Bobcats become the first NBA expansion team since 1971 to beat a defending champion, defeating the Detroit Pistons, 91–89, at Charlotte. (NBA) The Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Hornets, 115–109, in three overtimes.(NBA) November 22, 2004 (Monday) Baseball: The Montreal Expos announce that the franchise will be renamed the Washington Nationals if final approval for the team's move to the United States capital is granted. Washington Nationals was chosen over Washington Senators and Washington Grays (the latter would have been a tribute to the Homestead Grays of the Negro leagues). (AP) College football: Both the University of South Carolina and Clemson University, whose football teams engaged in a brawl on Saturday, announced that they would not participate in a bowl game should they be invited to one. (AP) Cricket: Scotland beat Canada by an innings and 84 runs in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to win the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup (Cricinfo) NBA The Utah Jazz retire John Stockton's number 12 jersey. Their celebration, however, is ruined by the New Orleans Hornets, who defeat the Jazz, 76–75. Lee Nailon scores the winning basket for the Hornets with 44 seconds left in the game. It is the Hornets' first win of the season.(NBA) Kevin Garnett scores two free throws with 5 seconds to go to give his Minnesota Timberwolves a 93–92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, who had announced hours before the game that their star player, Dirk Nowitzki, will miss seven to ten days due to an injury.(NBA) Bonzi Wells lifts the Memphis Grizzlies to a 93–90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, with a three-point shot made with 46 seconds to go in the game.(NBA) The Los Angeles Clippers announce their rookie point guard, Shaun Livingston, will miss six to eight weeks of action, due a knee injury. (NBA) November 21, 2004 (Sunday) Cross-country skiing: In the 2005 World Cup season's second weekend of competitions, in Gällivare, Sweden, the Ladies' 4×5 km relay is won by the Norwegian No.1 team (Bjørnås, Skofterud, Pedersen, Bjørgen), with the 2nd and 3rd place going to Finland (Välimää, Kuitunen, Saarinen, Lassila) and Germany (Böhler, Sachenbacher, Reschwam Schulze, Künzel), respectively. (FIS-Ski Results) In the Men's 4×10 km relay the winners are German (Filbrich, Angerer, Sommerfeldt, Teichmann); the 2nd place goes to Italy's No.1 team (Di Centa, Valbusa, Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi), and the 3rd team to finish is France (Perrillat, Vittoz, Jonnier, Chauvet).