March 10, 2006 (Friday)
- Dogsled racing: Musher Paul Gebhardt is the first to reach Ruby in Iditarod XXXIV, and wins the First to the Yukon Award. Ruby is the first checkpoint on the Yukon River.
- Rugby union: Round 5 of the Super 14.
- Chiefs 19–25 Crusaders in Hamilton. The Chiefs received one bonus point for finishing within 7 points of the winning score.
- The Crusaders got an early lead, thanks to a Daniel Carter try. However, the Chiefs kept in touch for the whole half and managed to take the lead in the final minute of the first half with Sitiveni Sivivatu scoring under the posts. The Crusaders managed to regained the lead in the second half and held on to the win in the dying moments.
- Chiefs 19–25 Crusaders in Hamilton. The Chiefs received one bonus point for finishing within 7 points of the winning score.
- Baseball: World Baseball Classic
- Pool B
- Mexico defeats Canada 9–1.
- United States defeats South Africa, 17–0 in five innings.
- Mexico and the United States advance to the second round.
- Pool C
- Cuba defeats Netherlands 11–2; Cuba and Puerto Rico advance to round two
- Netherlands defeats Panama 10–0 in seven innings
- Pool D: Venezuela defeats Australia 2–0; Venezuela and Dominican Republic advance to round two
- Pool B
- NCAA Men's College Basketball
- Conference championship games (winners, in bold, advance to the NCAA tournament):
- Patriot League: Bucknell 74, Holy Cross 59
- Conference championship games (winners, in bold, advance to the NCAA tournament):
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