March 2006 in Sports - March 19, 2006 (Sunday)

March 19, 2006 (Sunday)

• The 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, conclude with Russia leading all countries with 33 total medals.
• Auto racing
  • NASCAR: The NEXTEL Cup Golden Corral 500 was postponed due to rain and will be raced Monday at 11 am US EST (1600 UTC).
  • Formula One: Giancarlo Fisichella of Italy won the Malaysian Grand Prix.
• 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, First round
  • Bridgeport Region
    • At Trenton, New Jersey:
      • (11) Hartford 64, (6) Temple 58
      • (3) Georgia 75, (14) Marist 60
    • At Norfolk, Virginia:
      • (1) Duke 96, (16) Southern 27: The Jaguars set an all-time record low score for an NCAA Women's Tournament game.
      • (8) Southern California 67, (9) South Florida 65
    • At University Park, Pennsylvania:
      • (7) Virginia Tech 82, (10) Missouri 57
      • (2) UConn 77, (15) Coppin State 54
  • Cleveland Region
    • At Norfolk:
      • (2) Tennessee 102, (15) Army 54: The Lady Vols' Candace Parker dunked twice in this game, the first time in NCAA Women's Championship history that has happened.
      • (7) George Washington 87, (10) Old Domintion 72
    • At West Lafayette, Indiana:
      • (4) Purdue 73, (13) Missouri State 52
      • (5) UCLA 74, (12) Bowling Green 61
    • At Trenton:
      • (3) Rutgers 63, (14) Dartmouth 58
      • (11) TCU 68, (6) Texas A&M 65
  • Albuquerque Region
    • At University Park:
      • (7) St. John's 78, (10) Cal 68
      • (2) Maryland 95, (15) Sacred Heart 54
    • At West Lafayette:
      • (8) Boston College 78, (9) Notre Dame 61
      • (1) Ohio State 68, (16) Oakland (MI) 45
• 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Second round
  • Oakland Region
    • At Auburn Hills, Michigan:
      • (13) Bradley 72, (5) Pitt 66
    • At Dallas:
      • (1) Memphis 72, (9) Bucknell 56
  • Atlanta Region
    • At Auburn Hills:
      • (6) West Virginia 67, (14) Northwestern State 54
    • At Dallas:
      • (2) Texas 75, (10) NC Sate 54
  • Washington, D.C. Region
    • At Dayton, Ohio:
      • (11) George Mason 65, (3) North Carolina 60
    • At Philadelphia:
      • (1) UConn 87, (8) Kentucky 83
  • Minneapolis Region
    • At Dayton:
      • (7) Georgetown 70, (2) Ohio State 52
    • At Philadelphia:
      • (1) Villanova 82, (8) Arizona 78.