Events in Sport
- Mar 15 29th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Pittsburgh beats Georgetown, 74-65
- Mar 15 Wales beats France, 29-12 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship with a 19th Triple Crown
- Mar 16 55th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #1 North Carolina beats #22 Clemson, 86-81
- Mar 16 49th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgia beats Arkansas, 66-57
- Mar 22 French Swimmer Alain Bernard sets world record of 47.50 for 100m freestyle long course after winning the European LC Championships 2008
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 14 Taslim Arif, Pakistan cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests; top score 210no v Aust 1980), dies of lung infection at 53
- Mar 15 Ken Reardon, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman and executive (Stanley Cup 1946; NHL All-Star 1946-50; Montreal Canadiens), dies at 86
- Mar 16 Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (Australian opener of the 30's & 40's), dies at 95
- Mar 20 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. 1935)
- Mar 25 Ben Carnevale, American basketball coach (b. 1915)
- Mar 26 Heath Benedict, American Football Player (b. 1983)
- Mar 27 Jean-Marie Balestre, French president of motor sport's FIA, dies at 86
- Mar 30 David Leslie, Touring Car Driver (b. 1953)
- Mar 30 Richard Lloyd, Racing Car Driver (b. 1945)