The Sports Mac: The Daily Fives for September 6th, 2010

Top Five Stories from Yesterday

1. The New York Jets and Darrelle Revis finally reach agreement on a four year/$46 million dollar deal and Darrelle is expected to play in the Jets season opener.

2. The San Diego Padres’ free fall continues as they lose their 10th game in a row, falling to Colorado while San Francisco closes to within one game of the lead by beating the Dodgers.

3. East Carolina wins a wild season opener on a Hail Mary pass on the last play of the game to defeat Tulsa 51-49 in Ruffin McNeil’s coaching debut.

4. Tony Stewart wins his first Sprint Cup race this season, winning the Night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

5. Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton may be out for an extended period of time after injuring his ribs on Saturday.

Top Five Games from Yesterday

1. East Carolina 51, Tulsa 49—Dominique Davis connected with Justin Jones on a 33-yard pass to win a wild season/conference opener for both teams.

2. Twins 6, Rangers 5—Minnesota gets the sweep of Texas after a wild finish in which Michael Young was ruled to interfere with the 3B coach trying to score the tying run.

3. Texas Tech 35, Southern Methodist 27—The Red Raiders hold on for the win after letting the Mustangs fight their way back from an 18-point deficit, stopping them on their final drive.

4. Marlins 7, Braves 6, 10 innings—Florida blows a six run lead, but wins it in extra innings on Scott Cousins’s first major league hit.

5. White Sox 7, Red Sox 5—Chicago scores four runs off Jonathan Papelbon in the 9th inning to rally for the win and sweep the weekend series from Boston.

Top Five Performances from Yesterday

1. Felix Hernandez, Mariners SP—No runs on four hits with nine K’s over eight innings to earn the victory in SEA’s 3-0 win over CLE.

2. G.J. Kinne, Tulsa QB—28 for 43 for 399 yards and five TDs in Tulsa’s 51-49 loss to East Carolina.

3. Jonathan Sanchez, Giants SP—No runs on three hits with nine K’s over seven innings for the victory in SF’s 3-0 win over LAD.

4. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech QB—34 for 53 for 359 yards and four TDs in Texas Tech’s 35-27 win over Southern Methodist.

5. Ike Davis, Mets 1B—4 for 6 with a HR and three RBIs in NYM’s 18-5 win over CHC.

Five Performances that Weren’t so Good from Yesterday

1. James Russell, Cubs RP—Five runs on five hits in two thirds of an inning in CHC’s 18-5 loss to NYM.

2. Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox RP—Four runs on two hits in an inning and a third in Boston's 7-5 loss to CHW.

3. Mike Minor, Braves SP—Six runs on nine hits over four innings in ATL’s 7-6 10 inning loss to FLA.

4. Andre Ethier, Dodgers RF: 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in LAD’s 3-0 loss to SF

5. Matt Kemp, Dodgers CF: 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in LAD’s 3-0 loss to SF

Top Five Events to Follow Today

1. MLB: Reds (79-57) at Rockies (72-64), 3:00 PM—Cincinnati looks to maintain its division lead while Colorado tries to get closer in the suddenly wide open NL West, (Harang (CIN) vs. Jimenez (COL)).

2. NCAA FB: Navy (0-0) vs. Maryland (0-0), 4:00 PM, ESPN—The two Baltimore area rivals renew their series as a lead-in to the big college game of the holiday weekend.

3. MLB: Rays (83-53) at Red Sox (76-61), 7:00 PM—Could this be Boston’s final opportunity to remain in the division and playoff races? (Niemann (TB) vs. Lester (BOS)).

4. NCAA FB: #3 Boise State (0-0) vs. #10 Virginia Tech (0-0), 8:00 PM, ESPN—This may be the Broncos only hurdle to a run at a BCS National Championship.

5. MLB: Dodgers (69-68) at Padres (76-59), 10:00 PM—San Diego is desperate for a win to end their 10 game losing streak (Good match-up—Padilla (LAD) vs. Latos (SD)).