Antonio Tarver, by a twelve-round split decision in Temecula, California. Both boxers had been stripped of their world titles by the respective organizations prior to the fight, for different reasons. The fight is HBO Boxing's last telecast of 2004 (AOL) NBA: The Charlotte Bobcats defeat the Houston Rockets in overtime, 101–100, in Charlotte. (NBA) The Orlando Magic defeat the Denver Nuggets, 117–95, in Orlando. (NBA) The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Detroit Pistons, 75–74, in Detroit, as Darius Miles makes a free throw half a second left. (NBA) The Boston Celtics defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 114–107, in Cleveland. (NBA) The Chicago Bulls defeat the Indiana Pacers, 85–71, in Chicago. (NBA) Allen Iverson scores a season-high 54 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 116–97, in Milwaukee. (NBA) The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 90–68, in Dallas. (NBA) The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Golden State Warriors, 104–85, in San Antonio. (NBA) The Phoenix Suns defeat the Washington Wizards, 110–96, in Phoenix. (NBA) MLB: The Oakland Athletics trade Mark Mulder to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Kiko Calero, Danny Haren, and a minor league catcher. (ESPN). National Football League, Week 15 Jay Feely boots a 38-yard field goal to lead the Atlanta Falcons to a 34–31 overtime win over the Carolina Panthers in Atlanta. (ESPN) The Washington Redskins defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 26–16, in San Francisco. (ESPN) The Pittsburgh Steelers and rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger win their 12th consecutive game by defeating the New York Giants, 33–30, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Roethlisberger threw for a career-best 316 yards while completing 18 of 28 passes. (ESPN) NCAA: The Linfield Wildcats defeat the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders 28–21 to win the NCAA Division III national football championship. (ESPN) The Stanford Cardinal defeat the Minnesota Lady Gophers 3 games to 1 (30–23, 30–27, 30–21) to win the NCAA Division I women's national volleyball championship. (Stanford Athletics) (ESPN) December 17, 2004 (Friday) College football: The James Madison Dukes defeat the Montana Grizzlies, 31–21, to win the NCAA Division I-AA national football championship. (ESPN). Boxing: Ebo Elder recovers from heavy injuries sustained around his eyes, and knocks out Courtney Burton in round twelve, to retain a regional Lightweight belt, in Santa Ynez, California. The fight is the last Showtime network boxing telecast for 2004.(AOL) An arrest warrant is issued against multiple times world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., for