The Daily Fives For October 9th, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. Atlanta puts on a furious comeback rallying from four runs down to tie the game, winning it in the 11^th inning to even its best of five NLDS series with San Francisco at 1-1.

2. The Reds self-destruct, committing four errors, hitting three batters, and blowing a four- run lead to lose to Philadelphia and fall behind 2-0 in their NLDS series.

3. No. 22 Oklahoma State was in a tight game with Louisiana-Lafayette at the half before taking over and staying undefeated on Friday night.

4. Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collapses on the ice in the opening minutes of the Thrashers season opener; he is in stable condition at a local hospital in Atlanta.

5. The University of Connecticut self-imposes penalties on the men’s basketball program for recruiting violations; the school must still meet with the NCAA next week.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Braves 5 - Giants 4, 11 innings: Atlanta rallies from four runs down and wins it on Rick Ankiel’s solo HR in the 11^th inning to tie the series with San Francisco at one game apiece.

2. Rutgers 27 - Connecticut 24: The Scarlet Knights get a San San Te 34-yard game winning FG with 13 seconds left to start their Big East schedule with a win.

3. Stars 4 - Devils 3 OT: Loui Eriksson scores his second goal of the night to give Dallas the win in the extra session.

4. Phillies 7 - Reds 4: Cincinnati hands Philadelphia Game Two with a multitude of mistakes and puts themselves in a serious hole heading back home for Game Three.

5. Hurricanes 2 - Wild 1, SO: Jeff Skinner scores the goal in the shootout to give Carolina the extra point and sweep the two game series in Helsinki.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Brandon Phillips, Reds 2B: 3-for-4 with a HR and a RBI in Cincinnati’s 7-4 NLDS Game Two loss to Philadelphia

2. Pat Burrell, Giants LF: 2-for-3 with a HR and three RBI in San Francisco’s 5-4 11 inning NLDS Game Two loss to Atlanta

3. Cam Ward, Hurricanes G: 41 saves on 42 shots in Carolina’s 2-1 shootout win over Minnesota in Helsinki, Finland

4. Rick Ankiel, Braves CF: 2-for-5 with a HR and a RBI in Atlanta’s 5-4 11 inning NLDS Game Two win over San Francisco

5.  Niklas Backstrom, Wild G: 36 saves on 37 shots in Minnesota’s 2-1 shootout loss to Carolina in Helsinki, Finland

 

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. The Cincinnati Reds: committed four errors and hit three batters in their 7-1 NLDS Game Two loss to Philadelphia

2. Tommy Hanson, Braves SP: four runs on five hits in four IP in Atlanta’s 5-4 11 inning NLDS Game Two win over San Francisco

 3.  Scott Rolen, Reds 3B: 0-for-4 with two K’s in Cincinnati’s 7-4 NLDS Game Two loss to Philadelphia

4.  Aubrey Huff, Giants 1B: 0-for-4 with three K’s in San Francisco’s 5-4 11 inning NLDS Game Two loss to Atlanta

5.  Corey Perry, Ducks RW: had a –1 and 15 penalty minutes in Anaheim’s 4-0 loss to Detroit

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1.  NCAA FB: No. one Alabama (5-0) at No. 19 South Carolina (3-1), 3:30 PM, CBS: The Crimson Tide’s third straight game against a ranked opponent comes in Columbia against Spurrier’s Gamecocks.

2.  NCAA FB: No. 17 Michigan State (5-0) at No. 18 Michigan (5-0), 3:30 PM, ABC: The Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy has Big Ten and Rose Bowl implications.

3.  ALDS Game Three: Rays (0) at Rangers (2), 5:00 PM, TBS: Texas looks to win its first postseason series as a franchise; (Garza (TB) vs. Lewis (TEX).

4.  NHL: Detroit (1-0-0) at Chicago (0-1-0), 8:30 PM, NHL Network: The defending Stanley Cup Champions get their rings and raise the banner in their home opener.

5.  ALDS Game 3: Twins (0) at Yankees (2), 8:30 PM, TBS: New York looks for the sweep and to move on to the American League Championship Series; (Duensing (MIN) vs. Hughes (NYY).