The Daily Fives For Nov. 6, 2010 From The Sports Mac
Top Five Stories From Yesterday
1. The Hornets remain unbeaten and stop Miami’s four-game winning streak with a narrow home win in New Orleans.
2. Sources reported that Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf considered firing head coach Brad Childress for waiving Randy Moss without letting ownership know about the move.
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3. Auburn QB Cameron Newton denies any wrongdoing after reports of a man solicited payments for Newton’s signature during his recruitment by Mississippi State.
4. The Stars blitz the Coyotes for six goals as they remain right behind the Kings in the Pacific Division.
5. Central Florida gets a big Conference USA road win over Houston in a battle of division leaders.
Top Five Games From Yesterday
1. Suns 123, Grizzlies 118, Double Overtime: Steve Nash scored nine of his 25 points in the second overtime to lead the Phoenix Suns to a home win over Memphis.
2. Central Florida 40, Houston 33: The Knights scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to get a road win over the Cougars and remain undefeated in Conference USA.
3. Wild 2, Flames 1: Martin Havlat scored four minutes into the third period for the game-winning score and help Minnesota to the home win over Calgary.
4. Central Michigan 26, Western Michigan 22: The Chippewas scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and forced a Broncos turnover with less than two minutes left to hold onto the Victory Cannon.
5. Celtics 110, Bulls 105, Overtime: Glen Davis had five of his 15 points in the extra session, as Boston blew a halftime lead but managed to get the home win.
Top Five Performances From Yesterday
1. Jeffrey Godfrey, Central Florida QB: had 399 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns in the Knights' 40-33 Conference USA win over Houston
2. Jason Richardson, Suns SG: 38 points and eight rebounds in Phoenix’s 123-118 double-overtime win over Memphis
3. Loui Erikkson, Stars LW: two goals and two assists in Dallas’ 6-3 home win over Phoenix
4. Dwight Howard, Magic C: 30 points and 16 rebounds in Orlando’s 105-90 win over New Jersey
5. Patrick Edwards, Houston WR: had 10 catches for 162 yards and three touchdowns in the Cougars' 40-33 loss to Central Florida
Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday
1. Joe Corvo, Hurricanes D: had a minus three and two penalty minutes in Carolina’s 7-4 loss to Florida
2. Raja Bell, Jazz SG: just 3-of-10 shooting and only seven points in Utah’s 85-78 loss to Golden State
3. Western Michigan's offense: committed four fumbles, the last one inside the CMU five-yard line with less than two minutes remaining, in the Broncos' 26-22 loss to Central Michigan
4. Brook Lopez, Nets C: just 3-of-17 shooting, with only 10 points and five rebounds in New Jersey’s 105-90 loss to Orlando
5. Jason LaBarbera, Coyotes G: gave up three goals on just 13 shots in Phoenix’s 6-3 loss to Dallas
Top Five Events To Follow Today
1. NCAA FB: No. 4 Texas Christian (9-0) at No. 6 Utah (8-0), 3:30 PM, CBS College Sports: One of these two teams will remain in the hunt for the BCS Championship game after today.
2. NCAA FB: No. 5 Alabama (7-1) at No. 12 Louisiana State (7-1), 3:30 PM, CBS: The old rivals have a big SEC West Division showdown to see who will keep pace with Auburn.
3. NCAA FB: Northwestern (6-2) at Penn State (5-3), 3:30 PM, ABC: Legendary coach Joe Paterno will attempt to win his 400th game as coach at Penn State against the Wildcats.
4. NBA: Nuggets (3-2) at Mavericks (3-1), 9:00 PM, NBA TV: Denver tries to get revenge for Dallas winning in the Mile High City earlier in the week.
5. NHL: Red Wings (8-2-1) at Canucks (7-3-2), 10:00 PM: Two of the powers in the Western Conference have a big showdown in the Pacific Northwest.
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