The Sports Mac: The Daily Fives For September 12th, 2010

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         A shakeup is all set in the AP Poll as 5 Top 25 teams lose on Saturday, highlighted by FCS James Madison going into Blacksburg and upsetting #13 Virginia Tech.

2.         The Padres retake the lead in the NL West after defeating the Giants on a strikeout/caught stealing double play to end the ballgame.

3.         There is a tie on top of the NL East as the Phillies lose in New York while the Braves win at home in extra innings over the Cardinals.

4.         Roger Federer loses in the semifinals of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2003 being defeated in 5 sets by Novak Djokovic.

5.         Denny Hamlin wins the final Sprint Cup race before the Chase and will be the leader when the 10 race playoff begins.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.         James Madison 21, #13 Virginia Tech 16: The FCS Dukes stun the Hokies in Blacksburg forcing 3 turnovers and holding the home team to just 3 points in the final 30 minutes.

2.         Braves 6, Cardinals 3, 12 innings: Alex Gonzalez hits a walk-off 3 run HR to lead the Braves to victory and into a tie atop the NL East with Philadelphia.

3.            Michigan 24, Notre Dame 21: Led by a record setting day from Denard Robinson, the Wolverines score the game winning TD with less than 30 seconds left to beat their longtime rival.

4.         Rangers 7, Yankees 6: In a shocking ending, Mariano Rivera hit Jeff Francoeur with bases loaded to force in the winning run and suffer his third blown save this season.

5.         Hawaii 31, Army 28: The Warriors got a 31 yard field goal from Scott Enos with 7 seconds left to lift them to a victory and even their record at 1-1.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Denard Robinson, Michigan QB: Ran for 258 yards and threw for 244 yards for 502 yards of total offense and accounted for 3 TDs in Michigan’s 28-24 win over Notre Dame

2.         Landry Jones, Oklahoma QB: 30 of 40 for 380 yards and 4 TDs in #10 Oklahoma’s 47-17 win over #17 Florida State

3.         Edison Volquez, Reds SP: 0 runs on 1 hit with 10 K’s over 7 IP in CIN’s 5-4 10 inning win over PIT

4.            Jermaine Kearse, Washington WR: 9 receptions for 179 yards and 3 TDs in Washington’s 41-20 victory over Syracuse

5.         Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M QB: 25 of 38 for 349 yards and 4 TDs in Texas A&M’s 48-16 win over Louisiana Tech

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         New Mexico Lobos: gave up 52 points and 46s yards of offense to Texas Tech in their 52-17 loss to the Red Raiders

2.         Ricky Romero, Blue Jays SP: 6 runs on 3 hits in 4 IP in TOR’s 13-1 loss to TB

3.            Minnesota Golden Gophers: gave up 41 points and 444 yards of offense to FCS South Dakota in their 41-38 loss to the Coyotes

4.         UCLA Bruins: manage only 233 yards of offense and commit 4 turnovers in their 35-0 loss to #25 Stanford

5.            Colorado State Rams: gave up 51 points and 631 yards of offence to Nevada in their 51-6 loss to the Wolf Pack

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NFL: Bengals (0-0) at Patriots (0-0), 1:00 PM, CBS: Two teams looking to be factors in the AFC title hunt have a big match-up to start the new season

2.         NFL: Colts (0-0) at Texans (0-0), 1:00 PM, CBS: Indianapolis starts a run toward another Super Bowl facing a division rival they’ve only lost to once

3.         MLB: Giants (80-63) at Padres (80-61), 4:00 PM: San Francisco looks to pull even once again with San Diego; (CAN’T MISS MATCH-UP: Lincecum (SF) vs. Latos (SD))

4.         NFL: Packers (0-0) at Eagles (0-0), 4:15 PM, FOX: One of the favorite in the NFC travels east for Kevin Kolb’s 1^st start as the new leader of the Eagles

5.         NFL: Cowboys (0-0) at Redskins (0-0), 8:30 PM, NBC: Donovan McNabb’s first start as a Redskin comes at home against a team he’s very familiar with in Dallas