The Daily Fives For Oct. 23, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         The Texas Rangers advance to their first World Series in franchise history by eliminating the Yankees in six games to win the American League Championship Series.

2.         The Indianapolis Colts lose TE Dallas Clark for the rest of the season after injuring his wrist in last Sunday’s game with the Redskins.

3.         Mike Miller of the Miami Heat will be out of action until January after having surgery to repair a damaged thumb.

4.         South Florida goes on the road and gets their first Big East win of the season by defeating Cincinnati.

5.         The Canucks' Rick Rypien is suspended for six games following an altercation with a fan in the stands in Minnesota.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.         South Florida 38, Cincinnati 30: The Bulls hang on for the win as the Bearcats drove all the way to the USF 16 on the final possession before being unable to convert a fourth down.

2.         Blues 4, Blackhawks 2: Roman Polak broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with nine minutes remaining to send St. Louis to the win over their division rivals.

3.            Senators 4, Sabres 2: Daniel Alfredsson had a hat trick including his 1,000th career point to lead Ottawa to the road victory over Buffalo.

4.            Lightning 5, Thrashers 2: Tampa Bay stormed out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Clark, Lecavalier and Stamkos and cruised to a road win over division foe Atlanta.

5.         Canucks 5, Wild 1: Vancouver raced to a 4-0 lead on the strength of two Manny Malhotra goals and rolled to a home win over Minnesota.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Colby Lewis, Rangers SP: 1 run on 3 hits with 7 K’s over 8 IP in Texas’s ALCS clinching Game 6 win over New York

2.         Zach Collaros, Cincinnati QB: 30 of 53 for 463 yards and 3 TDs in the Bearcats 38-30 loss to South Florida

3.         Steven Stamkos, Lightning C: 3 goals and an assist in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win over Atlanta

4.         Marcus Barnett, Cincinnati WR: 9 catches for 174 yards and a TD in Cincinnati’s 38-30 loss to South Florida

5.         B.J. Daniels, South Florida QB: 13 of 16 for 286 yards and 2 TDs in South Florida’s 38-30 win over Cincinnati

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         Phil Hughes, Yankees SP: 4 runs on 4 hits over 4.2 IP in New York’s 6-1 ALCS Game 6 loss to Texas

2.         Nick Schultz, Wild D: had a –3 in Minnesota’s 5-1 loss to Vancouver

3.         Rick Nash, Blue Jackets LW: had a –3 and 2 penalty minutes in Columbus’s 6-2 loss to Calgary

4.         Marcus Thames, Yankees DH: 0 for 3 with 2 K’s in New York’s 6-1 ALCS Game 6 loss to Texas

5.            Alexander Burmistov, Thrashers C: had a –2 and 4 penalty minutes in Atlanta’s 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NCAA FB: #6 Louisiana State (7-0) at #5 Auburn (7-0), 3:30 PM, CBS: The first of the mega showdowns in the SEC West start today with two sets of Tigers squaring off.

2.         NCAA FB: #10 Wisconsin (6-1) at #13 Iowa (5-1), 3:30 PM, ABC: The Badgers are coming off the huge win over Ohio State and now must go on the road to face the Hawkeyes.

3.         NLCS Game 6: Giants (3) at Phillies (2), 8:00 PM, FOX: Can San Francisco join the Rangers in the World Series facing what is sure to be a rowdy crowd in Philadelphia? (Sanchez (SF) vs. Oswalt (PHI))

4.         NHL: Predators (3-0-3) at Stars (5-1-0), 8:00 PM: Two of the most impressive teams so far this season face off in Texas.

5.         NCAA FB: #3 Oklahoma (6-0) at #18 Missouri (6-0), 8:00 PM, ABC: A huge Big 12 showdown that will have a lot to say in each conference division.