2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
At the parade lap back to parc fermé, Hayden gleefully celebrates his win, waving at the crowd as the marshalls congratulate him by waving their flags. He raises his arms in complete joy as well.


2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
As the riders walk up to the podium, Nicky Hayden gets a loud cheer of happiness from the crowd as he joyfully raises his arm to indicate his win. He does a funny dance, then steps onto the top step as Rossi and Edwards shake hands with the winner.


2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz hands Rossi the third place trophy, Edwards the second place trophy and four-time 500cc world champion Eddie Lawson hands Hayden the winners trophy, who greatly accepts it and holds it above his head in glee. Lawson also hands Pete Benson - the chief mechanic of the Repsol Honda team - the constructors trophy.


2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The U.S. national anthem plays for Hayden, who starts to cry after the crowd cheers as the anthem stops. The fans shout Hayden's name as he wipes away the tears of joy, the champagne is being handed and the trio start to spray it upon each other, the fans and an unlucky grid girl who stood in close proximity.


2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Hayden's win does not affect Rossi's championship hunt. ' The Doctor' now has a lead of 186 points, extending his lead to 79 points to second place Marco Melandri with 107 and third place Max Biaggi with 100 points.


2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eight has concluded.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing
The 2005 University of Oklahoma bombing occurred on October 1, 2005 at approximately 7:30 p.m. CDT, when a bomb went off near the George Lynn Cross Hall on Van Vleet Oval on the University of Oklahoma (OU) main campus. The blast took place less than 200 yards west of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where 84,501 spectators were attending a football game. The bomber, OU student Joel "Joe" Henry Hinrichs III, was killed in the explosion; no one else was killed.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing
After the incident, speculation began immediately about Hinrichs' motivation and the number of accomplices, if any. An off-duty police officer had noted Hinrichs talking with a local feed store owner about ammonium nitrate and had begun an investigation. There was innuendo regarding the Pakistani heritage of the bomber's roommate.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing
Terrorism-related speculation was heightened after the explosive agent was found to be TATP, an explosive of similar manufacture, though separate makeup, to the compound used in the July 2005 London bombings, the attempted destruction of an airplane by a shoe bomber, and by Hamas in clandestine devices for use by suicide bombers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local authorities concluded in 2006 that Hinrichs acted alone and had no assistance from other groups. They could not prove or disprove allegations that Hinrichs intended to enter the packed stadium and kill football fans along with himself.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Initial events
Shortly before halftime of the Saturday evening game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Kansas State Wildcats, spectators inside the stadium heard an explosion. The explosion was reported as being heard up to five miles away, but people on the east side of the stadium heard only a rumble like low-volume thunder. A few heard nothing. Spectators were not allowed to leave the stadium at half-time, which caused concern among fans who did hear the explosion.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Initial events
No stadium announcements were made until the third and fourth quarters of play, when bus drivers were asked to leave the stadium and meet at the northwest corner of the Asp Avenue Parking Facility. During the last six minutes of the game, an announcement was made over the public address system in the stadium and over local radio for attendees to exit through the south and east gates, and to avoid the area, known as the South Oval, west of the stadium. University officials had decided against giving any further explanations to game attendees because they "didn't want to start any kind of panic."


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Initial events
"Everyone in my section heard it [the explosion]. We looked to the opposite side of the field though thinking it was thunder. Me and my family were gonna go to the university bookstore after the game but the direction we had to go was blocked by caution tape. We knew something was up and got out of there ASAP." said a Sooner fan.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Initial events
First reports said the explosive device was made using hydrogen peroxide, though as later noted this was only a component of the actual explosive compound used. The initial accounts also indicated a second bomb was found, but these accounts were false. The area was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs, and no more explosives were found. The remains of the backpack contained a circuit board, wires, and a battery; a small explosive was used to safely detonate it at about 9:00 p.m. Other items at the bomb site included a crescent wrench, a white sock with protruding wires, a screwdriver, unused wooden matches, and a chemistry book.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Initial events
Following the bomb explosion, the entire South Oval was marked as off-limits with crime scene tape. Fans exited the stadium at the conclusion of the game without incident. The South Oval was open the next afternoon except for the immediate area of the explosion, so a broken glass door could be replaced and firefighters could finish spraying down the area with water to wash debris, chemicals and bodily fluids away from the sidewalk and a bus parked there before the preceding day's game. Classes resumed as normal on Monday.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Hinrichs
In a press conference the next day, OU president David Boren identified Hinrichs, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student, as responsible for the detonation. Originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Hinrichs was a National Merit Scholar who graduated from Wasson High School in May 2002. His father, Joel Hinrichs Jr., described him as a "very private individual" who had gone through "several severe bouts of depression". Hinrichs' depression was noted as early as ten years old. His father believes that the "underlying cause was his inability to bond with other people. He couldn't make friendships," and also said that Hinrichs began counseling at the university's on-campus health center two years earlier. He did not know if his son was still seeing a counselor, and denied knowledge of the young man's suicidal ideations.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Hinrichs
Hinrichs was a member of Triangle Fraternity, a social fraternity of engineering, science and architectural majors. Hinrichs' father said that his son had "recently moved out of the Triangle fraternity house because "he didn't bond, didn't relate well to the other fraternity members." In the chapter meeting following the bombing the members of his fraternity were asked to direct all questions and comments to one member of their fraternity and not to discuss anything with the media; this was advised in hopes of limiting rumors and other theories.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
According to local media, Hinrichs inquired about purchasing a large quantity of ammonium nitrate, the chief ingredient in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, at a local feed store two days before the explosion. An off-duty Norman police officer was in the store and overheard the conversation between the feed store owner and Hinrichs. The officer followed Hinrichs out of the store, checked Hinrichs' license plate, and began an investigation when his shift started. That investigation was still in progress when the bomb went off. A computer check, however, showed no outstanding arrest warrants for Hinrichs and no criminal record.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
After more investigation, the explosive was found not to be hydrogen peroxide, as first indicated. Instead, Hinrichs detonated triacetone triperoxide (TATP), an extremely unstable compound which can be made by mixing common household products like acetone, hydrogen peroxide and an acid catalyst. According to a Norman bomb squad agent, Hinrichs had between two and three pounds of TATP in a bag in his lap.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
When investigators entered Hinrichs' apartment the morning after the explosion, they found more TATP and the necessary chemicals to make more of the substance. Since TATP becomes more unstable as time passes, the Norman Police and the FBI evacuated Hinrichs' building and the four apartment buildings that surrounded it as a precaution. A suicide note was displayed on Hinrichs' open laptop monitor. While detectives were unable to completely retrace Hinrichs' steps that day, they did find that Hinrichs typed "None of you are worth living with. You can all kiss my ass" at about 6:15 pm that evening, approximately 75 minutes before he died. The message was on the computer screen when agents entered Hinrichs' apartment.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Hinrichs told friends and fraternity brothers that he liked explosives, and frequently experimented with building and detonating bombs made in or of plastic soda bottles. Hinrichs kept detailed records of many experiments he performed, done mostly at Red Rock Canyon in Caddo County, in the weeks prior to his death. Along with the chemicals and the suicide note, they found used artillery shells, spent bullets, belts made of used brass shell casings, and military ammunition boxes. Other items taken in the search included a thermometer, a slow cooker, rolls of tape, mixing bowls, and plastic containers.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Hinrichs' roommate met Hinrichs when he placed an advertisement online for a roommate, and Hinrichs responded. The two did not socialize, and although Hinrichs showed the remains of detonated explosive devices to at least one fraternity brother, the roommate was unaware of Hinrichs' interest in explosives. There was already speculation among some bloggers and pundits that Hinrichs was a Muslim, but the news of a Pakistani roommate ignited louder rumors that Hinrichs was an Islamic convert who attended the same Norman mosque Zacarias Moussaoui previously attended.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Ashraf Hussein, the president of OU's Muslim Student Association, said he had never seen Hinrichs at a mosque and that he did not believe Hinrichs was Muslim. As many as eight people, Hakim Mansouri (OU student), Djamal Rabli (OU student) and others including OU Arabic language instructor Hossam Barakat, were detained by the Norman Police Department in the early morning hours of October 2 for questioning. They were again questioned the next day, after which they were cleared of suspicion.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Rumors also circulated that Hinrichs intended to detonate his homemade bomb inside the stadium; these included allegations that he tried to enter the stadium that evening but was denied entry after he refused to be searched. Hinrichs was not a student football season ticket holder; there was no evidence that Hinrichs tried to enter the stadium, and Hinrichs apparently neither bought nor tried to buy a game ticket.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Agents scoured hundreds of hours of security camera tapes and found no images of Hinrichs, but, since not all entrances had cameras, they conceded they may never know if Hinrichs wanted to enter or tried to enter the stadium that night. Boren noted that Hinrichs waited until the game was underway and pre-game fans and students had cleared the South Oval; there would have been injuries or deaths to bystanders had Hinrichs detonated his device in the same area prior to or after the game.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Investigation
Before the October 22, 2005 game, with the Baylor Bears, season ticket holders received a letter from Boren which outlined new stadium security procedures, including restrictions on bags and purses brought into the stadium, more security cameras, and hand searches of belongings. Readmission to the stadium after exiting during the game or at half-time was prohibited except for medical emergencies.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Conclusion and aftermath
In July 2006, the FBI formally declared that there was no evidence Hinrichs was a terrorist. Over 200 witnesses were interviewed about the event, and no indications were found that Hinrichs was an extremist, had extremist views, or was working with anyone else to make and explode the bomb. Agents with the Norman police and bomb squad said that Hinrichs likely "got cocky" with his explosives; a witness saw Hinrichs rummaging around his backpack shortly before it detonated.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Conclusion and aftermath
In November 2006, Thomas Carlisle Hinrichs, Joel Hinrichs' brother, was arrested after he allegedly attacked his father and threatened to murder an FBI agent. He was found guilty of the crime in June and was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment in October 2007.


2005 University of Oklahoma bombing, Conclusion and aftermath
In August 2007, the university held an emergency drill to better prepare for future events during home football games. A gas line rupture inside Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was simulated. More than 500 students participated, along with responders from the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Norman Police Department and Fire Department, the University of Oklahoma Police Department, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. It was the first university stadium emergency drill of its kind in the United States.


2005 Uruguayan Primera División
The Primera División Uruguaya 2005 started on 5 March 2005 and ended on 12 July 2005.


2005 Uruguayan Primera División
The league was a single round-robin tournament and not relegation and promotion from Segunda División Uruguay. But along with Apertura 2005 of 2005–06 season, the whole schedule of 2005 would count in a final table, the bottom three would direct relegated. The winners qualified for 2006 Copa Libertadores.


2005 Uruguayan Primera División, Championship playoffs
Defensor Sporting refused to play the playoff due to Nacional winning their last match by a contested penalty in 7th minute of injury time. Nacional was awarded the championship on 6 July 2005.


2005 Uruguayan municipal elections
Uruguay's local government elections, held on May 16, 2005, to elect the intendente of the 19 departments that are the administrative divisions of Uruguay, resulted in major gains for the newly elected Frente Amplio government, and heavy losses for the opposition Partido Nacional and Partido Colorado.


2005 Uruguayan municipal elections
The Frente Amplio (left-wing) had won with an overwhelming margin the presidential and parliamentary elections on October 31, 2004, putting an end to the classic bipartisan competition and alternation in power of the Partido Colorado and the Partido Nacional (centre and centre right).


2005 Uruguayan municipal elections
In the municipal elections of May 2000, the Partido Nacional had won 13 departments, the Partido Colorado five departments, and the Frente Amplio one department. As a result of the municipal elections of 2005, the Partido Nacional won 10 departments, the Frente Amplio eight, and the Partido Colorado one. The Frente Amplio had a net gain of seven departments, the Partido Colorado had a net loss of four departments and the Partido Nacional had a net loss of three departments.


2005 Uruguayan municipal elections, List of winning candidates for intendente
Following is a list of the departments in Uruguay, with the name of the intendente elected, his party affiliation and the faction within the party to which he belongs:


2005 Utah State Aggies football team
The 2005 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Brent Guy and played their home games in Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. The Aggies finished the season 3–8 overall and  2–6 in WAC play to tie for sixth place.


2005 Utah Utes football team
The 2005 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Kyle Whittingham's first year as head coach after having been promoted from defensive coordinator following the departure of Urban Meyer for Florida. Their 4–4 conference record put them tied for fourth in the conference. The Utes played their homes games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.


2005 Utah Utes football team, After the season, NFL Draft
Utah had two players taken in the 2006 NFL Draft:


2005 Uzbek League
The 2005 Uzbek League season was the 14th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992.


2005 Uzbek League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.


2005 V-League
V-League 2005 was the 49th season of Vietnam's professional football league. Tan Hiep Phat was the league's sponsor, replacing Kinh Do.


2005 V-League
Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. won their first title in this season, displacing two-time champions Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.


2005 V-League (South Korea)
The 2005 V-League season was the 1st season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 20 February 2005 and finished on 8 May 2005. Games were played at venues in Daejeon, Incheon, Cheonan and Gumi.


2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was a motor racing championship for V8 Supercars. The series, which was the seventh V8 Supercar Championship Series, began on 18 March 2005 in Adelaide and ended on 27 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after 13 rounds. The 46th Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the series winner, Russell Ingall by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.


2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series.


2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Results and standings, Race calendar
The 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds which included 11 single-driver sprint rounds and two two-driver endurance rounds.


2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Results and standings, Points system
Points were awarded on the results of each race as follows.


2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Results and standings, Champion Manufacturer
Ford was awarded the Champion Manufacturer title, having achieved the most round wins during the series.


2005 V8 Supercar season
The 2005 V8 Supercar season was the 46th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.


2005 V8 Supercar season
There were 21 touring car race meetings held during 2005; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series (VCS), two of them endurance races; a seven-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2005 Holden Performance Driving Centre V8 Supercar Series (HVS) and V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix.


2005 V8 Supercar season, Results and standings, Race calendar
The 2005 Australian touring car season consisted of 21 events.


2005 V8 Supercar season, Results and standings, QANTAS V8 Supercars GP 100
This meeting was a support event of the 2005 Australian Grand Prix.


2005 VCU Rams baseball team
The 2005 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by head coach Paul Keyes, in his eleventh year as head coach.


2005 VCU Rams baseball team, Previous season
The 2004 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 34–24 (14–10) regular-season record.


2005 VFL season
The 2005 Victorian Football League season was the 124th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after it defeated Werribee in the Grand Final on 18 September by nine points; it was Sandringham's ninth top-division premiership, and the second of three premierships won consecutively by the club between 2004 and 2006.


2005 VMI Keydets football team
The 2005 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets' 115th year of football, and their 3rd season in the Big South Conference.


2005 VMI Keydets football team
After opening the year with a shutout win over Davidson, VMI lost its next three games to William & Mary, FBS-Duke, and Lehigh. They rebounded by winning two straight conference games over Charleston Southern, 34–12, and Liberty, 10–7, but ending the year on a five-game losing streak to end the season at 3–8 and 2–2 in Big South play, including a 22–14 loss to The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.


2005 VX3
2005 VX3 is trans-Neptunian object and retrograde damocloid on a highly eccentric, cometary-like orbit. It was first observed on 1 November 2005, by astronomers with the Mount Lemmon Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States. The unusual object measures approximately 7 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It has the 3rd largest known heliocentric semi-major axis and aphelion. Additionally its perihelion lies within the orbit of Jupiter, which means it also has the largest orbital eccentricity of any known minor planet.


2005 VX3, Description
2005 VX3 orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.1–1,826 AU once every 27,672 years (semi-major axis of 915 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.9955 and an inclination of 112° with respect to the ecliptic. It belongs to the dynamical group of damocloids due to its retrograde orbit and its low Tisserand parameter (TJupiter of −0.9430). It is a Jupiter-, Saturn-, Uranus-, and Neptune-crosser. The body's observation arc begins with its first observation by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 1 November 2005.


2005 VX3, Description
2005 VX3 has a barycentric semi-major axis of ~1026 AU. 2014 FE72 and 2012 DR30 have a larger barycentric semi-major axis. The epoch of January 2016 was when 2005 VX3 had its largest heliocentric semi-major axis.


2005 VX3, Description
The object has a short observation arc of 81 days and does not have a well constrained orbit. It has not been observed since January 2006, when it came to perihelion, 4.1 AU from the Sun. It may be a dormant comet that has not been seen outgassing. In the past it may have made closer approaches to the Sun that could have removed most near-surface volatiles. The current orbit crosses the ecliptic just inside Jupiter's orbit and has a Jupiter-MOID of 0.8 AU.


2005 VX3, Description
In 2017, it had an apparent magnitude of ~28 and was 24 AU from the Sun. It comes to opposition in mid-June. It would require one of the largest telescopes in the world for any more follow-up observations.


2005 Vaahteraliiga season
The 2005 Vaahteraliiga season was the 26th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 4 and August 28, 2005. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXVI the Porvoo Butchers won the Seinäjoki Crocodiles.


2005 Valencia Superbike World Championship round
The 2005 Valencia Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2005 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of April 22–24, 2005 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 November 2005 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Race
This race featured a battle between Marco Melandri and Nicky Hayden, and a fightback to third place from a bad qualifying from Valentino Rossi, who by then was already crowned world champion.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Race
Before the start of the weekend, the Factory Yamaha Team had unveiled a special, one-off 'retro' livery to commemorate Yamaha's fiftieth anniversary and their very successful year in racing, replacing their main sponsor and its colours (Gauloises and dark blue) with the traditional white with red and black blocks/stripes. They ran a similar livery before at the United States round but that livery consisted of yellow instead of white.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Race
After sixteen rounds, Valentino Rossi has already won the title at the Malaysian round. Rossi has since then increased his title lead to 351 points. Second is Marco Melandri with 195 points and a close third is Nicky Hayden with 186 points.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Race
On Saturday, Sete Gibernau clinched his the final pole position of the season - his fifth - with a time of 1:31.874. Second is Marco Melandri who is +0.237 seconds behind and third is Nicky Hayden who is +0.343 seconds behind. The second row of the grid consists out of Carlos Checa in fourth place, Max Biaggi in fifth place and Colin Edwards in sixth place. World champion Valentino Rossi had a poor qualifying result after a crash and starts a lowly fifteenth. Suzuki test rider Nobuatsu Aoki replaces Kenny Roberts Jr. who is still recovering from a broken left wrist he sustained after a big highside during Friday practice at the Australian round, having then also confirmed his split with the team shortly after.


2005 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen has concluded.


2005 Valentine's Day bombings
The Valentine's Day bombings happened on 14 February 2005 in different cities in the Philippines. Three bombs exploded on that day killing at least nine people and injuring more than a hundred. Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility and three members of the group were convicted of murder in one bombing.


2005 Valentine's Day bombings, Bombings
On 14 February 2005, bombs exploded almost simultaneously at a bus terminal in Davao and outside the Gaisano Mall in General Santos. Half an hour later, at about 7:30 p.m., a third bomb exploded on a bus  in the Makati section of Manila, under the Ayala station of the elevated Manila Metro Rail Transit System and near Glorietta and the InterContinental Hotel, where President Arroyo and her family were to have been dining to celebrate Valentine's Day.


2005 Valentine's Day bombings, Bombings
At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured (some sources say 11 deaths and at least 85 injuries, or twelve deaths and at least 144 injuries). Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility, as it had for bombings the previous year including the SuperFerry 14 bombing in February 2004; a spokesman called the three explosions a "Valentine's Day gift to Mrs. Arroyo".


2005 Valentine's Day bombings, Investigation and trials
The following month, seven men were charged in the bombings, including the head of Abu Sayyaf, Khadaffy Janjalani, charged with others in absentia. Gappal Bannah y Asali, known as "Maidan" or "Boy Negro", became a witness for the prosecution after surrendering to the police on 3 March. On his testimony, three Abu Sayyaf members, Gamal Baharan ("Tapay"), Angelo Trinidad ("Abu Khalil"), and Rohmat Abdurrohim ("Abu Jackie" or "Abu Zaky") were convicted by the Makati Regional Trial Court of responsibility for planting the Manila bomb and sentenced to death. Baharan and Trinidad had confessed to planting the bomb on the bus. In 2008 the Court of Appeals affirmed the verdict but commuted the sentences to life imprisonment without parole. In 2011 the Supreme Court of the Philippines confirmed their convictions.


2005 Valentine's Day bombings, Investigation and trials
The Valentine's Day bombings are considered part of a campaign of terrorist attacks carried out by Abu Sayyaf with the assistance of Jemaah Islamiyah to disrupt government negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front; a third such major attack was the bombing of the ferry Doña Ramoña on 28 August 2005.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 19th year of play (or 29th if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 13th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. They played in the now defunct USL First Division which in 2005 was rebranded from A-League and was the highest level of Canadian club soccer. 2005 was Bob Lilley's first season as head coach after Tony Fonseca was released to take on the new District Development Centre Technical Director position with the BCSA.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Under Tony Fonseca the Whitecaps had playoffs qualifications three straight years and advanced to the semifinals once. Part of the re-organization of BC youth soccer involved the Whitecaps expanding their youth program to ten Super Y League teams. The Whitecaps were one of only a few US or Canadian clubs with a complete youth system. MLS teams in 2005 did not have as extensive a club structure.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
They started the season strongly going undefeated in their first six matches. The Whitecaps were hard to beat all year and finished third in the league table. This was the ninth consecutive playoff appearance for the Whitecaps. In the playoffs Vancouver had a play-in round series against Richmond Kickers and couldn't find a way to score with both legs of the series finishing 0-0, the Kickers advanced on penalty kicks. Jason Jordan was named league most value player with seventeen goals.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The name of the league was not the only thing that changed in 2005, so did the league format, from two conferences to a single table. The schedule was not balanced; it was home and away against every team in the league with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fourth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the first time since 2001. Three double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women of the USL W-League.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Off the field, 2005 was the first year (counting NASL Whitecaps) since 1984 that all home and away games had live radio broadcasts. The games had a thirty-minute pre and post game show, and the AM sports radio station also carried a sixty-minute weekly soccer program early Saturday mornings. The Whitecaps featured on a weekly local soccer show on Saturday at 2 p.m. as well as on Fox Soccer World twice via the United Soccer League agreement for sixteen weeks of coverage June 17 to October 1.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The partnership with the BCSA for the mid-season friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. was also a success with the largest crowd in five years – 6,857 watching the Whitecaps win 3 – 0. The Whitecaps played one of their double headers (Women's and Men's teams) at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, BC on July 9, 2005. The club also unveiled renderings and details of its Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium proposal publicly on October 13, 2005. They also had plans announced in 2004, for a training centre for their men's, women's, and youth teams to be shared with the Canadian Women's National Team at Simon Fraser University that had been on hold other than artificial turf field upgrades.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, League Tables
Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs  First round of playoffs


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, League Tables
Last updated: April 26, 2006Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Pre-season
The Whitecaps opened their four-week training camp on March 25, 2005 at Surrey's Newton Athletic Park although most sessions were at Simon Fraser University's Terry Fox Field. The preseason schedule was announced March 1, 2005. Note no record can be found of the first match listed and archived whitecapsfc.com headlines imply the match was cancelled.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, USL-1, Voyaguers Cup
Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Mid-Season Friendly
Sunderland A.F.C. did a preseason tour with matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and Portland Timbers from July 16 – 23, 2005.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Current roster
The Whitecaps released 2004 rookie defender Justin Thompson, eight year Whitecap veteran forward Oliver Heald, and defender Nico Craveiro. Justin Thompson played in Europe before playing two seasons for rival Portland Timbers.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Current roster
The Whitecaps signed Canadian international defender Mark Watson in December 2004. Midfielder Steve Klein was also signed in the offseason. At the end of the season, Nick Dasovic, Chris and Mike Franks, and Kevin Harmse all moved on from the Whitecaps.


2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Current roster
Jason Jordan scored seventeen goals to win the USL-1 golden boot while Martin Nash was ninth in assists with five and played in every game of the year.


2005 Vancouver municipal election
The city of Vancouver, along with the rest of British Columbia's municipalities, held its municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the past 30 days and a resident of BC for the past six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot. In addition, Canadian citizen non-resident property owners were eligible to vote.


2005 Vancouver municipal election
The ballot elects one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. Each elector may vote for as many candidates as there are open seats (e.g., an elector may vote for ten or fewer councillors).


2005 Vancouver municipal election, Elections to City Council, Overall council results
All figures include votes cast for both mayor and councillors


2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 321 points. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his 4th year, the Commodores won their first four games of the season but finished the season with only five wins.


2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
This was Jay Cutler's senior year. The leading receiver was Earl Bennett. Also on the team: Jonathan Goff, Thomas Welch and Chris Williams.


2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Vanderbilt started out with 4 wins and looked to make it 5 for the first time since the 1940s with a win over in state MTSU. The game was close and down to the last play of the game, but a failed Vanderbilt field goal attempt allowed MTSU to come away with the win. Vanderbilt then proceeded to drop its next 5 games and fall out of Bowl eligibility.


2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Positively, the season ended on a high-note as Vanderbilt recorded its first win over the rival Tennessee Volunteers since 1982- and their first win at Tennessee's Neyland Stadium since 1975- by defeating the Volunteers 28-24 on November 19. Vanderbilt's historic victory eliminated Tennessee from Bowl eligibility. Jay Cutler was later named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and drafted 11th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2006 NFL Draft the following Spring.


2005 Vegalta Sendai season
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2005 Veikkausliiga
The 2005 season of the Finnish Veikkausliiga was won by MyPa.


2005 Venetian regional election
The Venetian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.


2005 Venetian regional election
Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, House of Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time in a row President of the Region, but the support for him was diminished by the presence of a third candidate, Giorgio Panto, who picked votes both from the centre-right and the Venetist camps, and of a fourth candidate representing the far right, Roberto Bussinello.


2005 Venetian regional election
Although Forza Italia remained the largest party in the Council and also in the Region as a whole (The Olive Tree was only an electoral alliance at the time and the three parties which were part of it formed separate groups in the Council), it suffered a serious decline in term of votes, from 30.3% of 2000 to 22.7%.


2005 Venetian regional election
Venetist parties had a very good result: the combined score of Liga Veneta (14.7%), North-East Project (5.4%) and Liga Fronte Veneto (1.2%) was 21.3%, up from the 15.6% of 2000 (Liga Veneta 12.0%, Veneti d'Europa 2.4% and Fronte Marco Polo 1.2%).


2005 Venetian regional election, Aftermath
After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his third government. Due to the new strength of Liga Veneta, which received about 2/3 of the vote for Forza Italia, the coalition balance was clearly changed in favour of Liga Veneta. This party had both the post of President of the Regional Council for Marino Finozzi and the most important ministry, the Health ministry, for Flavio Tosi (who was replaced by Francesca Martini in 2007).


2005 Venetian regional election, Aftermath
Also the post of Vice President of Veneto went to a lighista, Luca Zaia, in place of Fabio Gava (Forza Italia), who had been also Minister of Health in second term. Forza Italia was indeed far less strong than in 2000, when it won 30.3% of the vote: in comparison with 2000, Forza Italia lost three regional deputies, while Liga Veneta had a net gain of four.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 2005 to elect the 167 deputies to the National Assembly of Venezuela, twelve deputies to the Latin American Parliament and five deputies to the Andean Parliament. Several days prior to the elections, five opposition parties unexpectedly withdrew, shortly after a dispute over the voting process had apparently been resolved with the support of the Organization of American States (OAS).


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
The opposition had been expected to get around a third of the Assembly seats, or even less; the withdrawal meant the opposition were scarcely represented in the parliament at all, as the opposition parties which did not withdraw failed to win any seats. 114 seats went to the President's Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) – up from 86, with the remaining 53 going to "smaller pro-Chávez parties as well as to independents and representatives of some social groups that support the government".


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
Both the Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Union sent delegations to observe the elections. In the runup to the election, there were concerns about the use of digital fingerprint scanners as part of the voting process. On 28 November the National Electoral Council (CNE), in a decision brokered by the OAS, announced that it would not use the controversial machines. Despite this, several days later five opposition parties withdrew from the elections.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
"In particular, the EU stated the CNE's decision to eliminate the digital fingerprint devices from the voting process was timely, effective, and constructive, and noted with surprise the opposition's withdrawal just four days before the election." The OAS criticized the withdrawal, saying that democracy requires an opposition committed to the electoral process.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
Both the EU and the OAS noted a widespread distrust of the National Electoral Council. "The OAS delegation noted that there remains a distrust of the CNE on the part of a significant segment of the population in terms of the origin and composition of the CNE and the perception that its actions lack transparency and impartiality." The OAS recommended democratic discussion of various aspects of the electoral process to improve trust in the system.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election
The election proceeded largely without incident, although three small bombs were exploded in Caracas, injuring one police officer.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Pre-election polls
"In the lead-up to the December 2005 election, observers predicted that the opposition would struggle to win one-third of the seats in the Assembly and that the pro-Chávez parties would win a two-thirds majority control of the legislature."


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Electoral process audit
Just weeks before the elections, an audit was made in presence of the National Electoral Council (CNE), OAS international observers and several political parties. During the audit, the opposition started claiming that the electoral machines recorded the sequence of the votes, while fingerprint scanners recorded the information of each voter.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Electoral process audit
However, though the fingerprint scanners were altogether not connected to and in different places than the voting machines, and the lines of voters at each of the machine groups were totally unrelated, the opposition put forward the case that it was possible to unscramble the information, stating that cross-matching the data between the two machines could potentially show the voting details of those who voted. The reconstruction of this data is considered possible by some characters, allegedly due to the requirement of access to the voting machines and knowledge of the password.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Electoral process audit
As an extra measure of reassurance, the CNE agreed to format the data held on the voting machines as soon as these finished transmitting their precinct totals to the CNE. As long as every voting machine also printed its precinct totals, it was easy for all involved parties to check the validity of the data as reported in both instances, the printed precinct totals and the partial results reported in the CNE tallying center.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Electoral process audit
Both the Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Union sent delegations to observe the elections. On 28 November the National Electoral Council (CNE), in a decision brokered by the OAS, announced that it would not use the controversial machines. The CNE stood by its claim that the fingerprint scanners were not usable to identify the votes. The same devices had been used on the 2004 recall referendum, and the state governors' elections that same year.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Political parties' withdrawal
Despite the CNE concession on the use of fingerprint scanners, five opposition parties withdrew from the elections. "The move surprised election officials, and some reports indicate that international observers were unhappy that the opposition had reneged on a commitment to participate in the elections if the digital fingerprint machines were not used." "In particular, the EU stated the CNE’s decision to eliminate the digital fingerprint devices from the voting process was timely, effective, and constructive, and noted with surprise the opposition's withdrawal just four days before the election." The OAS criticized the withdrawal, saying that democracy requires an opposition committed to the electoral process.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Political parties' withdrawal
By the Friday before the elections, five opposition political parties had withdrawn from the election: Democratic Action (Acción Democrática), COPEI (Social Christian Party of Venezuela), Project Venezuela (Proyecto Venezuela), Justice First (Primero Justicia), and A New Era (Un Nuevo Tiempo). These political parties represented the majority of the opposition forces in the country. Vice President José Vicente Rangel declared that "they know that they are defeated because they too read the surveys and know that if they participate they will have a poor representation."


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Political parties' withdrawal
He also stated that the U.S. Department of State, through their embassy in Caracas, was responsible for the withdrawals. The New York Times noted that "The opposition decision appeared to be aimed at appealing to international support and discrediting Venezuela's government, which has strong approval ratings." José Miguel Vivanco, the Americas director of Human Rights Watch, was quoted as saying "It's really hard to understand what exactly the political opposition leadership has in mind. But certainly it is not going to help them to present themselves as victims that deserve solidarity from the international community. With these kinds of tactics I don't think they'll gain any ground."


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Campaign, Political parties' withdrawal
The deadline for candidate withdrawal was Saturday, 3 December, at 4:00 pm. The CNE announced that not all of the boycotting political parties formally withdrew, meaning that only 10.08% of the candidates were officially out of the elections. The withdrawals left most opposition parties outside the election. Movement Towards Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo), Red Flag Party (Partido Bandera Roja) and Democratic Left (Izquierda Democrática) did, however, participate in the election, but won no seats.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Results
The CNE announced preliminary results that showed that the pro-Chávez party Fifth Republic Movement won 114 out of 167 seats in the National Assembly, and all other seats were won by allied parties. The Fifth Republic Movement list also received 89% of the vote for the Latin American Parliament and the Andean Parliament. It is estimated that the turnout in the election was about 25% compared to 50 to 60% in previous parliamentary elections (1998 and 2000).


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Results
Some suggested that these results were a very important issue in Venezuela, since a two-thirds majority in parliament is needed to change the constitution, and these elections gave the Fifth Republic Movement a sufficient majority to change the constitution with or without the support of other political parties.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Results
The opposition and some international observers have made the claim that the abstention rate of about 75% demonstrates a deep distrust in the electoral process and the Chávez government, although in the context of the opposition withdrawal the abstention rate carries a different meaning than for a typical election, and previous poll ratings showed the opposition doing badly.


2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election, Results
After the elections, divisions emerged over the last minute withdrawal from the elections. Primero Justicia activists in particular regretted missing the opportunity to be seen as the major opposition after the withdrawal of Democratic Action and COPEI.


2005 Victory Shield
The Victory Shield 2005 was the 60th edition of the Victory Shield, an annual football tournament competed for by the Under 16 level teams of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It was held from 6 October to 25 November 2006 and was shared by England and Wales.


2005 Viennese state election
The 2005 Viennese state election was held on 23 October 2005 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna.


2005 Viennese state election
The governing Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) led by Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl won a landslide victory, increasing its absolute majority by an additional three seats and winning just under half of the vote. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) suffered substantial losses, falling from second to fourth place. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) returned to second place for the first time since 1991. The Greens achieved their best-ever result, winning 14.6% of votes and becoming the third largest party in the Gemeinderat and Landtag.


2005 Viennese state election, Background
The Viennese constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the city government (city councillors, German: Stadtsräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. The number of city councillors is voted upon by the Landtag after each election, and may legally vary between nine and fifteen. City councillors are divided into two groups – "senior" councillors, who hold a cabinet portfolio, and "non-executive" councillors who do not. Non -executive councillors may vote in cabinet meetings, but do not otherwise hold any government responsibility. In practice, parties seek to form a coalition which holds a majority in both the Landtag and city government. City councillors bound to the coalition become senior councillors, while the opposition are relegated to non-executive status.


2005 Viennese state election, Background
In the 2001 state election, the SPÖ regained the absolute majority it had lost in 1996. The FPÖ suffered substantial losses, but remained the second largest party with 20% of the vote. The Greens also made gains, with the Liberal Forum lost its seats. The SPÖ won nine city councillors and formed government alone.


2005 Viennese state election, Electoral system
The 100 seats of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between eighteen multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.


2005 Viennese state election, Contesting parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.


2005 Viennese state election, Contesting parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, four parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.


2005 Vietnamese Second Division
The 2005 Vietnamese Second Division was the 5th season of the Vietnamese Second Division, the third tier of the Vietnamese football league system.


2005 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 2005 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Wildcats were led by 21st year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–6 in the A-10).


2005 Vincentian general election
General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 December 2005. The result was a repeat of the 2001 general election with the ruling Unity Labour Party retaining all twelve of its seats and the opposition New Democratic Party retaining its three. However, the NDP saw a nearly 4-point swing in its share of the popular vote. Ralph Gonsalves remained Prime Minister.


2005 Vincentian general election, Campaign
A total of 34 candidates contested the elections; the Unity Labour Party and the New Democratic Party both fielded candidates in all 15 constituencies, whilst the Green Party nominated four candidates.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election
The Virginia Attorney General election of 2005 took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Attorney General of Virginia. Jerry Kilgore, who had been elected attorney general in 2001, resigned in February 2005 to run for Governor, as is the tradition in Virginia. He was replaced by Judith Jagdmann, the Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Litigation Division, who did not run in the election.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election
The Republican primary was won by State Delegate Bob McDonnell, who defeated attorney Steve Baril. State Senator Creigh Deeds was unopposed in the Democratic primary. McDonnell won the race, which was so close it required a recount, by 360 votes  He was sworn in as Attorney General alongside Governor Tim Kaine and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling on January 14, 2006.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election
McDonnell and Deeds went on to run against each other again in the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election, which McDonnell won by a wide margin.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, Republican primary
The primary campaign was a contentious one. Baril accused McDonnell of bypassing campaign finance laws by taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from clients he represented in cases in front of state agencies in his dual role as a "lawyer-legislator". McDonnell replied that the allegations were "baseless". Baril promised to be "the people's lawyer" and was endorsed by Eric Cantor. McDonnell, carrying Jim Gilmore's endorsement, cast himself as an experienced reformer.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, Democratic primary
Roanoke State Senator John S. Edwards was to challenge Deeds in a primary fight for the Attorney General Nomination for the Democratic Party of Virginia. Edwards, who had won 30% of the vote in the primary in 2001, was considered a viable candidate, but inevitably dropped out due to his tough liberal stances on Gay Rights. After Edwards' withdrawal, Deeds was the only candidate left in the Democratic primary. Running unopposed, Deeds won 100% of the primary vote on June 14, 2005


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Campaign
After securing the nomination due to Edwards' withdrawal, Deeds began positioning himself as a centrist Democrat such as Mark Warner. On June 14, Deeds found out his opponent in the general election would be Bob McDonnell after McDonnell had won the Republican primary. McDonnell, who also positioned himself as a moderate campaigned against Deeds. Throughout early polling, Deeds and McDonnell started the race off tied.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Campaign
The first poll of the race, conducted by Mason-Dixon showed Deeds at 34% and McDonnell barely ahead with 35% which was inside the margin of error. By the second poll which was also conducted by Mason Dixon, Deeds was behind 33%-36%. Deeds continued to campaign and was endorsed by NARAL in August 2005.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Campaign
Deeds based his campaign headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia, which was in his native Senate district. Deeds continued to lag McDonnell in the polls until the endorsement of the NRA. In late September 2005, the NRA unexpectedly endorsed Deeds, the Democrat, over McDonnell. With the new ability to claim himself as a "centrist" Democrat, Deeds had gained much needed campaign momentum.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Campaign
By late October, Deeds was only 4%-5% behind McDonnell. Heading into early November, Deeds was inside the margin of error with McDonnell, behind 40%-43%. On Election day, it appeared obvious that the race was heading into a recount. Deeds trailed McDonnell by approximately 320 votes.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Polling
For the majority of the campaign, Deeds lagged McDonnell from anywhere between 3%-8%. However, in the final weeks of the campaign, Deeds picked up support due in part because of the NRA's endorsement of him. In the final poll taken by Mason Dixon and released on November 3, Deeds was only 3% behind McDonnell.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Fundraising
Deeds lagged considerably in the fundraising race. On Election Day, according to Our Campaigns, the candidates had the following amount of Cash on hand:


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Recount
In late November, the Board of Elections certified Bob McDonnell as the winner by 323 votes. However, Deeds announced he would petition the courts for a recount on November 29. The recount was set to last until mid-December.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Recount
The recount started later than expected on December 20, 2005, when both campaigns were allowed to comb through ballots to make any challenges  Despite the fact that it was a recount, very few ballots were actually recounted as opposed to both campaigns making challenges to hand-fulls of ballot instead.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Recount
On December 22, 2005, however, the Board of Elections confirmed McDonnell the winner of the recount by a 360 vote margin. Despite the fact that the race was one of the closest in history, the recount had actually gained McDonnell exactly 37 votes boosting his margin from 323 votes to exactly a 360 vote lead over Deeds. Deeds called McDonnell at 7:15 that night to congratulate him on the victory.


2005 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Final results
After the recount, the final certified tally was as follows:


2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.


2005 Virginia House of Delegates election
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2005 was held on Tuesday, November 8.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Virginia Tech began the season ranked #7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and #8 in the Associated Press Poll after going 10-3 (7-1 ACC) in 2004 and winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2005 Hokies compiled an 11-2 overall record, including a 7-1 mark during the regular season in Atlantic Coast Conference. The lone regular season conference loss came at home in a 27-7 loss to Miami. Miami was upset late in the season by Georgia Tech, in a game that had previously been postponed due to Hurricane Wilma and so Virginia Tech won the Coastal Division of the ACC outright.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Following the regular season, the Hokies faced Atlantic Division champion Florida State in the ACC football championship game. After a defensive struggle in the first half and a 3-3 halftime tie, Florida State broke the game open in the third quarter, piling up 24 unanswered points. A fourth quarter Tech rally fell short and the Hokies lost 27-22.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The Hokies concluded the season at the 2006 Gator Bowl against Louisville, scoring 22 unanswered fourth quarter points to defeat the #16 Cardinals 35-24.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
ESPN's College GameDay visited Blacksburg twice during the season – for the Georgia Tech game on September 24, after Hurricane Rita forced the program to move from Baton Rouge, and for the Miami game on November 5.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Tech's defense began the season with question marks in the secondary, having lost three starters and one key backup to graduation. Depth became a critical issue when two backup cornerbacks were arrested in the spring   Despite the question marks, Tech finished third nationally in pass defense (154.23 yards per game) and first nationally in total defense (247.62 yards per game).


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
With the departure of three-year starting quarterback Bryan Randall, the Hokies found themselves with questions at the quarterback position. Marcus Vick, who had seen limited action in 2003, before being suspended for the 2004 season for off-field transgressions, entered spring practice as the #3 quarterback on the depth chart behind Sean Glennon and Cory Holt.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
In the spring game, Vick completed 9 of his 17 passes for 107 yards and he was named the starter the next day.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
After a rough first start against NC State, in which the offense managed just 232 yards, Vick showed improved poise and numbers through the next several games.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
During the West Virginia game, Vick made an obscene gesture towards the Mountaineer fans who had been chanting "rapist" and "child molester" at him. He later apologized for his conduct. Despite the incident, Vick was a near-perfect 15 of 17 passing against the Mountaineers and added 74 yards on the ground, including a 23-yard scramble as part of a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that would put the game out of reach.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
Against Miami, Vick had the worst game of his career, turning the ball over six times and managing only one first half completion.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
Following the loss to Florida State in the ACC championship game, the Hokies earned a trip to the Gator Bowl to face Louisville. During the second quarter of the game, as players were returning to the huddle after a play, Vick stomped on the left calf of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil. He later claimed that the stomp was accidental, though replays show Vick appearing to deliberately aim for the leg. Vick stated that he apologized to Dumervil after the game, though Dumervil denied that any apology had been offered.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
Steve Usecheck, the Big 12 Conference referee who headed the Gator Bowl officiating crew, stated that the officiating crew missed the stomp and would have ejected Vick if it had been seen.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Personnel, Marcus Vick
The following week, it was revealed that Vick had been cited for speeding and driving with a suspended license. University President Charles Steger decided to dismiss Vick from the team and Vick then decided to declare for the NFL draft.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, NC State
The eighth highest-rated broadcast in the history of ESPN2, this game set a new record for the most-watched college football game in the history of ESPN2. (That mark was eclipsed later that month by a Monday-night broadcast of Tennessee @ LSU.) Marcus Vick made his first start for the Hokies, completing 10 of 21 passes for 108 yards. Tech's offense managed only 232 yards of total offense (State piled up 438), but Nic Schmitt, in his debut game as starting punter, kept the Hokies in good field position, averaging 46.5 yards per punt. Special teams, penalties (the Wolfpack were penalized 12 times for 105 yards), and turnovers (State committed three turnovers while Tech committed none) were the difference in the game.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, NC State
Leading 13-10 at halftime, the Wolfpack drove into Tech territory on their first possession of the second half, then pinned the Hokies at the 1-yard-line. With third down and 3 yards to go from his own 8, Vick threw an incomplete pass and the Hokies would have had to punt, but an NC State personal foul allowed the drive to continue. The Hokies went on to march 88 yards down the field, eating up the bulk of the time remaining in the third quarter, and capped the drive with a field goal from Brandon Pace.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, NC State
In the fourth quarter, after a 21-yard punt return by Eddie Royal, Tech found itself starting at the NC State 20 and Marcus Vick hit David Clowney for the winning touchdown.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Duke
In their second straight game in the Triangle, Hokie fans packed Wallace Wade Stadium and accounted for at least two-thirds of the 25,014-strong crowd.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Duke
The Hokies had little trouble defeating the Blue Devils, holding Duke to 35 yards of total offense – the fewest yards they have allowed in any game since before 1950. Duke managed over five yards on only two drives and their deepest penetration was to Virginia Tech's 48-yard line, whereas the Hokies started all but three drives at their own 43 or better.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Duke
Marcus Vick threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns, going 12-of-19 (three of his incomplete passes were dropped by receivers). Brandon Ore, who would become the Hokies' featured tailback in 2006, made his debut, rushing for 51 yards and one touchdown.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Ohio
In the Hokies' home opener and the inaugural game for the Lane Stadium expansion, the Hokie defense turned in its second straight shutout. Ohio's defense, which had scored two touchdowns the previous week in an upset win over Pitt, stifled the Hokies early, allowing only 158 first half yards and twice forcing three-and-out drives.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Ohio
In their only scoring threat of the first half, Ohio penetrated deep into Tech territory, but the drive stalled at the 20 and kicker Jonathon Greene missed a field goal. The Hokies scored two touchdowns off of turnovers and took a 17-point lead into the locker room at halftime.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Ohio
In the second half, the Hokies scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions, with drives of 65, 80, 56, and 97.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
On a day when ESPN's College GameDay visited Blacksburg, the Hokies dominated Georgia Tech in every phase of the game. The Hokies scored three non-offensive touchdowns, including D.J. Parker's return of a blocked field goal. The Hokies' kicking game kept Georgia Tech bottled up with Nic Schmitt averaging 49.2 yards per punt – including a 61-yarder that was downed at the one-yard-line – and with Jared Develli kicking touchbacks on four of his eight kickoffs.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball, who had missed the previous week's game against Connecticut due to viral meningitis was not 100%. Ball completed only 11 of his 27 passes and threw two touchdowns. The lone score for the Yellow Jackets came on a third quarter 11-yard touchdown pass from Ball to Calvin Johnson.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
The 2005 meeting between West Virginia and Virginia Tech was the final scheduled meeting between two teams that had met annually since 1973. Since 1997, the two teams had competed for the Black Diamond Trophy.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Hokie quarterback Marcus Vick put on one of his best performances of the season against the Mountaineers – a near-perfect 15 of 17 passing against the Mountaineers. Vick added 74 yards on the ground, including a 23-yard scramble as part of a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that would put the game out of reach. The Hokies held onto the ball, committing no turnovers to WVU's two, and ran 70 plays compared with only 48 for the Mountaineers. Tech's defense held serve, holding West Virginia without a first down on their first three possessions.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
After West Virginia starting quarterback was knocked out of the game, backup Pat White came in and threw two second-quarter touchdown passes, including a 46-yarder to Dorrell Jalloh to cut the Hokies' lead to three points, but the Mountaineers' only score after that point was a field goal and Tech would go on to win 34-17.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Louisville
The 2006 Gator Bowl was played on January 2, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. EST in Jacksonville, Florida. Louisville led for much of the game, beginning with an 11-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter by backup quarterback Hunter Cantwell, who filled in for the injured Brohm. Tech was only able to answer with a field goal, and Louisville was able to add another touchdown before the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, Virginia Tech fought back and narrowed Louisville's lead to a single touchdown. At halftime, the score was 17–10 in Louisville's favor.


2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, Louisville
In the second half, Virginia Tech's offense began to have success. Tech earned the only points of the third quarter—a 28-yard field goal from kicker Brandon Pace—to narrow Louisville's lead to 17–13. In the fourth quarter, however, the game fully turned in the Hokies' favor. Though Louisville scored a touchdown early in the quarter, Virginia Tech scored 22 unanswered points in the final 13 minutes of the game to take a 35–24 lead and earn the win.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of Virginia, United States, held on November 8, 2005, and won by Democrat Tim Kaine, who was later elected as the junior senator for the state. Virginia is the only state in the United States to prohibit governors from serving successive terms, so the popular incumbent, Mark Warner, could not run for reelection.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election
The general election itself was expected to be close with Independent candidate Russ Potts as a possible spoiler candidate. Kaine remained behind in polls throughout most of the campaign, at one point 10 points behind Kilgore, but captured a slight lead in the final weeks of the campaign. Kaine led in some polls for the first time in October 2005, and held his lead into the final week before the election.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election
Kaine closely associated himself with popular outgoing Democratic Governor Mark Warner during his campaign; he won his race by a slightly larger margin than Warner. He promised homeowner tax relief, centrist fiscal leadership, and strong support for education. A number of factors, from the sagging poll numbers of President George W. Bush to a public disgust over the death penalty ads run by Kilgore, have also been cited as key to his decisive win.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election
The election was the most expensive in Virginia history, with the candidates combined raising over $42 million


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Kilgore resigned as Attorney General in February 2005 to run for Governor (as is the convention in Virginia) and easily won the primary election against Warrenton Mayor George B. Fitch to become the Republican nominee. In the general election, he ran against Democratic nominee Tim Kaine, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and State Senator Russ Potts, a pro-choice Republican who ran as an independent candidate. Early in the race, Kilgore showed solid leads of ten points or more in the polls, but Kaine steadily closed the gap and ultimately defeated Kilgore by a margin of 52% to 46%.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Kilgore's campaign was at times criticized for taking steps to avoid debates; Kilgore refused to debate Potts for the majority of the campaign, at times leaving Kaine and Potts to debate each other in his absence. He agreed to debate only with Kaine, and only if the footage could not be aired in campaign commercials. During this debate, he refused to answer whether or not he would make abortion a crime. This apparent public moderation of his previously open and hard-line stance on abortion troubled some of his conservative supporters.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
He was further criticized for failing to limit his negative advertisements to 50% of his campaign's total publicity as Kaine proposed. One such advertisement featured a father whose son had been murdered by a man who was on Virginia's death row; the father expressed doubt that the sentence would be carried out if Kaine were elected and alleged that Kaine would not even have authorized the execution of Adolf Hitler, based on an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The negative reaction to the mention of Hitler combined with Kaine's pledge to carry out the death penalty and explanation of his personal opposition as arising from his Catholic faith helped to neutralize what many observers thought would've been a potent issue for Kilgore.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
In trying to explain how a solid Republican could lose a traditionally Republican state by such a large margin, political commentators cited numerous key factors. Kaine's campaign had many political advantages, including his association with the state's popular Democratic Governor Mark Warner and defense of Warner's 2004 budget priorities, his "response ads" to Kilgore's death penalty advertisements, which featured him speaking to voters about his religious convictions, his relentless in-person campaigning across the state, and his opposition to tax increases. Experienced attorney Lawrence Roberts served as Kaine's campaign chairman.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
In contrast, Kilgore's campaign had many political disadvantages, including a backlash over the death penalty ads that Kilgore's campaign ran in the fall, the relatively low poll numbers of then-President George W. Bush at the time the election, and a bitter division between the moderate and conservative wings of the Republican party over tax and spending priorities.


2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Results
While the previous Democratic Governor, Mark Warner, was credited with doing especially well for a Democrat in rural areas of the commonwealth, Kaine's win featured surprising triumphs in traditionally Republican areas such as Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and the Northern Virginia suburbs of Prince William County and Loudoun County, as well as impressive showings in Democratic strongholds such as Richmond and Norfolk.


2005 Vodacom Cup
The 2005 Vodacom Cup was the 8th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions.


2005 Vodacom Cup, Competition
There were 14 teams participating in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were divided into two sections of equal strength; Section X and Section Y, both with seven teams. Teams would play all the teams in the other section once over the course of the season, either at home or away.


2005 Vodacom Cup, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2005 Vodacom Cup, Competition
The top two teams in each section qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.


2005 Vodacom Cup, Teams, Team Listing
The following teams took part in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition:


2005 Volleyball America's Cup
The 2005 Copa América of Volleyball was the fifth edition of the Men's Volleyball Tournament, the America Cup of Volleyball, and it was played between August 3 and August 7 in the town of São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. All matches were played in the Celso Morbach Gimnasium, in São Leopoldo.


2005 Volleyball America's Cup
The competition is not one of the main events in the FIVB international calendar, but it is perceived by the participating countries as an important test for their national teams. Those with a younger group were using the event to provide international experience to their players.


2005 Volleyball America's Cup
The format adopted was very simple. Six teams, divided in two groups of three, played for the berths in the semifinals. That being the case, only the last team of each group failed to qualify, the remaining four advancing to the semifinals in the following system: winner of Group A versus second place of Group B and winner of Group B versus second place of Group A. The winners of the semifinal matches would play for the title, whereas the losers played for the third place. If two or more teams were to have the same number of victories in the first round, the team with more sets won would take precedence, if the tie persisted, then the set average (sets won minus sets lost) would decide the final standing.


2005 Volleyball America's Cup, First round
All times are in the Brazilian official time, which is three hours behind UTC (UTC−3 / GMT−3).


2005 Volleyball America's Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2005 Volleyball America's Cup, between August 3 and August 7 in the town of São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.


2005 Volta a Catalunya
The 2005 Volta a Catalunya was the 85th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race, which took place from 16 May to 22 May 2005, in Catalonia, Spain. The race began in Salou with a team time trial and ended in Barcelona. Yaroslav Popovych won the first major win of his career.


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Teams
Twenty-three teams of up to eight riders started the race:


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 1
16 May 2005 - Salou, 20.1 km (12.5 mi) (TTT)


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 3
18 May 2005 - Salou to La Granada, 157.8 km (98.1 mi)


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 4
19 May 2005 - Perafort to Pal-Arinsal, 237.7 km (147.7 mi)


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 5
20 May 2005 - Sornàs to Ordino-Arcalis, 17 km (11 mi) (ITT)


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 6
21 May 2005 - Llívia to Pallejà, 198.7 km (123.5 mi)


2005 Volta a Catalunya, Stages, Stage 7
22 May 2005 - Pallejà to Barcelona, 113.1 km (70.3 mi)


2005 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
The 2005 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 63rd edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 22 February to 26 February 2005. The race started in Calpe and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Alessandro Petacchi of the Fassa Bortolo team.


2005 Volvo Women's Open
The 2005 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand. It was part of Tier IV of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 31 January through 6 February 2005. Third-seeded Conchita Martínez won the singles title and earned $25,650 first-prize money.


2005 Volvo Women's Open, Finals, Doubles
Marion Bartoli /  Anna-Lena Grönefeld defeated  Marta Domachowska /  Silvija Talaja, 6–3, 6–2


2005 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles
Marion Bartoli and Anna-Lena Grönefeld won the doubles title in this edition of the Thailand Open. The 2004 edition was cancelled.


2005 Volvo Women's Open – Singles
Conchita Martínez won the title by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the final in three sets.


2005 Volvo Women's Open – Singles
This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Martina Hingis, who lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round. It was Hingis' first professional match since October 2002.


2005 Voyageurs Cup
The 2005 Voyageurs Cup was the fourth Voyageurs Cup tournament which was started by the Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs. The 2005 Edition of the tournament featured  Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Vancouver Whitecaps. Professional soccer teams in Edmonton and Calgary ceased being operated by the league and folded at the end of the 2004 season respectively.


2005 Voyageurs Cup
The 2005 Voyageurs Cup was won by Montreal Impact who captured the competition in a dominant fashion going undefeated and clinching the competition on August 31, 2005 in their third of four matches. Montreal Impact not only dominated their Canadian rivals but also the league winning ten points clear of the nearest opposition although the 2005 USL First Division was not a balanced home and away competition where each team played the others an equal number of times.


2005 Voyageurs Cup, Format
Each team played two matches (home and away) against each other team. All of these matches are drawn from the USL First Division 2005 regular season; the final two matches played between each city's team is counted as a Voyageurs Cup 2005 match. In each match, 3 points are awarded for wins (even if it comes in extra time), 1 point is awarded for a draw, and 0 points are awarded for losses (even if it comes in extra time). The four teams are ranked according to the total number of points obtained in all matches.


2005 Voyageurs Cup, Format
The team ranked highest after all matches have been played is the champion, and will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup.


2005 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
The 28th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 27 to April 3, 2005.


2005 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 2005 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 51st edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycle race and was held on 13 February to 17 February 2005. The race started in Benalmádena and finished in Chiclana de la Frontera. The race was won by Francisco Cabello.


2005 Vuelta a Asturias
The 2005 Vuelta a Asturias was the 49th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 17 June to 21 June 2005. The race started and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Adolfo García Quesada of the Comunidad Valenciana–Elche team.


2005 Vuelta a Burgos
The 2005 Vuelta a Burgos was the 27th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos road cycling stage race, which was held from 7 August to 11 August 2005. The race started and finished in Burgos. The race was won by Juan Carlos Domínguez of the Saunier Duval–Prodir team.


2005 Vuelta a Castilla y León
The 2005 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 20th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León cycle race and was held on 27 April to 1 May 2005. The race started in Astorga and finished in La Covatilla. The race was won by Carlos García Quesada.


2005 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams
Twenty-three teams of up to eight riders started the race:


2005 Vuelta a Colombia
The 55th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from July 24 to August 7, 2005.


2005 Vuelta a España
These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race. Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to Russian Denis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test. Heras made an appeal through the Spanish courts, which ruled in his favour in June 2011 and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012; the Spanish cycling federation was not yet sure how to act, but said that the most likely result is that Heras will be reinstated.


2005 Vuelta a España
The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi from Italy, the mountains classification was won by Joaquim Rodríguez from Spain and the combination classification was won by Denis Menchov. Comunidad Valenciana–Elche was the winner of the team ranking.


2005 Vuelta a España, Teams and riders
In addition to the 20 ProTour teams, Comunidad Valenciana–Elche and Relax Fuenlabrada were given wildcard entries.


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 2005 Vuelta a España was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Granada, with an individual time trial on 27 August, and Stage 11 occurred on 6 September with a stage to Cerler. The race finished in Madrid on 18 September.


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1
27 August 2005 — Granada to Granada, 7 km (4.3 mi) (ITT)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 2
28 August 2005 — Granada to Córdoba, 189.3 km (117.6 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 3
29 August 2005 — Córdoba to Puertollano, 189.3 km (117.6 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 4
30 August 2005 — Ciudad Real to Argamasilla de Alba, 232.3 km (144.3 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 5
31 August 2005 — Alcázar de San Juan to Cuenca, 176 km (109 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6
1 September 2005 — Cuenca to Valdelinares, 217 km (135 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 7
2 September 2005 — Teruel to Vinaròs, 212.5 km (132.0 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 8
3 September 2005 — Tarragona to Lloret de Mar, 189 km (117 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 9
4 September 2005 — Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 48 km (30 mi) (ITT)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10
5 September 2005 — La Vall d'en Bas to Ordino-Arcalis, 206.3 km (128.2 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 11
6 September 2005 — Andorra to Cerler, 186.6 km (115.9 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
The 2005 Vuelta a España was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Granada, with an individual time trial on 27 August, and Stage 12 occurred on 8 September with a stage from Logroño. The race finished in Madrid on 18 September.


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 12
8 September 2005 — Logroño to Burgos, 133 km (83 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 13
9 September 2005 — Burgos to La Bien Aparecida, 196 km (122 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 14
10 September 2005 — La Penilla to Lakes of Covadonga, 172.3 km (107.1 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 15
11 September 2005 — Cangas de Onís to Valgrande-Pajares, 191 km (119 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 16
13 September 2005 — León to Valladolid, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 17
14 September 2005 — El Espinar to La Granja de San Ildefonso, 165.6 km (102.9 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 18
15 September 2005 — Ávila to Ávila, 197.5 km (122.7 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 19
16 September 2005 — San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Alcobendas, 142.9 km (88.8 mi)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 20
17 September 2005 — Guadalajara to Alcalá de Henares, 38.9 km (24.2 mi) (ITT)


2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 21
18 September 2005 — Madrid to Madrid, 136.5 km (84.8 mi)


2005 Vuelta a Murcia
The 2005 Vuelta a Murcia was the 21st professional edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 2 March to 6 March 2005. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Koldo Gil.


2005 Vuelta a Venezuela
The 42nd edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 29 to September 11, 2005. The stage race started in Guanare, and ended in Carúpano.


2005 WABA Champions Cup
The WABA Champions Cup 2005 was the 8th staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between March 28 and April 1. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2005.


2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament  was held in the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada between Tuesday, March 8, and Saturday, March 12. The winners of the tournament were the #2 seeded UTEP Miners. This was the final season before the conference was restructured before the 2005–06 season.


2005 WAFF Women's Championship
The 2005 West Asian Women's Football Championship took place in Amman, Jordan. It was the first West Asian Football Federation Women's championship. Five teams participated and the hosts won.


2005 WAFL season
The 2005 WAFL season was the 121st season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. It saw reigning premiers Subiaco's third consecutive minor premiership, despite the loss of key forward Brad Smith to the West Coast Eagles and knee surgery. Thirty-year-old reserves spearhead Lachlan Oakley proved a perfect replacement and scored eighty goals in his only full season before moving to Victoria and playing with Parkdale Vultures in the VAFA.


2005 WAFL season
The Lions were widely tipped to finish the season undefeated with their perceived depth, discipline and motivation, but after suffering only two defeats in the home-and-away season, the Lions collapsed severely in the finals for South Fremantle to claim their first premiership since 1997. The premiership was a wonderful finalé for Toby McGrath, who retired for an army career after the 2004 season, but returned to WA in February and rejoined the Bulldogs to win both the Sandover and Simpson Medals.


2005 WAFL season
The finalists were unchanged from 2004, and there was an exceptionally wide gap between the top teams and their weakest rivals, with the bottom four clubs winning only four matches against the top five all season.


2005 WAFL season
Perennial battlers Perth suffered the largest change in fortune by falling from ten victories to three, but this was generally expected before the season began due to the controversial loss of sixty-goal spearhead Chris Maguire to Swan Districts after the Demons refused to clear him, future Hawthorn and Sydney superstar “Buddy” Franklin and the retiring Drew Cornelius, which left them without almost their entire 2004 goal-to-goal-line.


2005 WAFL season
West Perth, also predicted to struggle due to the retirements of on-ballers Corey Johnson, Brendon Logan and Kim Rigoll, did better than expected after losing several players and continuing their bad injury run of 2004, whilst Peel Thunder, after finally achieving a permanent WAFL licence and not having to prove itself again by 2008, fell back from five wins to three.


2005 WAFL season
The 2005 season saw the WAFL's judicial system use “video evidence”, introduced in the VFL/AFL in 1988, for the first time after demands from clubs in previous seasons when several offenders were completely unpunished. This new system was regarded as a success, with the number of reportable offences substantially reduced.


2005 WAFL season
Poor crowds at Subiaco Oval finals meant this was the last season where WAFL matches before the Grand Final would be played there; from 2006 finals were played at the higher-ranked club's home ground. The problem was exacerbated by the issue of the WAFL as a family-orientated league and the lack of facilities for children to kick footballs around Subiaco.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 1
East Perth suffer a severe blow with the losses through injury of captain Dean Brennan and vice-captain Craig Wulff, along with deputy Mark Ainley. The Royals press the Bulldogs in the second quarter but score only two goals after half-time.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 5
Josh Pearce kicks a 40-metre “bomb” for a behind to deny East Fremantle a draw in a match where the winless Sharks led all day but never really broke clear.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 8
Claremont sneak home in a thriller after South Fremantle’s Hayden North misses from 50 metres out after the siren. South had more of the play but wasted it severely.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 9
Toby McGrath shows why he received a state guernsey as he helps South Fremantle kick 10.9 (69) to 1.4 (10) in wet conditions from late in the second quarter.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 13
Peel’s Rob Hillier was suspended on video evidence after West Perth’s Mark Gilhorne complained of a broken jaw when shepherding a teammate, but the Thunder are never in the game at any point.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 18
West Perth’s loss virtually seals the four after each clubs has had two byes, whilst a soaring mark by Paul Mugambwa (of whom it was said “he has the vertical leap of Michael Jordan” has the whole audience in awe.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 19
Claremont record their biggest win over East Fremantle, beating 102 points from Round 13 of 1981. Rowan Jones has an amazing forty-eight possessions and eight marks.


2005 WAFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 20
Perth come within two points of a huge upset in a very low-scoring match considering the weather was dry. The Demons played two spare men in defence to try and bottle up the Lions, and only the unusual policy of playing 196 centimetres (6 ft 5 in) ruckman Luke Newick on the wing stretched Perth’s big-man reserves enough to create a narrowly decisive burst of three goals during the third quarter.


2005 WAFL season, Finals, Semi-finals
Three time-on goals during the first quarter give Claremont a comfortable lead that Swan Districts do not ever look like pegging back despite playing with dogged determination.


2005 WAFL season, Finals, Semi-finals
When regular centreman Gault is forced from the field, the super-fit Kieren Ugle takes over and demolishes a Lion team that showed signs it was not at its best during July and August.


2005 WAFL season, Finals, Preliminary final
Claremont fought back from a thirty point deficit early in the second quarter against the disappointing Lions – who cannot move the ball down the centre with any effect.


2005 WAFL season, Notes
Peel Thunder officials saw the incident as a fair “hip-and-shoulder”. Shane Cable, son of former superstar Barry – who had played for and coached both teams – took over as Royals coach for the afternoon.


2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 46th conference playoff in league history and 51st season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2005 tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference schools participated in the tournament with teams seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.


2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.


2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2005 WDF World Cup
The 2005 WDF World Cup was the 15th edition of the WDF World Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Perth, Australia.


2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24–27, 2005 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the seventh WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships events held in 2005.


2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The Championship was due to start on Wednesday February 23 but was delayed by a day because of wet conditions. The first round was played on February 24, while both the second and third rounds were played on February 25.


2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
David Toms won his first World Golf Championships event by defeating Chris DiMarco 6 and 5 in the 36 hole final.


2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Brackets
The Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Rankings, seeded according to the rankings. Ernie Els, ranked number 3, chose not to play the event, so number 65 Shingo Katayama was added to the field.


2005 WGC-American Express Championship
The 2005 WGC-American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament held October 6–9 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. It was the sixth WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2005.


2005 WGC-American Express Championship
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to capture his fourth WGC-American Express Championship and his tenth World Golf Championships title. Woods defeated John Daly on the second hole of a playoff when Daly missed a two-foot (0.6 m) putt for par.


2005 WGC-American Express Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff
The sudden-death playoff began on the 18th hole (468 yd.) and ended on the 16th hole (336 yd. ).