March 2005 in Sports - 24 March 2005

24 March 2005

• Football (soccer): Robert Hoyzer, the German referee at the center of a major match fixing scandal, has told investigators that the gambling ring that paid him to fix matches knew the names of referees who would work UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and international matches several days before UEFA announced them publicly. (AP/Yahoo!)
• Basketball – NCAA Tournament, regional semifinals (regional seeds included; advancing teams in bold):
  • Albuquerque Regional:
    • Louisville (4) 93, Washington (1) 79 (AP/ESPN)
    • West Virginia (7) 65, Texas Tech (6) 60 (AP/ESPN)
  • Chicago Regional:
    • Illinois (1) 77, Milwaukee (12) 63 (AP/ESPN)
    • Arizona (3) 79, Oklahoma State (2) 78 (AP/ESPN)