San Francisco Giants' Game 1 Win Tops the Daily Fives For October 28

The San Francisco Giants took Game 1 of the World Series and Dwyane Wade helped the Miami Heat to its first win of the season as part of an action-packed Wednesday that also saw tragedy hit the college campus of South Bend.

Top five stories from yesterday

1. The San Francisco Giants win a wild slugfest in Game 1 of the World Series that saw 18 runs and 25 hits combined from the two teams.

2. The Miami Heat win their first game of the season behind a good night from Dwyane Wade in Philadelphia.

3. The Cleveland Cavaliers, in their first game without LeBron James, beat the defending Eastern champion Boston Celtics at home to start their season with a win.

4. Brett Farve will not rule himself out for the Minnesota Vikings game Sunday in New England against the Patriots despite having two fractures in his left ankle.

5. Tragedy occurs at Notre Dame when a student filming football practice from a crane is killed when the crane topples over on a very windy day in South Bend.

Top five games from yesterday

1. Kings 117, Timberwolves 116: Beno Udrih hit four free throws in the last 16 seconds to help Sacramento to its first victory of the season over Minnesota.

2. Nets 101, Pistons 98: Jordan Farmar hit two free throws with 14 seconds left and Detroit's Rodney Stuckey missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to give New Jersey the win.

3. Lightning 5, Penguins 3: Martin St. Louis scored twice in the third period to break up a tie game and lead Tampa Bay to a big win over visiting Pittsburgh.

4. Thrashers 6, Rangers 4: Atlanta built a 5-2 lead and had to hang on for the win after New York had gotten within one before Andrew Ladd secured the win with an empty net goal.

5. Blackhawks 3, Kings 1: Chicago scored a goal each in the second and third periods to get a home win over an improved Los Angeles squad.

Top five performances from yesterday

1. Monta Ellis, Warriors PG: 46 points on 18 of 24 shooting in Golden State’s 132-128 win over Houston.

2. Joe Thornton, Sharks C: had a hat trick and two assists for a five-point night in San Jose’s 5-2 win over New Jersey.

3. Freddy Sanchez, Giants 2B: 4-for-5 with three RBI in San Francisco’s 11-7 World Series Game 1 win over Texas.

4. Luis Scola, Rockets PF: 36 points and 16 rebounds in Houston’s 132-128 loss to Golden State.

5. Tim Duncan, Spurs C: 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in San Antonio’s 122-109 win over Indiana.

Five performances that weren’t so good from yesterday

1. Cliff Lee, Rangers SP: Six earned runs on eight hits in 4.2 IP in Texas’ 11-7 World Series Game 1 loss to San Francisco.

2. Blake Comeau, Islanders RW: had a -3 and two penalty minutes in New York’s 5-3 loss to Montreal.

3. Mark Lowe, Rangers RP; three runs on three hits in 0.2 IP in Texas’s 11-7 World Series Game 1 loss to San Francisco

4. Utah Jazz: shot just 39 percent from the field and 23 percent from three-point range in their 110-88 loss to Denver.

5. D.J Augustin, Bobcats PG: just 2 for 10 shooting and only eight points in Charlotte’s 101-86 loss to Dallas.

Top five events to follow today

1. NCAA FB: No. 16 Florida State (6-1) at North Carolina State (5-2), 7:30 PM, ESPN: First place in the ACC Atlantic is on the line in this showdown in Raleigh.

2. World Series Game 2: Rangers (0) at Giants (1), 8:00 PM, FOX: San Francisco tries to hold on to home field advantage; (Wilson (TEX) vs. Cain (SF))

3. NBA: Wizards at Magic, 8:00 PM, TNT: The NBA debut of Washington's John Wall comes against one of the Eastern Conference favorites on the road in Florida.

4. NHL: Blues (4-1-2) at Predators (5-0-3), 8:00 PM: The only team yet to lose in regulation welcomes St. Louis to Nashville for a Central Division showdown.

5. NHL: Kings (6-3-0) at Stars (5-3-0), 8:30 PM: A tough back to back for the Kings after playing last night in Chicago; now facing a Dallas team off to a solid start.