Pittsburgh Panthers to a 43–14 win over the USF Bulls, assuring Pittsburgh a share of the Big East Conference title (along with Boston College and Syracuse) and a spot in a BCS bowl. (AP) In the 105th Army–Navy Game, quarterback Aaron Polanco passed for two touchdowns and scored another to lead Navy to a 42–13 win. President George W. Bush was in attendance. (AP) The Capital One Bowl matchup for this year is announced: The Iowa Hawkeyes will play the LSU Tigers on January 1 in Orlando, Florida. (AP) December 3, 2004 (Friday) Baseball: One day after revealing Jason Giambi's admission of anabolic steroid use, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds had also admitted to taking designer drugs known as the cream and the clear in his grand jury testimony, but unlike Giambi, Bonds claimed he was unaware at the time that they contained steroids. (AP) Athletics: Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, says during a television interview that he personally saw United States sprinter Marion Jones inject human growth hormone into her body.(AP) NBA: The Detroit Pistons erase a 21-point lead by the San Antonio Spurs, but the Spurs hang on for a close, 80–77 victory. Corey Blount of the Boston Celtics blocks a shot by Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors with five seconds to go, preserving the Celtics' 91–89 victory. The Minnesota Timberwolves break the Phoenix Suns' eight-game winning streak, defeating them, 97–93. December 2, 2004 (Thursday) Baseball: The San Francisco Chronicle reports that New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi admitted to a grand jury that he took steroids made by BALCO. (AP) (ESPN) NBA: Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks scores 53 points in a 113–106 overtime win over the Houston Rockets. Tracy McGrady scores 49 points in a losing effort. (AP) Biathlon: In the opening event (WC 1) held at Beitostølen, Norway, of the 2004/05 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) season, the women's 7.5 km Sprint race is won by Uschi Disl (GER), with fellow German teammate Andrea Henkel catching the 2nd place, and Albina Akhatova (Албина Ахатова) (RUS) finishing 3rd. (IBU/EBU Results) In the men's 10 km Sprint race, Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) comes into his 44th BWC victory, followed by Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. (Николай Кругов) (RUS) and Raphaël Poirée (FRA) onto the next two places on the podium. (IBU/EBU Results) Cricket: India beat South Africa by 8