The Newest Milwaukee Buck Takes Out a Newspaper Ad

In a classy move rarely seen any more in professional sports, Monta Ellis, who was just traded to the Milwaukee Bucks took out a full page as in The Milwaukee Journal to introduce himself to the fans in Milwaukee.

Good luck to Monta and I'm sure he will enjoy Milwaukee.  Looks like he will be a perfect fit.

College Basketball Play of the Day for 3/17/12

VCU

It's St. Patrick's Day today, so maybe a little luck coming my way.

I love VCU getting 6 points from Indiana today.  VCU has been impressive the last few weeks and theHoosiers are going to have to give it their all to keep up with the speed of VCU.

The Rams are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600

Kansas Jayhawk Fans Celebrate Missouri's Loss to Norfolk St.

A group of Kansas basketball fans couldn't be happier as Missouri loses to a #15 seed in Norfolk State.

And they are nice enough to wish them well as they leave the Big XII and head to the SEC.

Some Cities Hungrier Than Others for 'Hunger Games'

Is your city "Hungry" for Hunger Games?

Amazon.com, Inc.  today announced the Top 20 cities in the U.S. that have purchased the most copies of Suzanne Collins' epic Hunger Games trilogy. Amazon also revealed that Collins is the best-selling Kindle author of all time.

After compiling sales data of all versions of the Hunger Games books, in both print and Kindle formats, on a per capita basis in cities with over 100,000 residents, the Top 20 cities with Hunger Games hysteria are:

1. Sunnyvale, CA                                                                      11. Washington, DC
2. Salt Lake City, UT                                                                 12. Richmond, VA
3. Tallahassee, FL                                                                    13. Scottsdale, AZ

4. Seattle, WA                                                                          14. Wilmington, NC

5. Orlando, FL                                                                           15. Murfreesboro, TN                                                                       6. Pittsburgh, PA                                                                       16. Vancouver, WA
7. St. Louis, MO                                                                         17. Portland, OR
8. Provo, UT                                                                              18. Tampa, FL
9. San Francisco, CA                                                                 19. Overland Park, KS
10. Naperville, IL                                                                       20. Norman, OK
                                                                                    

"There's no denying that the Hunger Games has become a worldwide phenomenon, and we love that it all started with a great book," said Jessica Schein, Amazon.com Young Adult Books Editor. "These books appeal to customers of all ages - adults and teens alike - and you can see from our Top 20 list they're captivating readers across the whole country. All three books in the trilogy are best sellers in print and on Kindle, and now our customers have made Suzanne Collins the best-selling Kindle author of all time."

To celebrate the success of the book series, Amazon is giving away a Kindle Fire and the Hunger Games book trilogy to twelve lucky winners in the Amazon.com The Hunger Games Book Trilogy Sweepstakes. Customers can visit http://www.amazon.com/hungergames to learn more and enter for a chance to win, or to purchase any of the books. The sweepstakes ends March 25, 2012 and there is no purchase necessary to enter.

College Basketball Play of the Day for 3/16/12

Michigan

Here we go with the second day of the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan returns to the tournament this year and they have a very favorable matchup with Ohio.  Not Ohio St., just Ohio.

Michigan really impressed me late in the year and with the Wolverines only giving 5.5 points, this is a must play.

The Wolverines are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss and the Bobcats come into the game 0-4 ATS their last four games.  Ohio may be out of gas and Michigan is peaking. 

Take Michigan today.