The Daily Fives for November 14th, 2010 from The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories from Yesterday

1.         Another wild Saturday of college football saw Oregon and Texas Christian nearly upset, Auburn and South Carolina advance to the SEC title game, and Wisconsin score the most points in the Big Ten in 60 years.

2.         The Hornets stay unbeaten as they roll over the Trail Blazers and the Jazz come back to win again on the road, this time from a double-digit halftime deficit in Charlotte.

3.         Jeff Carter signs an 11-year contract extension to remain in Philadelphia as the Flyers continue to roll after a home win over the Panthers.

4.            Defending national runner-up Butler starts its new season with as easy home win over Marian College.

5.         Manny Pacquiao won a unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito in Dallas to win the vacant WBC Super Welterwight title in Dallas.

Top 5 Games from Yesterday

1.         #1 Oregon 15, California 13: The Ducks offense struggled, only scoring twice and having just over 300 yards of total offense, but held on after the Bears missed a FG early in the 4^th.

2.         Jazz 96, Bobcats 95: Utah comes back yet again overcoming a 10-point 4^th quarter deficit and winning it on a Deron Williams jumper with less than a second remaining.

3.            Predators 4, Blackhawks 3, Shootout: Cal O’Reilly had the only goal in the shootout as Nashville gets a good home win over defending champion Chicago.

4.         #3 Texas Christian 40, San Diego State 35: The Horned Frogs built a 19-point 4^th quarter lead and held on as the Aztecs scored twice in the 4^th to get close, but could not come back.

5.            Montana State 65, Central Michigan 58, Overtime: The Bobcats scored nine of the 11 points in the extra session to get a Rainbow Classic win in Honolulu.

Top 5 Performances from Yesterday

1.         Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina RB: 40 carries for 212 yards and three TDs in the Gamecocks 36-14 win over Florida.

2.         Nazr Mohammed, Bobcats C: 22 points and 20 rebounds in the Bobcats 96-95 loss to Utah.

3.         Ray Whitney, Coyotes LW: three goals and two assists in Phoenix’s 5-3 win over St. Louis.

4.         Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State QB: 29 of 43 for 409 yards and a TD in the Cowboys 33-16 win at Texas.

5.         Charles Jenkins, Hofstra G: 26 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in Hofstra’s 102-62 win over Farmingdale State.

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good from Yesterday

1.         Indiana defense: gave up 83 points and 598 yards of total offense in the Hoosiers 83-20 loss to Wisconsin.

2.         Dorell Wright, Warriors SF: just 2 of 14 shooting and only seven points in the Warriors 79-72 loss to Milwaukee.

3.         Sergei Samsonov, Hurricanes LW: had a minus three goal differential and two penalty minutes in Carolina’s 7-2 loss to Montreal

4.            Jeremiah Masoli, Mississippi QB: just 7 for 18 for only 80 yards and three INTs in the Rebels 52-14 loss to Tennessee.

5.         Josh Chavis, South Carolina-Upstate G: 0 for 10 shooting and did not score in 27 minutes of playing time in the Spartans 66-35 loss to Michigan.

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NFL: Titans (5-3) at Dolphins (4-4), 1:00 PM, CBS: Randy Moss debuts with his third team this season as Tennessee looks to keep pace in the AFC South.

2.         NCAA BB: Princeton (1-0) at Duke, 5:00 PM, ESPNU: The defending national champs start their defense at home hosting a Tigers team that beat Rutgers in its opener.

3.         NHL: Thrashers (7-7-3) at Capitals (12-4-1), 5:00 PM: Atlanta travels north to take on its Southeast Division rival Washington, off to another very good start this year.

4.         NBA: Spurs (7-1) at Thunder (5-3), 7:00 PM: The first meeting of the season between two of the contenders in the Western Conference

5.         NFL: Patriots (6-2) at Steelers (6-2), 8:20 PM, NBC: Two of the powers in the AFC clash in Pittsburgh as Tom Brady looks for his sixth win in seven tries over the Steelers.