Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/11/2012

3/11/1982:
In the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, 11th-seed Middle Tennessee upsets number six seed Kentucky, 50-44, in Nashville. The win prevents the possibility of a much-anticipated match-up between Kentucky and Louisville in the second round. The two schools hadn't met since 1959. Louisville will beat Middle Tennessee State, 81-56, in round two.

Birthdays:
Louise Brough b. 1923
Dock Ellis b. 1945
Bobby Abreu b. 1974
Shawn Springs b. 1975
Elton Brand b. 1979