March 17, 2006 (Friday)
- Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens
- Final: New Zealand beat England 29–21
- Bronze medal playoff: Fiji beat Australia 24–17
- 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, First round:
- Minneapolis Region
- At Dayton, Ohio:
- (2) Ohio State 70, (15) Davidson 62
- (7) Georgetown 54, (10) Northern Iowa 49
- At Philadelphia:
- (9) Arizona 94 (8) Wisconsin 75
- (1) Villanova 58, (16) Monmouth 45
- At Dayton, Ohio:
- Atlanta Region
- At Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- (14) Northwestern State 64, (3) Iowa 63
- (6) West Virginia 64, (11) Southern Illinois 46
- At Dallas:
- (10) NC State 57, (7) Cal 52
- (2) Texas 60, (15) Penn 52
- At Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Oakland Region
- At Dallas:
- (9) Bucknell 59, (8) Arkansas 55
- (1) Memphis 94, (16) Oral Roberts 78
- At Auburn Hills:
- (5) Pitt 79, (12) Kent State 64
- (13) Bradley 76, (4) Kansas 73
- At Dallas:
- Washington, D.C. Region
- At Dayton:
- (11) George Mason 75 (6) Michigan State 65
- (3) North Carolina 69, (14) Murray State 65
- At Philadelphia:
- (1) UConn 72, (16) Albany 59
- (8) Kentucky 69, (9) UAB 64
- At Dayton:
- Minneapolis Region
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