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
- Pool B
- 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
- Conference championship games (winners, in bold, advance to the NCAA tournament):
- 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.
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“This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)