Deaths in December
29: Avi Cohen
21: Enzo Bearzot
15: Bob Feller
15: Stan Heal
12: Tom Walkinshaw
8: John James
5: Don Meredith
2: Ron Santo
Current sporting seasons
American football 2010
National Football League
NCAA Division I FBS
NCAA Division I FCS
Auto racing 2010
V8 Supercar
FIA GT1 World Championship
Basketball 2010
NBA
NCAA Division I men
NCAA Division I women
Euroleague
EuroLeague Women
Eurocup
EuroChallenge
France
Germany
Greece
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Philippine Cup
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Football (soccer) 2010
National teams competitions
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International clubs competitions
UEFA (Europe) Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa Sudamericana
CAF Confederation Cup
CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
OFC (Oceania) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Iran
Italy
Japan
Scotland
Spain
Golf 2010
European Tour
LPGA Tour
Ice hockey 2010
National Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
Czech Extraliga
Elitserien
Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women
Rugby union 2010
Heineken Cup
European Challenge Cup
English Premiership
Celtic League
LV Cup
Top 14
Sevens World Series
Snooker
Players Tour Championship
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
Bobsleigh World Cup
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Luge World Cup
Nordic Combined World Cup
Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
Skeleton World Cup
Ski Jumping World Cup
Snowboard World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
December 31, 2010 (Friday)
American football
NFL news: The Carolina Panthers announce that they will not renew the contract of head coach John Fox for the 2011 season. NCAA bowl games: Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina: South Florida 31, Clemson 26 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas: Notre Dame 33, Miami 17 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee: UCF 10, Georgia 6 Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta: Florida State 26, South Carolina 17
Cross-country skiing
Tour de Ski: Stage 1 in Oberhof, Germany: Men's 3.75 km Freestyle Prologue: Marcus Hellner 7:34.5 Alexei Petukhov 7:36.5 Petter Northug 7:37.4 World Cup Distance standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Alexander Legkov 333 points (2) Dario Cologna 276 (3) Lukáš Bauer 253 World Cup Overall standings (after 10 of 31 races): (1) Legkov 533 points (2) Cologna 503 (3) Hellner 353 Women's 2.5 km Freestyle Prologue: Justyna Kowalczyk 6:39.0 Charlotte Kalla 6:40.5 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 6:43.8 World Cup Distance standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Marit Bjørgen 410 points (2) Kowalczyk 365 (3) Kalla 215 World Cup Overall standings (after 10 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 760 points (2) Kowalczyk 589 (3) Arianna Follis 428
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships in Buffalo and Lewiston, United States: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: 0–6 2–1 Final standings: United States 11 points, Finland 10, Switzerland 6, Slovakia 2, 1. Group B: 5–6 (SO) 3–8 Final standings: Sweden 11 points, Canada 10, Russia 6, Czech Republic 3, 0. Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland: Final: SKA Saint Petersburg 4–3 Team Canada SKA Saint Petersburg win the Cup for the fourth time and the first since 1977.
December 30, 2010 (Thursday)
American football
NCAA bowl games: Armed Forces Bowl in University Park, Texas: Army 16, SMU 14 Pinstripe Bowl in The Bronx: Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34 Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee: North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27 (2OT) Holiday Bowl in San Diego: Washington 19, Nebraska 7
Basketball
NCAA women's basketball: Stanford 71, Connecticut 59
The Huskies' Division I-record winning streak ends at 90 by the Cardinal, who were also the last team to beat the Huskies.