March 2006 in Sports - March 8, 2006 (Wednesday)

March 8, 2006 (Wednesday)

• Dogsled racing: Musher Doug Swingley is the first to reach McGrath in Iditarod XXXIV, and wins the Spirit of Alaska Award.
• Football: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League – Round of 16, second leg. Progressing teams shown in bold.
  • A.C. Milan 4–1 Bayern Munich
  • Liverpool 0–2 Benfica
  • Arsenal 0–0 Real Madrid
  • Lyon 4–0 PSV
  • The final fixture, Internazionale v Ajax will take place on Tuesday March 14,.
• Baseball: World Baseball Classic
  • Pool B
    • Canada defeats South Africa 11–8.
    • Canada defeats the United States 8–6.
  • Pool C
    • Puerto Rico defeats Panama 2–1
    • Cuba defeats Panama 8–6 after 11 innings
  • Pool D: Italy defeats Australia 10–0
• NCAA Men's College Basketball
  • Conference championship games (winners, in bold, advance to the NCAA tournament):
    • Northeast Conference: Monmouth 49, Fairleigh Dickinson 48
    • Big Sky Conference: Montana 73, Northern Arizona 60
• NBA:
  • Los Angeles Lakers 113, NO/OKC Hornets 107: In the first major sporting event in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, a sellout crowd at the New Orleans Arena sees Kobe Bryant score 40 points to lead the Lakers to the win.