broadcasting sees its rights to all major league Dutch football sold to a still to be founded commercial channel, causing a minor uproar among fans. (NOS, in Dutch) College football: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Syracuse Orange 51–14 in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Florida. (ESPN) The Associated Press sends a cease-and-desist letter to the Bowl Championship Series, requesting the removal of the AP Top 25 poll from the BCS ranking formula. (AP) Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers pull out of a proposed three-way deal that would have sent Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees. (ESPN) International basketball: Boca Juniors beats Ben Hur, 82–81, to win the 2004–2005 Argentine Top 4 Cup (Sextohombre, in Spanish) NBA: The New Jersey Nets defeat the Charlotte Bobcats, 94–91, in Charlotte. Richard Jefferson had 28 points, 17 of which were scored in the fourth quarter.(NBA) The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107–97, in Cleveland. LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists. (NBA) The Dallas Mavericks defeat the New York Knicks, 123–94, in New York. (NBA) The Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics, 108–100, in Miami. Shaquille O'Neal did not play because of a bruised left calf. The Heat are off to their best start in team history, with a 20–7 record. (NBA) The Washington Wizards lose to the Sacramento Kings, 104–98, during Chris Webber's return to the Kings, in Sacramento. (NBA) The New Orleans Hornets lose in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers, 100–91, in L.A. (NBA) Cricket: England win