The Daily Fives For October 31st, 2010 From The Sports Mac
Top 5 Stories From Yesterday
1. The top two teams in the BCS standings rolled to big wins on Saturday and two more undefeated teams lost in another wild week in college football.
2. The Rangers won Game 3 of the World Series to cut the Giants lead in half in their best of seven match-up.
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3. Brett Favre said he expects to start for the Vikings this week despite having two fractures in his left ankle.
4. Tony Parker signed a four-year $50 million extension to remain with the San Antonio Spurs.
5. The Trail Blazers decided not to offer a contract extension to Greg Oden before he becomes a restricted free agent after this season.
Top 5 Games From Yesterday
1. Rangers 4, Giants 2: Mitch Moreland hit a 3-run HR in the second inning. That was all Texas would need as they got themselves back into the World Series with a Game 3 win.
2. Virginia 24, #25 Miami (Fla.) 19: The Cavaliers jumped out to a 24-0 lead and held off a furious Hurricanes rally in the 4th quarter for the upset win.
3. Blues 4, Thrashers 3, shootout: St. Louis scored twice in the third to tie the game and scored the only two goals in the SO to get the extra point over Atlanta.
4. Duke 34, Navy 31: The Midshipmen almost pulled off an amazing comeback, scoring 24 points in the 4th quarter to get within three, but the Blue Devils held on for the win.
5. Kings 107, Cavaliers 104: DeMarcus Cousins hit a free throw with two seconds left to give Sacramento a road win in Cleveland.
Top 5 Performances From Yesterday
1. Roy Helu Jr., Nebraska RB: 28 carries for 307 yards and 3 TDs in the No. 14 Cornhuskers' 31-17 win over No. 7 Missouri
2. Derrick Rose, Bulls PG: 39 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists in Chicago’s 101-91 win over Detroit
3. Landry Jones, Oklahoma QB: 32 of 46 for 453 yards and 4 TDs in the No. 11 Sooners' 43-10 win over Colorado
4. Tim Thomas, Bruins G: 29 saves and his third shutout of the year in Boston’s 4-0 win over Ottawa
5. Colby Lewis, Rangers SP: 2 runs on 5 hits with 6 K’s over 7.2 IP in Texas’ 4-2 Game 3 World Series win over San Francisco
Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday
1. Wesley Johnson, Timberwolves SF: shot just for 2 of 10 and had only 6 points in Minnesota's 109-89 loss to Memphis
2. UNLV Offense: managed just one scoring drive and 197 yards of total offense in its 48-6 loss to No. 4 TCU
3. Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames G: gave up 6 goals on just 27 shots in Calgary’s 7-2 loss to Washington
4. Washington defense: gave up 41 points and 470 yards of total offense in the Huskies' 41-0 loss to No. 13 Stanford
5. Pat Burrell, Giants LF: 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts in San Francisco’s 4-2 Game 3 World Series loss to Texas
Top 5 Events To Follow Today
1. NFL: Packers (4-3) at Jets (5-1), 1:00 PM, FOX: Green Bay makes the trek east to take on formidable New York.
2. NFL: Seahawks (4-2) at Raiders (3-4), 4:00 PM, FOX: The third best run game (OAK) faces the second best run defense (SEA) in a clash in the Bay Area.
3. NBA: Jazz (0-2) at Thunder (2-0), 7:00 PM, NBA TV: Two playoff contenders in the West meet in Oklahoma City as Durant & Co. look to stay perfect.
4. MLB World Series Game 4: Giants (2) at Rangers (1), 8:00 PM, FOX: Texas looks to even the series at home against San Francisco (Bumgarner (SF) vs. Hunter (TEX))
5. NFL: Steelers (5-1) at Saints (4-3), 8:20 PM, NBC: Pittsburgh’s formidable defense heads to Louisiana to take on the defending champions.
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