2005 in sports

See also: 2004 in sports, 2005 in baseball, other events of 2005, 2006 in sports, list of 'years in sports'.

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse (US):

• Baltimore Bayhawks defeated Long Island Lizards 15-9 to win championship.
• MLL announces four expansion teams to start play in 2006, Chicago, Denver,Los Angeles and San Francisco.

National Lacrosse League (US):

• The Toronto Rock defeat the Arizona Sting 19-13 in theNLL.
• Les Bartley, former coach and GM of the Toronto Rock, dies later that week.
• Gary Gait, of the Colorado Mammoth, retires along with his twin brother Paul ending an era of lacrosse.

NCAA Division I (US) (Collegiate):

• Johns Hopkins University obtains the No. 1 seed in the post-season tournament, and wins the championship in Philadelphia on 30 May to go unbeaten.
• Northwestern University wins their first NCAA Division I championship as they won the Women's Lacrosse Championship.