2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
With Joe Kines serving as interim head coach for the 2006 edition of the Independence Bowl, the Crimson Tide were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys 34–31. The Cowboys scored first on a one-yard Dantrell Savage touchdown run to take a 7–0 lead. Alabama responded later in the first when Matt Caddell had an 18-yard touchdown reception from John Parker Wilson to tie the game at 7–7. Oklahoma State responded with 10 consecutive points on a four-yard Keith Toston touchdown run and a 28-yard field goal by Jason Ricks to take a 17–7 lead. The Crimson Tide then responded with a one-yard Tim Castille touchdown run, only to have the Cowboys respond with a seven-yard Toston touchdown run to give Oklahoma State a 24–14 lead at the half.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
After a 24-yard field goal by Jamie Christensen to bring the score to 24–17, the Cowboys responded with a ten-yard Adarius Bowman touchdown reception from Bobby Reid early in the fourth to extend their lead to 31–17. The Tide then scored 14 straight points on an 86-yard punt return by Javier Arenas and an Andre Smith 2-yard touchdown run to even the score at 31–31. The Cowboys sealed the victory with only 00:08 remaining in the game on a 27-yard, game-winning field goal by Jason Ricks.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season
Following the Independence Bowl loss, on January 3, 2007, Alabama announced that Nick Saban was hired from the Miami Dolphins to serve as the programs 27th head coach. In the weeks that followed, Saban worked to fill his staff for the 2007 season. As part of the A-Day celebrations on April 21, 2007, the 2006 team captains Le'Ron McClain and Juwan Simpson were honored at the Walk of Fame ceremony at the base of Denny Chimes.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, Awards
Following the SEC Championship Game, the conference named its award winners. Simeon Castille was named to the Coaches' All-SEC First Team. D. J. Hall and Antoine Caldwell were named to the Coaches' All-SEC Second Team. Andre Smith, Prince Hall and punter P. J. Fitzgerald were named to the 2006 Freshman All-SEC Team. Prince Hall was also named the SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, NCAA sanctions
In October 2007, the athletic department discovered a potential NCAA-violations present throughout the athletics program. The violations stemmed from athletes from several sports, including football, receiving improper benefits as a result of a failure in the distribution system of textbooks to student athletes from the university. After a prolonged investigation, in June 2009 the NCAA ruled all athletes that received improper benefits related to the textbook distribution system were deemed ineligible. As such, as part of the penalties imposed on the football program, all victories which those included in the inquiry participated, were officially vacated from the all-time record.


2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, After the season, NCAA sanctions
The penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected contests or award a victory to the opponent. As such, all six victories from the 2006 season (Hawaii, Vanderbilt, Louisiana–Monroe, Duke, Ole Miss and Florida International) were vacated making the official record for the season zero wins and seven losses (0–7).


2006 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley. Riley garnered 21% of African Americans' votes.


2006 Alamo Bowl
The 2006 Alamo Bowl was a college football bowl game, one of the 2006–07 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was played in the 65,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on December 30. The game matched the Texas Longhorns versus the Iowa Hawkeyes and was televised on ESPN and ESPN-HD. It was the most watched bowl game in ESPN history.


2006 Alamo Bowl
Alamo Bowl officials announced that both schools sold their entire allotment of tickets, resulting in the fastest sellout in Alamo Bowl history. The attendance for the game was 65,875, which established a new record for the most people to gather in San Antonio to view a sporting event. Texas won the game 26–24.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
Texas began the 2006 season as the defending national champions but lost early in the season to No. 1 ranked Ohio State University and finished the year with back-to-back losses to Kansas State University and Texas A&M University to end all hopes of repeating as national champions.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
With their loss to Texas A&M, Texas looked north to the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State Bedlam Series rivalry. If the Oklahoma State Cowboys had defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, then Texas would still have played in the Big 12 Championship Game with a chance to play in the Fiesta Bowl. That is because both the Longhorns and the Sooners would have had a 6–2 conference record, but the Longhorns would have won the tie-breaker by virtue of winning the head-to-head game against Oklahoma. Oklahoma won the game, however, so the next game for Texas would be their bowl bid, with speculation originally centering on the Cotton Bowl Classic or Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. The Holiday Bowl and the Alamo Bowl were also mentioned as possibilities.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
The Longhorns' starting quarterback, Colt McCoy, was injured on the first drive of the Kansas State game. He played against Texas A&M the following game, and final week of the regular season, and was injured after a controversial hit by Aggie defensive tackle Kellen Heard. Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd said the injury was a severe pinched nerve in McCoy's neck. Boyd said that McCoy was expected to make a full recovery, but no timetable was initially set for McCoy to return to play and no announcement was initially made about his status for the bowl game.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
Meanwhile, Longhorn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik accepted the head coaching job at Iowa State University and therefore could not be with the Longhorns for their bowl game. Also, on November 29 the Austin American-Statesman cited unnamed sources saying back-up quarterback Jevan Snead would transfer from Texas and that his availability for the upcoming bowl game was also uncertain. On December 1, the Longhorns issued a statement confirming that Snead, along with sophomore defensive end Chris Brown and sophomore offensive tackle Greg Dolan, had left the team and would transfer to unspecified schools.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
On December 3, Texas officially accepted a bid to play in the Alamo Bowl against the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, who finished the regular season at 6–6 overall and in eighth place in the Big 10. This was the first appearance for Texas in the Alamo Bowl, which is played only 75 miles from the University of Texas campus. On December 21, UT announced that McCoy was cleared to play in the bowl game. He did start at quarterback and played the entire game for Texas.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
Texas and Iowa had only faced one another once before, in the inaugural playing of the Freedom Bowl in 1984. In the 1984 season, Texas had climbed as high as No. 1 in the rankings before losing the last two games of the season and falling to No. 19. In the Freedom Bowl, an unranked Iowa squad jumped out to a 14–0 first-quarter lead and ended up winning 55–17. Iowa quarterback Chuck Long said, "That game didn't put us on the map, but it was the one that kept us on the map". The next year Iowa made it to the Rose Bowl, and Long finished second to Bo Jackson in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
For the Iowa Hawkeyes, the 2006 Alamo Bowl was the 22nd bowl game for the school (3rd most in the Big 10) and continued a streak of six bowl game appearances. It was the fourth time for Iowa to play in the Alamo Bowl, with their most recent appearance being a 19–16 victory over Texas Tech in 2001. The game was the second time in three years for Iowa to face the defending national champion in a bowl game; the Hawkeyes beat Louisiana State University 30–25 in the 2004 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
Iowa had a 6–6 record for the 2006 season, after going 5–1 in the first half of the season but only 1–5 in the second half. They were ranked as high as fifteenth before the slide. The Hawkeyes were led on the field by quarterback Drew Tate, who ranks second behind Chuck Long in most major school passing categories. In his senior season at Iowa (prior to the bowl), Tate had completed 58 percent of his passes for 2,349 yards and 16 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. This was a slightly disappointing performance since he had completed more than 60 percent of his passes his previous two years, throwing for more than 20 touchdowns each year. Tate attended high school in Texas.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
In the Hawkeyes' final regular-season game November 18, 2006, Drew Tate completed 26 of 36 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns, but he also lost a fumble and threw three interceptions in a 34–24 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Iowa did not have a super-star receiver to catch Tate's passes. No player on the team had more than 46 receptions or 614 receiving yards.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
Iowa coach Ferentz said the month off should give his team an opportunity to get healthy. The time off allowed for the return of starting cornerback Adam Shada and defensive end Kenny Iwebema after both missed most of the second half of the season.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Pre-game build-up
The Alamo Bowl announced that both schools sold their entire allotment of tickets, resulting in the fastest sellout in Alamo Bowl history. The actual attendance for the game was 65,875, which established a new record for the most people to gather in San Antonio to view a sporting event. As of December 11, the betting line was Texas by 11 points.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
Texas won the coin toss and elected to defer their possession to the second half. UT therefore kicked off to Iowa, who went on offense. The Hawkeyes drove 77 yards for a touchdown. Texas was unable to score, and returned the ball to Iowa. Iowa's Drew Tate threw a pass to Andy Brodell, and he ran 63 yards for a touchdown. Texas was able to get some points on the board when walk-on placekicker Ryan Bailey made a 27-yard field goal to make the score 14–3 at the end of the first quarter.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
In the second quarter, Tate threw an apparent touchdown pass to tight end Scott Chandler. Tate was seen celebrating by making an upside-down Hook 'em Horns hand signal. However, the officials ruled that Chandler was an ineligible receiver. On the next play, Tate again tried to find Chandler in the end zone but instead threw an interception to UT defensive back Aaron Ross. Texas got the ball at their own 20. Colt McCoy capped an 80-yard scoring drive with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Limas Sweed. This made the score 14–10 in favor of Iowa as the teams went into half-time.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
The Longhorns began the second half by scoring on another Ryan Bailey field goal, this one for 43 yards to bring the score to 14–13. Later in the third quarter, McCoy threw a rarely used wheel route to running back Jamaal Charles, who ran 72 yards for a touchdown to give the Longhorns their first lead of the game at 20–14. This touchdown pass was McCoy's 29th touchdown pass of the season, tying the national record for touchdown passes by a freshman. Iowa answered with another touchdown pass from Drew to Brodell that made the score 21–20 at the end of the third quarter.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, McCoy scrambled on fourth down with 11 minutes to go in the game to set up what would prove to be the winning touchdown. McCoy bootlegged to the right with fullback Chris Ogbonnaya as a blocker, running 8 yards to the Iowa 2-yard line. Running back Selvin Young then regained the lead for Texas with a two-yard touchdown run. Texas failed at an attempted two-point conversion, leaving the score at 26–21. Iowa drove into Texas territory but settled for a Kyle Schlicher field goal to make the score 26–24 with 6:20 left on the game clock.


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
With 3:35 left to play, Iowa attempted a trick play – an attempted flanker pass that has posed problems for Texas all season. Safety Marcus Griffin stuffed the play for an 11-yard loss. Commenting on stopping the trick play, Griffin said, "I knew it was coming – we'd been beaten by that play in the last 10 games. We knew it had to come, I guess that was the best time for it." Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz described the call as "totally my fault. I was being greedy, I thought we had a secure play."


2006 Alamo Bowl, Game summary
Tate then threw two incomplete passes and the Hawkeyes punted with a little more than two minutes to play. Texas, assisted by an 11-yard end-around run by flanker Billy Pitman, used all but 10 seconds of the game clock before punting to Iowa. One play later, the game was over. The final score was Texas 26, Iowa 24.


2006 Alamo Bowl, After the game
ESPN announced that the 2006 Alamo Bowl was the most watched bowl game in the history of that television network.


2006 Alamo Bowl, After the game
Official Jeff Robinson released a statement to clarify the call which nullified the pass to Chandler: "The man who caught the ball (#87) came in motion and came across the line, which made him ineligible to go down field to catch the ball. There was already a man outside of him. The official term for the call on the field is 'covered up on the line.'"


2006 Alamo Bowl, After the game
The Texas Longhorns were ranked 19th in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, which were issued before the bowl season. They received a final-ranking of 13th in the nation by both the Associated Press AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Iowa Hawkeyes finished the season unranked.


2006 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 2006 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 7, 2006. The former mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin, was elected governor.


2006 Alaska gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Incumbent Frank Murkowski (R), first elected governor in 2002, ran for reelection but was defeated in a landslide in the Republican primary by former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin on August 22, 2006. Murkowski's approval rating at the time of the election was . Murkowski also faced opposition from former state lawmaker and Fairbanks businessman John Binkley.


2006 Alaska gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Former two-term Governor Tony Knowles and state lawmaker Eric Croft competed for the Democratic ticket for governor. Knowles had a substantial lead over Croft, both at the polls and with fund raising.


2006 Alaska gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Republican candidate Sarah Palin, Democratic candidate Tony Knowles, and independent candidate Andrew Halcro faced each other in the general election. Anchorage businessman Andrew Halcro ran as an Independent in the race for governor. Halcro has served in the Alaska State legislature in the past, and is known as a fiscal hawk. Halcro collected about 4,000 signatures to be placed on the general election ballot without party affiliation. Despite Knowles' experience, Palin's charisma and conservatism was able to win.


2006 Alaska state elections
On November 7, 2006, the state of Alaska held its general elections. On the ballot were races for U.S Representative, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 10 of 20 seats in the Alaska Senate, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives, 2 ballot measures, plus retention elections for 18 judges of the Alaska Superior Court and 13 judges of the Alaska District Court.


2006 Alaska state elections
In the tables below, bold indicates the winners, while italics indicates the incumbents.


2006 Albanian Supercup
Albanian Supercup 2006 is the 13th edition of the Albanian Supercup since its establishment in 1989. The match was contested between the Albanian Cup 2006 winners KF Tirana and the 2005–06 Albanian Superliga champions KS Elbasani.


2006 Alderney general election
General elections to the States were held in Alderney on 25 November 2006 in accordance with the rules governing elections in Alderney. All five elected members were independents.


2006 Algarve Cup
The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2006. Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup. Germany won the tournament defeating the USA, 4–3, in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 1–0, in the third-prize game.


2006 Algarve Cup, Format
The eleven teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, with 4 teams each in Group A and Group B, and 3 teams in Group C.


2006 Algarve Cup, Format
The format for this edition of the Algarve Cup is as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The team that finished last in Group C does not participate in the play-off stage.


2006 Algarve Cup, Format
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher place.


2006 Algerian Cup Final
The 2006 Algerian Cup Final was the 42nd final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 15, 2006, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers with kick-off at 16:00. MC Alger beat USM Alger 1–0 to win their sixth Algerian Cup.


2006 Algerian Cup Final
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs MC Alger and USM Alger will contest the final, in what will be the 75th edition of the Algiers Derby. The competition winners are awarded a berth in the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup.


2006 Algerian Super Cup
The 2006 Algerian Super Cup is the  5th edition of Algerian Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the Championnat National and 2005–06 Algerian Cup competitions. The match was scheduled to be played on 1 November 2006 at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers between 2005-06 Championnat National winners JS Kabylie and 2005–06 Algerian Cup winners MC Alger.


2006 Aligarh riots
Aligarh is a district with hindu majority a large muslim minority (politically dominating) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has been the site of communal riots in past. At least, five to six people died as a result of rioting that began between Muslims and Hindus in the city on 5 April 2006.


2006 Aligarh riots, Causes
The rioting started on night of 5 April when according to some people, members of the Muslim community  removed the decorations on a Hindu temple (it was the Hindu festival of Ram Navami) while another version as reported by some media suggests that riots started after some Muslims objected to the overnight celebration of Ram Navami.


2006 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 2006 Yonex All England Open (the 96th edition) was held in Birmingham, England, from 17 to 22 January 2006.


2006 All Thailand Golf Tour
The 2006 All Thailand Golf Tour was the eighth season of the All Thailand Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Thailand since it was established in 1999.


2006 All-Big 12 Conference football team
The 2006 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2006 Big 12 Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).


2006 All-Big 12 Conference football team, Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel


2006 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 2006 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2006 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).


2006 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel


2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship ended on 26 August 2006.


2006 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title after defeating Kilkenny by 3-15 to 1-18 in the final.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, the most important elite level inter-county competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway by 11 points in the final, played at Nenagh.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, Arrangements
Until 2005 the term minor was applied to the Al-Ireland under-16 camogie championship. W report in 2004 on the state of the game recommended bthat a minor under-18 championship, similar to other Gaelic game be introduced. A cup for the new competition was named for Síghle Nic an Ultaigh. Galway raced into a four-point lead against Cork in the semi-final at Glen Rovers’ grounds as Jessica Gill and Noreen Coen caused problems for the Cork defence and ran out winnersby 2–12 to 1–5. Michelle Quilty scored 3–2  as Kilkenny defeated Tipperary in the semi-final at Holycross. Laura Kavanagh scored two goals for Kilkenny.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, The Final
Kilkenny made several positional switches for the final against Galway at Nenagh. Sinéad Walsh, Leanne Fennelly and Kate McDonald excelled in defence; Colette Dormer, Anne Dalton and Lucinda Gahan impressed in the middle of the field; and all the forwards scored.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, B Division
The Minor B final was won by Down who defeated Antrim by a single point in a dramatic final, 5-8 to 6-4. Down led 2–2 to 1–4 at half time. Derry had three goals in the first four minutes of the second-half, then Antrim rallied and closed the gap to one point with ten minutes remaining. Raquel McCarry and Sara Louise Carr swapped spectacular goals toward the end.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster preliminary round.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 23 September 2006, Roscommon won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-9 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 55 championship seasons.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006


2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 3 September 2006 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 2-07 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 17th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1996.


2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Kilkenny's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 5-38.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 2006 season in the sport of Camogie. The championship was won for the 22nd time by Cork who defeated Tipperary by an eight-point margin in the final despite having lost to them in the group stages. Rena Buckley was player of the match. The attendance was 20,685, at the time the second highest in camogie history.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Format change
The championship was changed from knockout to a round-robin system for the first time in 2006. The system was retained despite some high-profile criticism. The six senior counties were all guaranteed a minimum of five competitive games, with the hope that standards all round would improve as a result of all the extra matches. Tipperary won their championship group game against Cork by 3-8 to 1-10 in Templemore with two goals from Emily Hayden and a third from Louise Young. They eventually lost the All-Ireland final to the same opposition, something that was happen four times in the first six competitions under the new structure.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Group Stages
For the final round of the championship Marie O'Connor arrived in Athenry by helicopter after attending her brother's wedding and scored 2-2 as her side Kilkenny defeated Galway 3-5 to 0-10. Wexford defeated Limerick 4-18 to 0-4 in their final group game in Bruff but still did not qualify for the semis.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
The closing stages were disappointing, Cork beating Galway by four points in a stop-start first semi-final and Claire Grogan’s sending Tipperary through to the final beating Kilkenny by five points in the second semi-final.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
For the first time in camogie history, the All Ireland finals did not produce a single goal. Play flowed better than in the semi-finals and just one of the game's 16 scores, Jennifer O'Leary's fourth and final point for Cork, came from a free. Joanne Ryan fought what one reporter described as “mammoth and fascinating tussle” at midfield with Briege Corkery. Jim O’Sullivan, Gaelic games correspondent of the Irish Examiner wrote:


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Consistent with what the scoreline suggests, powerful defensive play was key to Cork retaining their title in style in yesterday’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship final in Croke Park. Starting without five of the team which looked destined to win last year’s final until Cork produced five late points, Tipperary’s inexperience in attack was to undermine their challenge. The one-sided nature of the contest was primarily down to Cork’s superiority as a team, reflecting the confidence gained in victory 12 months ago and the determination to prove that it was no fluke.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 75th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Cork's comprehensive win marked the end of the great Tipperary teams; Tipp only scored one point in the second half. This was also the first goalless final.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 2006 to determine the winners of the 2005–06 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 36th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Portumna of Galway and Newtownshandrum of Cork, with Portumna winning by 2-8 to 1-6.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between Portumna and Newtownshandrum. It remains their only clash in the All-Ireland series. Portumna were hoping to make history by winning their first All-Ireland title.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Seventeen-year-old Joe Canning got Portumna off to the perfect start when he goaled after just three minutes. On eight minutes Portumna secured their second goal when Canning scooped up a loose ball near the square and flicked a one-handed stick pass into the unmarked Niall Healy who batted home. Seconds later, Canning drove over his first free for a 2-1 to 0-00 lead. Newtown responded with two points in the space of forty seconds from their teenage sensation Cathal Naughton to open their account on the quarter-hour.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ollie Canning was switched to mark Naughton, a move which had the desired effect until the 21st-minute when a Naughton pass set midfielder Jerry O'Connor on his way for a neatly-taken goal. The sides added a point apiece before the break, with Ben O'Connor (free) and Portumna's Leo Smith raising white flags to leave it 2-3 to 1-3 at the break.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ben O'Connor grabbed his second point – from a right wing free – three minutes into the second half to make it a two-point game, but that was as close as Newtown got. Joe Canning increased his influence when he struck the final's next four points – frees on 36, 41, 45 and 53 minutes – the third of which he earned himself for a foul by Pat Mulcahy. Newtown wing-back Mulcahy was rec carded after his second bookable offence on 57 minutes, when he lashed out at a grounded Niall Hayes in an off-the-ball incident. By that stage, Portumna were 2-7 to 1-5 to the good. Ben O'Connor traded late frees with Joe Canning before thundering in a last-gasp goal shot which Ollie Canning, elder brother of Joe, swiped away to safety off the Portumna line.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Portumna's victory secured their first All-Ireland title. They become the 22nd club to win the All-Ireland title, while they are the fifth Galway representatives to claim the ultimate prize.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 2006 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday 7 May 2006. The 2006 championship used the same "Qualifier" system that was used in 2005. Tyrone were the defending champions, but were knocked out relatively early in the competition by Laois. Kerry won their 34th Sam Maguire beating Mayo in a repeat of the 2004 final.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format
Since the introduction of the so-called "back-door" system a few years ago, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2006 the following system was used:


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format
The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format
The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals were on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it would take its place in the Semi-Final.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, All-Ireland qualifiers, Round 1
This Round included all the counties that did not qualify for their respective Provincial Semi-Finals. An Open Draw was held to give eight pairings, the winners progressed to Round 2 and the losers were eliminated from the 2006 All-Ireland Football Championship, but could continue in the All-Ireland competition, the Tommy Murphy Cup. Due to a controversial blood substitution by Offaly against Kildare, Kildare decided to appeal the match result and therefore Offaly's continuation in the Leinster Championship.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, All-Ireland qualifiers, Round 1
Eventually it was clarified that Offaly hadn't broken the substitution rules, Kildare then faced Cavan in the first round of the qualifiers and subsequently defeated them. Round one saw the exit of Antrim, Down, Waterford, London, Carlow, Louth, Cavan and Wicklow from the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. All-Ireland Football Champions Tyrone were forced to a replay against Louth but Tyrone came out as winners in the end.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, All-Ireland qualifiers, Round 2
The eight winners of the first round qualifiers were paired with the eight losers in the All-Ireland Provincial Semi-Finals. Round 2 saw the exit of Kildare, Roscommon, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Monaghan, Leitrim and 2005 All-Ireland Champions Tyrone.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, All-Ireland qualifiers, Round 3
Round three consisted of the eight winners from Round two. Another open draw was held with the eight winners to determine the four pairings. The teams taking part in the third round were: Laois, Wexford, Meath, Fermanagh, Sligo, Westmeath, Longford and Derry.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Results, All-Ireland qualifiers, Round 4
Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals playing against the four winners from Round 3. Donegal were paired with their Ulster rivals Fermanagh, and Leinster finalists Offaly were paired with local rivals Laois. Kerry met surprise fourth round qualifiers Longford and Galway met Westmeath.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Football Final
Team:Diarmuid Murphy (GK)Marc Ó SéMichael McCarthyTom O'SullivanTomás Ó SéSéamus Moynihan (0-1)Aidan O'Mahony (0-2)Darragh Ó SéTommy GriffinSeán O'Sullivan (0-01)Declan O'Sullivan (1-02) (Capt.) Paul Galvin (0-1)Colm Cooper (1-02)Kieran Donaghy (1-02)Mike Frank Russell (0-02)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Football Final
Match rules:70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Football Final
Team:David Clarke (GK)Dermot GeraghtyDavid HeaneyKeith HigginsAidan HigginsJames NallenPeadar GardinerRonan McGarrity Pat Harte (1-00) Billy Joe Padden (0- 01)Ger BradyAlan DillonKevin O'Neill (2-00)Conor Mortimer (0-03)Ciarán McDonald (0-01)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 119th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry won by 13 points, the widest winning margin in an All-Ireland final since 1978.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Mayo were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched all the way back to their All-Ireland football title winning team of 1951. They failed yet again, having lost to Kerry in 2004 and 1997, Meath in 1996 and Cork in 1989.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Team:Diarmuid Murphy (GK)Marc Ó SéMichael McCarthyTom O'SullivanTomás Ó SéSéamus Moynihan (0-1)Aidan O'Mahony (0-2)Darragh Ó SéTommy GriffinSeán O'Sullivan (0-01)Declan O'Sullivan (1-2) (Capt.) Paul Galvin (0-1)Colm Cooper (1-2)Kieran Donaghy (1-2)Mike Frank Russell (0-2)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Match rules:70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Team:David Clarke (GK)Dermot GeraghtyDavid HeaneyKeith HigginsAidan HigginsJames NallenPeadar GardinerRonan McGarrity Pat Harte (1-0) Billy Joe Padden (0-1)Ger BradyAlan DillonKevin O'Neill (2-0)Conor Mortimer (0-3)Ciarán McDonald (0-1)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 12 November 2005. The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 3 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship after a 1-16 to 1-13 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 29th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
For the first time since 1983, the Ulster champions were not represented in the wider All-Ireland series of games. Antrim, in spite of being Ulster champions in 2005, subsequently lost all of their All-Ireland qualifier games and were relegated to the Christy Ring Cup after being beaten by Offaly and Laois in the relegation play-offs.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match held at Croke Park, Dublin on 3 September 2006. The match was the 119th All-Ireland hurling final and was contested by Kilkenny and Cork, with Kilkenny putting in a fiercely determined and intense performance to win 1–16 to 1–13. It was the first meeting of these two sides in the All-Ireland final since 2004 when Cork were the winners. Cork were aiming to capture a third All-Ireland title in succession while Kilkenny, under the leadership of Brian Cody, were hoping to capture a first title since 2003. The prize for the winning team was the Liam MacCarthy Cup. While in recent years the All-Ireland final has been held on the second Sunday in September, the 2006 final was held a week earlier than normal in order to avoid a clash with golf's Ryder Cup.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Previous championship encounters
This particular fixture has been frequent in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Kilkenny had played Cork a total of twenty-three times in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. As of 2006 Kilkenny had recorded twelve wins over the great rivals while Cork had defeated Kilkenny on nine occasions. There were two draws between the sides.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details
Team:James McGarry (GK)Mick KavanaghNoel HickeyJackie Tyrell (Capt.) James RyallJohn TennysonTommy WalshJames 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (0–1)Derek Lyng (0–1)Richie Power (0–1)Henry Shefflin (0–8)Eoin LarkinEddie Brennan (0–1)Martin Comerford (0–1)Aidan Fogarty (1–3)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details
Match rules:70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Match Details
Team:Donal Óg Cusack (GK)Brian MurphyDiarmuid O'SullivanPat Mulcahy (Capt.) John Gardiner (0–1)Ronan CurranSeán Óg Ó hAilpínTom KennyJerry O'Connor (0–1)Timmy McCarthyNiall McCarthy (0–1)Ben O'Connor (1–4)Neil RonanBrian CorcoranJoe Deane (0–6)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Armagh. Armagh led 1–4 to 0–3 at half-time but a goal from player of the match, Nollaig Cleary, helped Cork to a one-point win. It was also the second of five consecutive All-Ireland finals that Cork would win between 2005 and 2009. The Armagh team featured Caroline O'Hanlon, a Northern Ireland netball international.


2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Team:1 Elaine Harte2 Rena Buckley3 Angela Walsh4 Briege Corkery5 Geraldine O'Flynn6 Bríd Stack7 S. O'Reilly8 Juliet Murphy (c)9 Norita Kelly10 Nollaig Cleary11 Deirdre O'Reilly12 Amanda Murphy13 Valerie Mulcahy14 Mary O'Connor15 Caoimhe Creedon


2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Substitutes:Mairéad Kelly for Mulcahy (44)Ciara Walsh for A. Murphy (48)Amanda  Murphy for Creedon (52)


2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Team:1 F. McAtamney2 Caoimhe Marley3 Fiona Quinn4 Ailish Murphy5 R. O’Mahony6 Bronagh O'Donnell (c)7 Sinead McCleary8 Alma O'Donnell9 Caroline O'Hanlon10 Mairéad Tennyson11 Sharon Duncan12 Shauna O'Hagan13 Maighdlin McAlinden14 Maria O'Donnell15 Aileen Matthews


2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, Teams
Substitutes:P. McAvoy for Matthews (42)O. Murtagh for Murphy (45)D. Toal for M. O’Donnell (54)Maebh Moriarty for Duncan (58)


2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 31 May 2006 and ended on 16 September 2006.


2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.


2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 16 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first since 2004.


2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Tipperary's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.


2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park, Kilkenny on 10 October 2006 to determine the winners of the 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 43rd season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Tipperary of Munster, with the game ending in a 2-14 apiece draw. The replay took place on 16 September 2006, with Kilkenny winning by 1-11 to 0-11.


2006 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
The 2006 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 2006 college football season. The USC Trojans and California Golden Bears won the conference, posting 7–2 conference records. USC then beat the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl 32 to 18. California running back Marshawn Lynch was voted Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. California cornerback Daymeion Hughes was voted Pat Tillman Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.


2006 All-Pro Team
The 2006 All-Pro Team comprised the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press (AP), Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA), or The Sporting News All-Pro teams in 2006. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP team. The three teams are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 2006, the PFWA and the publication Pro Football Weekly combined their All-Pro teams.


2006 All-SEC football team
The 2006 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2006 college football season.


2006 All-SEC football team
The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 38 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Gators then won a national championship, defeating the Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes 41 to 14 in the BCS National Championship Game.


2006 All-SEC football team
Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Ole Miss linebacker Patrick Willis, a unanimous selection by the coaches, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.


2006 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP


2006 Allan Cup
The 2006 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2005-06 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Powell River Regals in Powell River, British Columbia. The 2006 tournament marked the 98th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
The 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was the 2006 edition of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 10–16. Richard Gasquet won his second title of the year.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Finals, Doubles
Jiří Novák /  Andrei Pavel defeated  Marco Chiudinelli /  Jean-Claude Scherrer, 6–3, 6–1


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles
František Čermák and Leoš Friedl were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to eventual champions Jiří Novák and Andrei Pavel.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles
Novak and Pavel won the title, defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Jean-Claude Scherrer in the final, 6–3, 6–1.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles
Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Richard Gasquet.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles
Richard Gasquet won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3 against Feliciano López.


2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2006 Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan 2006, part of the 2006 Swedish football season, was the 82nd Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 1 April 2006 and the last match was played 5 November 2006. IF Elfsborg won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while BK Häcken, Östers IF and Örgryte IS were relegated.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Calendar
Three "Super Combined" and one original combined event were held.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Men's Combined Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill
The 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill season involved 10 events at sites in North America and Europe between November 2005 and March 2006. Austria's Michael Walchhofer won the individual title, while his Austrian team took the team title.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2005/06 all results count.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Team results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Men's Slalom Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
In Men's Super G World Cup 2005/06 all results count.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Men's Super G Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.


2006 America East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2006 America East Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25-27 at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, third-seeded Maine defeated first-seeded Stony Brook, 5-3, to win its fourth tournament championship (its first under head coach Steve Trimper). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Tournament.


2006 America East Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.


2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–5 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 11 at the Recreation and Convocation Center at the University at Albany. Albany gained its first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament with its win over Vermont. Albany was given the 16th seed in the Washington D.C. Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut 72–59, after Albany nearly became the first 16 seed to upset a 1 seed with a twelve-point lead with just over eleven minutes to play.


2006 American Indoor Football League season
The 2006 American Indoor Football League was the league's 2nd overall season. The league champions were the Canton Legends, who defeated the Rome Renegades in American Bowl II.


2006 American Le Mans Series
The 2006 American Le Mans Series season was the 36th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with the eighth as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 18, 2006, and ended October 21, 2006 after 10 races.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
Among the biggest announcements prior to the start of the 2006 season was that Audi would continue their involvement in the ALMS with their new R10 TDI diesel engined LMP1 with the car making its international racing debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in preparation for Le Mans. Audi followed up this announcement with plans for a single Audi R8 to go on a farewell tour for the first few races after Sebring, and then be replaced by two new R10 TDI after Le Mans for the rest of the ALMS season.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
Fellow LMP1 competitors Dyson Racing also announced an upgrade from their troublesome Lola EX257s to brand new B06/10s with the new AER Turbo V8 engine unit. As part of their purchase, Dyson in turn sold off their EX257s. Occasional ALMS entrant Autocon Motorsports bought one chassis, while former Intersport partner Highcroft Racing bought the other, leading to an enlarged LMP1 field for 2006.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
In LMP2 the teams of Miracle Motorsports, B-K Motorsports, Intersport Racing, and Penske Racing all planned to make a return to the series. Penske's initial one-car effort towards the end of 2005 was expanded to two cars for 2006, while the four other teams kept their efforts the same.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
In GT1, the field appeared to be shrinking. Corvette Racing's commitment was certain, but Aston Martin Racing, now running Pirelli tires instead of Michelin, was only able to promise Sebring in the beginning, later stating they'd also run Houston and Mid-Ohio in preparation for Le Mans. Their involvement for the rest of the season was left as merely a rumor. ACEMCO Motorsports's future in ALMS was also uncertain, with the team scrounging for cash to be able to continue racing. Former GT1 team Carsport America finally folded following the 2005 season, with their Dodge Viper GTS-R greatly outdated. The involvement of Maserati in the series was also pulled due to the cancelling of the project by the corporate heads since it never reached its initial plans, and the continued restrictions put in place by IMSA.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
The GT2 class was also more of the same, with returning favorites Flying Lizard Motorsports, J3 Racing, Petersen/White Lightning, Panoz Motorsports, and Alex Job, although Alex Job's effort was now brought down to a single entry due to his expanded involvement in Grand-Am. Risi Competizione, who had run the Maserati in 2005, promised to return to GT2 with Ferrari's upcoming replacement to the Ferrari 360, the new F430.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
The ALMS also created a new class of competitors, known as GT2S, designed to allow racing cars based on production vehicles which had seats for four in a coupe or sedan body style. Cars of this type were now allowed by ACO rules, but IMSA agreed that these cars would not be eligible for Le Mans entry even if they won Petit Le Mans or the season championship. These cars however would be competitively equal to the GT2 class and would compete accordingly with them.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
The long time BMW factory supported effort of Team PTG announced their return of the BMW M3 to the series, while Lexus announced their intentions to bring a new purpose built racing car built off of the IS. Rumors also speculated that Cadillac could bring their CTS-V SpeedGT program to the series. However, come the beginning of the season, neither Lexus nor Cadillac showed, leaving the BMW M3 as the only true GT2S competitor. The GT2S notion was shelved midseason.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Pre-season
From the standpoint of the 2006 schedule, two major changes were made. First, to replace the earlier round at Road Atlanta held soon after Sebring, a new temporary street circuit near Houston's Reliant Park was announced in cooperation with Champ Car. The round at Infineon Raceway was replaced with Miller Motorsports Park, a new racing facility near Salt Lake City.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Schedule
All races are 2 Hours and 45 Minutes except for Sebring (12 Hours), Petit Le Mans (10 Hours or 1000 Miles), and Laguna Seca (4 Hours).


2006 American Le Mans Series, Teams championship
Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Teams championship
Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Teams championship
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Teams championship
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.


2006 American Le Mans Series, Drivers championship
Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Drivers championship
Exceptions were for the 4 Hour Monterey Sports Car Championships was scored in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Drivers championship
And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans, which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:


2006 American Le Mans Series, Drivers championship
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Drivers failing to drive for at least 45 minutes in the race are not awarded points.


2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio
The 2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio was the third race for the 2006 American Le Mans Series season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It took place on May 21, 2006.


2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio
This was the first time since the 2003 Grand Prix of Sonoma that the smaller Le Mans Prototype class was able to win the race overall, with both LMP2 class Penske Porsches finishing ahead of the LMP1 Audi R8.


2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2006 American League Championship Series
The 2006 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2006 American League playoffs, began on October 10 and ended on October 14. The wild card Detroit Tigers swept the West Division champion Oakland Athletics 4 games to none to advance to the 2006 World Series, and became the fourth AL team to win 10 pennants, joining the New York Yankees (39), the Athletics (15), and the Boston Red Sox (11). Magglio Ordóñez's game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 4 sealed the pennant for the Tigers. This ALCS marked the 5th different AL pennant winner in as many years (following 2005 with the White Sox, 2004 with the Red Sox, 2003 with the Yankees, and 2002 with the Angels).


2006 American League Championship Series
The Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 3 games to none in the AL Division Series, and the Tigers defeated the Yankees 3 games to 1. The Tigers faced the National League champions St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, but lost in five games. The Athletics had home-field advantage (despite the Tigers having a better regular season record) as the wild card team defers home field advantage in the LCS regardless of regular season record.


2006 American League Championship Series
The Athletics were seeking their first AL pennant since 1990, while the Tigers captured the league title for the first time since their win in the 1984 World Series. The series was a rematch of the 1972 American League Championship Series (then a best-of-five series), in which Oakland defeated Detroit in 5 games. Detroit manager Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series title, became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both leagues. It was the second consecutive ALCS without the Yankees and Red Sox.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Oakland was 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, while Detroit turned four double plays (both are LCS records). Tigers first baseman Sean Casey left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning due to an apparent leg injury. Brandon Inge homered with two outs in the third off Barry Zito, who allowed a double and two walks to load the bases before Magglio Ordóñez's single scored another run. Next inning, Iván Rodríguez hit a leadoff home run off Zito, who then walked Craig Monroe.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Marcus Thames then hit into a forceout, advancing to second on D'Angelo Jiménez's error and scoring on Inge's double. Inge moved to third on Curtis Granderson's groundout, then scored on Plácido Polanco's single. Oakland avoided a shutout when Milton Bradley doubled to lead off the eighth off Joel Zumaya, moved to third on Frank Thomas's groundout, and scored on Jay Payton's groundout.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Oakland struck first in Game 2 when Mark Kotsay doubled in the first with one out off Justin Verlander, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Milton Bradley's single, but Detroit tied it when Carlos Guillén doubled to lead off the second off Esteban Loaiza, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on Craig Monroe's sacrifice fly. In the third, Kotsay doubled with two outs off Verlander before Bradley homered to put Oakland up 3-1.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
In the fourth, Detroit loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with one out off Loaiza before Monroe's single scored a run, Alexis Gomez's 2-run single gave Detroit the lead, and Brandon Inge's sacrifice fly put the Tigers up 5-3. In the sixth, Monroe doubled off Loaiza with two outs before Gomez homered to put Detroit up 7-3. Eric Chavez's leadoff home run off Verlander in the bottom of the inning cut the lead to 7-4.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Next inning, Bradley homered with two outs off Wilfredo Ledezma to make it 7-5 Detroit, but the Tigers got that run back in the ninth on Granderson's leadoff home run off Huston Street. In the bottom of the inning, Oakland got three straight two-out singles off Todd Jones to load the bases, but Frank Thomas flew out to center to end the game. Since the ALCS has been increased to a seven-game series, no team has come back to win the series after losing the first two games at home.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Friday, October 13, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Oakland infielder Mark Kiger, who was called up from the minors for the ALCS following an injury to Mark Ellis, entered the game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement for second baseman D'Angelo Jiménez, thereby becoming the first player in modern baseball history to make his major-league debut in a postseason game. Kenny Rogers also continued to dominate, not allowing the A's to score once for his second victory in the postseason. Curtis Granderson walked to lead off the first off Rich Harden, moved to third on Craig Monroe's single, and scored on Plácido Polanco's single. Magglio Ordóñez's sacrifice fly made it 2-0 Tigers. Monroe's leadoff home run in the fifth off Harden made it 3-0. Todd Jones picked up his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
In Game 4, Mark Kotsay walked with one out in the first off Jeremy Bonderman, then scored on Milton Bradley's double. One out later, Bradley scored on Eric Chavez's double to put Oakland up 2-0. Jay Payton homered in the fourth to make it 3–0. In the fifth, however, Brandon Inge singled off Dan Haren, moving to second on an error. After moving to third on a groundout, Inge scored on a double by Curtis Granderson, who then scored on Craig Monroe's double. Magglio Ordóñez homered in the sixth to tie the game at three.


2006 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
In the bottom of the ninth, Huston Street got two outs, then allowed back-to-back singles to Polanco and Monroe before Ordóñez launched a three-run walk-off home run to win the game and advance the Tigers to the 2006 World Series. Ordóñez's blast was the first pennant-winning home run since Aaron Boone's in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS and came on the 30th anniversary of Chris Chambliss' pennant-winning walk-off in Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS.


2006 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
A few days after the conclusion of the series, Billy Beane fired manager Ken Macha. Although the A's went 368-280 in his four seasons as manager, Macha frustrated management and players throughout his tenure. Macha's fractured relationships with players such as Nick Swisher and Rich Harden had been the source of Bay Area stories for several seasons. Macha almost didn't return to the Athletics after opting out his contract and nearly joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005, but was rehired for the 2006 season. He was replaced by bench coach Bob Geren for the 2007 season. Macha would later serve as the Brewers manager from 2009 and 2010.


2006 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
After the season, ace pitcher Barry Zito signed a record seven year free agent contract with the San Francisco Giants, ending his seven year run with the Athletics.


2006 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
The Tigers and Athletics would meet again in the postseason in the American League Division Series in 2012 and 2013, with the Tigers winning both series in five games. By 2012, Justin Verlander was the only player on either team that played in the 2006 American League Championship Series. Verlander's pitching performance in 2012 and 2013 gave him 30 straight scoreless innings against the A's in the playoffs, breaking the record for scoreless innings against one team in the postseason set by Christy Mathewson (28).


2006 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
As of 2021, the Athletics and Tigers have not won a World Series since the 1980s.


2006 American League Division Series
The 2006 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2006 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Saturday, October 7, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:


2006 American League Division Series
The Athletics and Tigers met in the AL Championship Series, where a Detroit sweep made the Tigers the American League champions. The Tigers then faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 World Series, and lost in five games.


2006 American League Division Series, Playoff race
The AL playoff race of 2006 was unusually dramatic, with the last divisional championship and the wild card berth undecided until the final day of the season, and the most unlikely of all of the AL's playoff contenders taking the top spot in the AL Central and the second seed.


2006 American League Division Series, Playoff race
In the AL East, the New York Yankees (97–65) clinched the division when the Boston Red Sox were eliminated from the playoffs by the Minnesota Twins (96–66) on September 20. The Oakland Athletics (92–69) clinched the AL West on September 26, and in the AL Central, the Twins won the division by a single game over the Wild Card Detroit Tigers (95–67) after Detroit—who had led the division for the entire season—lost their last five games. Minnesota had set a torrid pace since June 7, after a horrible start.


2006 American League Division Series, Playoff race
The Twins sewed up their playoff berth with an 8–1 win over the Kansas City Royals. They clinched the Central Division title, their fourth in five years, with a 5–1 victory and a 10–8 Detroit loss to the Royals on the last day of the season. The Twins' 96–66 mark is their best since the 98–64 AL West Champion Twins of 1970.


2006 American League Division Series, Matchups, New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers
†: Game was postponed due to rain on October 4


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
The Yankees struck first with a five-run third inning off Nate Robertson, who allowed a leadoff single to Johnny Damon and subsequent double to Derek Jeter. Bobby Abreu doubled to score both men, Gary Sheffield singled in Abreu, and Jason Giambi capped the scoring with a two-run home run. In the fifth, the Tigers got on the board with a solo home run from Craig Monroe, then Brandon Inge singled with one out before back-to-back two-out RBI doubles by Plácido Polanco and Sean Casey made it 5–3 Yankees, but Chien-Ming Wang struck out Magglio Ordóñez to end the inning.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 1
The Yankees added to their lead in the sixth off Robertson when Damon singled with two outs, then Jeter doubled before both men scored on Abreu's single. Curtis Granderson's home run in the seventh off Mike Myers made it 7−4 Yankees, but they got that run back on Jeter's home run in the eighth off Jamie Walker. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth while Jeter batted 5-for-5 in the game, becoming the sixth player to record five hits in one postseason game.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 2
Game 2 was postponed for one day due to rain. In the second inning, Craig Monroe doubled with two outs before scoring on Marcus Thames's single to give the Tigers a 1–0 lead. In the fourth, Johnny Damon launched a three-run home run off Justin Verlander to give the Yankees a 3–1 lead. That would be last time the Yankees would lead a game in the series, and the last time they would score until Game 4. Jamie Walker (who earned the victory in relief) and Joel Zumaya shut the Yanks down for the rest of the game.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 2
The Tiger hitters clawed their way back off Mike Mussina. In the fifth, Thames hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Curtis Granderson to cut the lead to one. Next inning, Carlos Guillén homered to tie the game and in the seventh, Thames hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a passed ball, then to third on a sacrifice bunt before scoring on Granderson's triple to give the Tigers a 4–3 lead. In the ninth, Todd Jones earned the save by getting Johnny Damon to fly out to center with one man on to end the game and even the series.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
Feeding off a crowd witnessing its first playoff game in 19 years, Detroit pitcher Kenny Rogers pitched 7+2⁄3 innings of scoreless ball, earning a victory and standing ovation from the Comerica Park crowd in a 6–0 Tigers win. Rogers was throwing as hard as 92 mph in the eighth inning, topping his usual top speed by 3–4 mph. Joel Zumaya used his 103-mph arm to close out the inning, and Todd Jones closed the game for the second time, but did not earn a save, as the Tigers were not in a save situation.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
Offensively, the Tigers got on the board off Randy Johnson in the second on three straight leadoff singles, the last of which by Sean Casey scoring Carlos Guillen. After Brandon Inge struck out, Curtis Granderson hit into a forceout at second to score Iván Rodríguez. It could have been a hit had Robinson Cano not made a great diving stop behind the bag to prevent the ball from going into the outfield.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 3
On a 1-2 pitch to Plácido Polanco, Granderson appeared to be picked off base when Johnson threw to first baseman Jason Giambi, but the Yankees muffed the play when Johnson and Giambi both made poor throws to each base. Polanco capitalized on their mistake when he singled up the middle, scoring Granderson to make it 3−0. In the sixth, Guillen singled with two outs before back-to-back RBI doubles by Rodriguez and Casey made it 5−0 Tigers. Granderson capped the scoring with a leadoff home run off Brian Bruney in the seventh.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
Detroit finished off New York behind another dominating pitching performance, this time by Jeremy Bonderman in an 8–3 clinching win. In the second inning, Magglio Ordóñez hit a leadoff home run and after Iván Rodríguez walked with one out, Craig Monroe homered off Jaret Wright to give the Tigers a 3–0 lead. Next inning, Ordonez reached on an error, moved to third on a single and scored on Rodrigeuz's single.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
Wright was replaced by Cory Lidle, who ended the inning without further damage and pitched a perfect fourth, but in the fifth, allowed three consecutive leadoff singles, the last of which to Ordonez scoring a run. After allowing an RBI double to Carlos Guillen, Lidle was relieved by Brian Bruney, who allowed a sacrifice fly to Rodriguez. Next inning, Scott Proctor allowed a two-out single to Plácido Polanco, who scored on Sean Casey's double to make it 8−0 Tigers. Bonderman, meanwhile, pitched a no-hitter through five innings.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
Robinson Canó singled in the sixth for the Yankees' first hit, but Bonderman prevented any further damage. The Yankee hitters ended their 20-inning scoreless streak in the seventh when Derek Jeter hit a leadoff single, moved to third on Bobby Abreu's single and scored on Hideki Matsui's groundout. Bonderman left the game in the ninth inning with one on and one out. Jamie Walker gave up a two-out, two-run homer to Jorge Posada in the ninth before getting Robinson Canó to ground out to end the game and send the Tigers to the 2006 ALCS against the Oakland Athletics.


2006 American League Division Series, New York vs. Detroit, Game 4
The game is notable as Cory Lidle's final appearance before dying in an airplane crash four days later, and was the final ALDS game televised by FOX due to the new TV contracts as of 2011.


2006 American League Division Series, Minnesota vs. Oakland, Game 1
The A's struck first in Game 1 on Frank Thomas's leadoff home run in the second off Twins' ace Johan Santana. Jay Payton singled with one out and scored on Marco Scutaro's two-out double. Barry Zito pitched 6+2⁄3 shutout innings before Rondell White's seventh inning home run put the Twins on the board. Thomas's second home run in the ninth off Jesse Crain made it 3–1 A's. The Twins again made it a one-run game in the bottom of the inning when Michael Cuddyer hit a leadoff triple off Huston Street and scored on Torii Hunter's one-out groundout, but White flew out to end the game and give the A's a 1–0 series lead.


2006 American League Division Series, Minnesota vs. Oakland, Game 2
In Game 2, Nick Swisher doubled to lead off the fifth off Boof Bonser, then scored on Marco Scutaro's double. One out later, Jason Kendall's RBI single made it 2–0 Oakland. Back-to-back home runs by Michael Cuddyer and Justin Morneau leading off the bottom of the sixth off Esteban Loaiza tied the game. In the seventh, Mark Ellis singled with one out off Pat Neshek, then Mark Kotsay's inside-the-park home run off Dennys Reyes put Oakland back in front 4–2.


2006 American League Division Series, Minnesota vs. Oakland, Game 2
They added another run in the ninth when Swisher hit a leadoff double off Juan Rincon, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch by Joe Nathan. Huston Street pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth despite allowing a single and walk to give the A's a 2–0 series lead.


2006 American League Division Series, Minnesota vs. Oakland, Game 3
The A's struck first in the bottom of the second on Eric Chavez's one-out home run off Brad Radke, who would retire following the series. Jay Payton then singled before scoring on Marco Scutaro's two-out double. Next inning, Mark Kotsay reached on an error before Milton Bradley's two-run home run made it 4–0 A's. Torii Hunter's home run in the fourth off Dan Haren put the Twins on the board.


2006 American League Division Series, Minnesota vs. Oakland, Game 3
In the sixth, with Justin Morneau at third and Hunter at second, Rondell White's RBI single made it 4–2 A's, but Hunter was thrown out at home for the second out. In the seventh, Dennys Reyes walked two without outs before being relieved by Jesse Crain. An error loaded the bases before Nick Swisher walked to force in a run and Scutaro cleared the bases with a double, all four runs unearned. Morneau's home run in the eighth off Justin Duchscherer made it 8–3 A's, but Huston Street pitched a scoreless ninth as the A's won their first postseason series since the 1990 ALCS.


2006 American Samoan legislative election
Legislative elections were held in American Samoa on 7 November 2006. Only the House of Representatives was elected.


2006 American Society of Cinematographers Awards
The 21st American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 18, 2007, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2006.


2006 Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race 2006 was the 41st edition of the road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on April 16, 2006, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 253.1 kilometres with start in Maastricht and finish in Valkenburg.


2006 Amsterdam Admirals season
The 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his sixth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIV, Amsterdam lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 7–22.


2006 Amsterdam Admirals season, Honors
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Amsterdam had eight players selected. The selections were:


2006 Amsterdam Admirals season, Honors
Additionally, Hamdan and defensive tackle Tony Brown were named offensive and co-defensive MVPs, respectively. Hamdan, who was in his third season with the Admirals, set an NFLEL record by posting a passer rating of 113.4, leading his team to a 6–1 record before suffering a season-ending injury. He completed 102 of 162 passes for a league-leading 1,629 yards with 12 touchdowns. In the Week 3 contest against Frankfurt he became only the second quarterback in league history to post a perfect 158.3 rating. Brown, who shared the award with Cologne Centurions' linebacker Philippe Gardent, became the third player in NFLEL history to win defensive MVP honors despite not being voted to the All-NFLEL team. He recorded four sacks and 40 tackles during the season.


2006 Amsterdam Tournament
The LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006 was a pre-season football tournament contested by Ajax, Porto, Internazionale and Manchester United on 4 August and 5 August 2006 at the Amsterdam ArenA.


2006 Amsterdam Tournament, Table
NB: An extra point is awarded for each goal scored.


2006 Anaheim mayoral election
The 2006 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 7, 2006 to elect the mayor of Anaheim, California. It saw the reelection of Curt Pringle.


2006 Anchorage mayoral election
The 2006 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 4, 2006, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Mark Begich.


2006 Anchorage mayoral election
Since Begich had received more than a 45% plurality of the vote, no runoff was necessary.


2006 Angola Cup
The 2006 Taça de Angola was the 25th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.


2006 Angola Cup
Benfica de Luanda, the runner-up, qualified to the CAF Confederation Cup since Primeiro de Agosto, the winner, contested the CAF Champions League in their capacity as the Girabola winner.


2006 Angola Cup, Championship bracket
The knockout rounds were played according to the following schedule:


2006 Angola Cup, Final
Squad: Abel, Bakala, Bebeto, Bena, Danny, Elísio, Gazeta, Joãozinho, Josemar, Kumaca, Levis, Locó, Mano, Mbinda, Milanzi, Moreno, Nelo, Neruda, Patrício, Pitchu, Riquinho, Roger, Rômulo, Tião, Vado, Zé Augusto Head Coach: Jan Brouwer


2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon
The second 2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k were held in Antarctica on 13 and 15 December 2006, respectively.


2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon, Results, Marathon
Thirteen competitors from eight countries took part in the marathon race and faced temperatures of -10C. At the halfway point Henri Alain D'Andria had the lead with a decent advantage on his followers Tim Harris and Karo Ovasapyan. D'Andria was able to keep his lead in the remaining half of the race and finished in a record time of 5:08.17 hours. Noelle Sheridan, the only woman in the competition also finished the event thereby completing seven marathons on seven continents in seven months, a new Guinness World Record for women.


2006 Antarctic Ice Marathon, Results, 100 km race
Nine competitors from four nations started in the Antarctic 100k. Irishman Richard Donovan took an early lead and pressed hard over the first 25 km. Marathon winner Henri Alain D'Andria followed close behind. Over the next kilometres until the halfway point, the gap between the two widened to 40 minutes and then to an hour at the 75km point. The Irishman eased up over the final 25km to win the race in a new Antarctic 100k record of 12:55.06. Philippe Moreau and Hervé Taquet shared the third position again, just like they did in the marathon.


2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.


2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference. Appalachian is the only university  in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football. Appalachian won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.


2006 Arab Champions League Final
The 2006 Arab Champions League Final, It was the 22nd final of the UAFA Club Cup and the 3rd under the name of Arab Champions League. the final play as home and away matches, and it was contested between ENPPI of Egypt and Raja Casablanca of Morocco.


2006 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 2006 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the 12th edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Cairo, Egypt. A total of 44 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 22 for women.


2006 Arab League summit
The 2006 Arab League Summit took place in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 28–30 2006. While speakers at the summit called for increased Arab sovereignty and stronger alliances between Arab states, it did not lead to any plans for action to those ends, and Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera called it a "nadir" in the history of League summits.


2006 Arab Women's Championship
The 2006 Arab Women's Championship (Arabic: البطولة العربية لكرة القدم النسائية 2006) was the first edition of the Arab Women's Championship for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 19 and 29 April 2006. The winner was Algeria.


2006 Arab Women's Championship, Knockout phase
The semi-final winners proceed to the final and those who lost compete in the third place playoff.


2006 Archery World Cup
The 2006 Archery World Cup was the first edition of the Archery World Cup, designed to highlight archery in some of the world's "most spectacular" locations following the success of the 2003 World Archery Championships in New York City and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The first leg was held in Poreč, Croatia, the second leg on at Antalya Centennial Archery Field in Antalya, Turkey, the third leg on in San Salvador, El Salvador and the final leg was held in Shanghai.


2006 Archery World Cup
The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the World Cup Finals, which were contested on in Mérida, Mexico.


2006 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top four individual performers (with no more than two from each country) proceeded to the finals.


2006 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
The recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by a 72m Olympic set system . The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.


2006 Archery World Cup, Competition rules and scoring
Competitors' top three scores go towards qualification. The scores awarded in the legs were as follows:


2006 Arctic Winter Games
Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2006 Arctic Winter Games on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska in the United States. The 2006 games took place from March 5 through March 11. Events were held mostly in the larger towns of Soldotna and Kenai, along with Homer (curling) and the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood (alpine skiing and snowboarding.) Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, and the town of Seward also hosted cultural events. This was the fifth time Alaska had hosted the games.


2006 Arctic Winter Games, Participants
The 2008 Arctic Winter Games were held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.


2006 Arctic Winter Games, Events
Competition was held in alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, Dene games (see Dene), dog mushing, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor soccer, Inuit games (see Inuit), short track speed skating, snowboarding, snowshoe biathlon, snowshoeing (see Snowshoe), speed skating, table tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.


2006 Arctic Winter Games, 2006 medal tally
(Unofficially listed with number of gold medals taking priority followed by silvers.)


2006 Arena Football League season
The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX.


2006 Arena Football League season
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise suspended operations before the start of the season. However, the league added two teams, the Kansas City Brigade and the Utah Blaze, expanding to 18 teams. The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.


2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe
The 2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in England, France and Italy by Argentina national rugby union team. It was an Historical tour with the first victory against England on their "home" of Twickenham.


2006 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe
The Pumas won also against Italy and lose only a very well played match against France.


2006 Argentine nuclear reactivation plan
The 2006 Argentine nuclear reactivation plan is a project to renew and reactivate the development of nuclear power in Argentina. The main points of the plan were announced by the Argentine government through Planning Minister Julio de Vido during a press conference on 23 August 2006. They include:


2006 Argentine nuclear reactivation plan
In 2010, an agreement was signed with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) for the construction of Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant and the upgrade of Embalse  A C$440m contract was signed in August 2011 for the refurbishment of Embalse from November 2013, which will add 25–30 years to its life.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
Argentina is one of the world's largest producers of beef. It is also the third-largest exporter (after Brazil and Australia), and has the world's highest consumption rate (an average of 68 kg per person per year). On 8 March 2006, President Néstor Kirchner took the drastic measure of banning all exports of beef for a period of 180 days, in order to stop continuous price rises.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
Exports had soared after the collapse of 2001 forced the government to let the national currency (the peso) float and depreciate. As a result, internal prices of beef, a major staple of Argentine diet, rose considerably, and part of the beef production was diverted from the local market to importers abroad. Increasing demand, both local and foreign, also contributed to this scenario. In 2005 Argentina exported 40% more beef with respect to the previous year, for about $1.4 billion.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
In late 2005 and 2006, months of unsuccessful negotiations went on between the national government and the beef producers and traders, which included considerable political and media pressure by the former. Similar negotiations to achieve "price stability agreements" (consensual price controls) with other sectors of economy had been successful to varying degrees. On 3 February 2006, several meat plant associations announced that they would limit their own exports to 20% less than the amounts recorded in 2005, but this was not done in reality.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
Reference beef prices at the Liniers Livestock Market had accumulated a 26% rise only in 2006, until the ban was announced, on top of 29% during 2005. Due to its prevalence in Argentinians' diet, the price of beef has a large influence in the overall inflation rate, which had already become a concern.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
The exports ban included meat cuts that are not usually consumed in the local Argentine market, but did not force exporters to cancel previously arranged contracts with foreign buyers or bilateral country-based agreements, and did not include the Hilton Quota (28,000 tonnes of high-quality frozen cuts destined to the European Union, free of tariffs). The total amount affected was estimated at 600,000 tonnes.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
In addition to the ban, the government raised the exports tax from 5 to 15% for certain processed beef products, equalizing them with those applied to other products.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
Immediately after the announcement, the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) released a communique, stating that exporters would lose 280,000 tonnes in sales, for 585 million USD, and that many meat processing plants would go bankrupt, thus causing the loss of thousands of jobs. Moreover, the SRA denounced the ban as harmful for Argentina's international image, and as a short-term measure that would not solve the background problem (scarcity of livestock due to lack of economic incentives).


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
On 26 May the Ministry of Economy partially lifted the ban, allowing for a quota for June–November equivalent to 40% of the exports of the same period in 2005. This followed a period of falling beef prices in the Liniers Market (though not to the general public) and several acts of protest by livestock farming organizations, including the threat of a nationwide strike.


2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
On 4 July the restrictions were again softened, by allowing exports for an extra 25% of the  amount of 2005. The new quota included expensive beef cuts that have no demand in the internal market (such as rump and loin) and others that are only destined for corned beef. A new loosening (to 70% of the 2005 figures) was announced on 28 September.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
In June 2006 the truckers union of Argentina boycotted supermarkets owned by Chinese people in retaliation for the attack of a trucker by a store-owner.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
The incident in question was triggered by an argument between the people in charge of the supermarket and those in charge of delivering Quilmes beer in a neighborhood of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, possibly over discrepancies in the number of empty bottles to be returned in exchange for the new ones. The owner of the supermarket and the manager, Zhen Benjing, refused to return a number of empty bottles, and a violent argument ensued between them and the crew of the delivery truck, Luis Gutiérrez and Ariel Luque. The owner attacked Luque with an empty bottle, and then Zhen produced a 9mm gun and shot Luque to the chest, puncturing one of his lungs. Luque had to be hospitalized in grave condition. The owner was arrested, but Zhen fled the scene.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
Although by far the gravest, this was not the only incident of this kind. Chinese store-owners had been beaten by deliverers, and both truck drivers and deliverers were denouncing threats. Reasons mentioned by both sides were various, from instances of bad treatment to dubious commercial practices, worsened by linguistic problems.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
On 15 June 2006 two weeks after the attack on Luque, about 1,000 people of the truckers' union demonstrated before the building of the Chamber of Stores and Supermarkets Owned by Chinese Residents (in Spanish, CASRECH) in Buenos Aires City. Union leader Pablo Moyano (son of CGT leader Hugo Moyano) met Miguel Ángel Calvete, president of the Chamber, but got no reply to their demands of reparations for Luque and security guarantees.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
On 21 June 2006 the truckers' union started a nationwide boycott on Chinese-owned stores, cutting the delivery of goods to them. This soon caused noticeable shortage of goods in the targeted stores, which affected especially the Greater Buenos Aires area. "Chinese supermarkets", as they are known, commonly sell at lower prices than their competitors and tend towards lower-class neighborhoods. There are about 2,250 of these supermarkets in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (and 1,600 in the rest of the country), and according to marketing firm ACNielsen they command 35% of the food commercialization market.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
As the boycott continued, CASRECH threatened to file an accusation against the union for violating the Supply Law, which would make the boycott (taken as a strike) illegal. A private person sued Pablo Moyano and union deputy Carlos Ayala, alleging racial discrimination.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
On 23 June 2006 the union took the further step of blockading a La Serenísma dairy processing plant to prevent the company's trucks from delivering products to the boycotted stores.


2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-owners
On 26 June 2006 union representatives and members of CASRECH met at the Casa Rosada, invited by the national government. Interior Minister Aníbal Fernández acted as a mediator. The parties agreed on providing economical assistance to the injured trucker, Ariel Luque; on collaborating and overseeing the investigation of the attack in order to find and arrest the shooter (who was still missing); and on having Spanish-speaking staff to manage the reception of goods in the supermarkets. The boycott was then lifted, starting at the midnight of 27 June 2006.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2006 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 87th in the National Football League and their 19th in Arizona. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–11 record in 2005. They also moved into the Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (one of the western suburbs of Phoenix), the first ever stadium in the United States with a retractable playing surface. The stadium was christened University of Phoenix Stadium on September 26, and managed to sell out every home game. Despite a somewhat promising start, the team suffered a few setbacks, including key losses to the Dallas Cowboys and most memorably the eventual NFC Champion Chicago Bears, and ended the season (again) at a disappointing 5–11 record. Head coach Dennis Green was fired after the season, replaced by Ken Whisenhunt.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season, Offseason
On March 12, 2006, the Cardinals acquired former Colts RB Edgerrin James through free agency, by signing him to a four-year, $30 million contract.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season, Offseason
The Cardinals then selected the 2004 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart with the 10th pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. Leinart played for the University of Southern California and won 1½ national championships with the team in 2003 and 2004.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season, Offseason
Leinart missed the first two weeks of the 2006 Cardinals training camp (and the opening game of the preseason) due to prolonged contract negotiations, but on August 15, the Arizona Republic, KTAR radio and ESPN reported that Leinart agreed to a six-year contract that could earn him a maximum of $51 million, according to his agent, Tom Condon. The contract reportedly contained $14 million in guaranteed money, and involved "escalator" clauses to increase Leinart's salary in the later years of the deal should he meet certain playing-time incentives.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season, Offseason
The Cardinals also selected another USC alum, Guard Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui in the 3rd round, followed by Georgia TE Leonard Pope, Michigan DT Gabriel Watson, Louisville LB Brandon Johnson, Virginia Tech DT Jonathan Lewis, and Brigham Young WR Todd Watkins. This as well as the duo Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald at WR, eventually made the Cardinals a serious threat in the NFC West.


2006 Arizona Cardinals season, Schedule
In the 2006 regular season, the Cardinals' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC North, although they also played the Dallas Cowboys from the NFC East, and the Atlanta Falcons from the NFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC West.