The Daily Fives for November 18, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. The Heat return to their winning ways—propelled by Chris Bosh’s best game in a Miami uniform—in a rout of the Suns.

2. The Red Wings fire home seven goals in a home blowout win over St. Louis in a meeting of Central Division rivals.

3. All four Top 25 teams in action win, but No. 23 Tennessee is pushed by Missouri State on their home floor.

4. The Twins Ron Gardenhire and the Padres Bud Black are named the AL and NL Managers of the Year, respectively.

5. Miami (Ohio) guts out a tough win on the road at Akron to move into a tie with Ohio at the top of the MAC East.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Avalanche 4, Sharks 3, Overtime: Colorado rallies with two goals in the 3^rd to tie and then Kevin Porter scored the winner two minutes into the extra period for the big comeback win.

2. Colorado College 60, Air Force 57, Overtime: The Division II Tigers went five-of-eight in the extra session to pull the big upset of the Division I Falcons on their home floor.

3. Hornets 99, Mavericks 97: Peja Stojakovic and David West each hit a free throw in the last 13 seconds as New Orleans held off Dallas to get the home victory.

4. Wild 2, Ducks 1, Overtime: Antti Miettinen scored with 90 seconds remaining to lift Minnesota to a home win over Anaheim.

5. Miami (Ohio) 19, Akron 14: The RedHawks got four field goals from Trevor Cook and forced an Akron turnover when they were threatening to score with two minutes left to hang on.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Kemba Walker, Connecticut PG: 42 points and eight rebounds in the Huskies 89-73 win over Vermont.

2. Thomas Merriweather, Miami (Ohio) RB: 17 carries for 141 yards and two TDs in the RedHawks 19-14 win at Akron.

3. Eric Staal, Hurricanes C: Three goals and two assists in Carolina’s 7-1 win over Ottawa.

4. Chris Bosh, Heat PF: 35 points and six rebounds in Miami’s 123-96 blowout win over Phoenix.

5. Adonis Thomas, Toledo RB: 24 carries for 163 yards and a TD in the Rockets 33-14 win over Bowling Green.

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Billy Elliott, Senators G: Allowed four goals on 16 shots in just 16:39 in Ottawa’s 7-1 loss to Carolina.

2. Moussa Camara, Binghamton F: Just one-for-13 shooting and only two points in the Bearkats 66-38 loss to Bucknell.

3. Bowling Green running game: The Falcons managed only 35 yards on 23 carries in their 33-14 loss to Toledo.

4. Gilbert Arenas, Wizards PG: Just three-of-11 shooting and only nine points in Washington’s 114-83 loss to Boston.

5. Tyson Strachan, Blues D: Had a -3 in St. Louis’s 7-3 road loss to Detroit.

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1. NHL: Lightning (9-7-2) at Flyers (12-5-2), 7:00 PM, NHL Network: Two of the better teams in the Eastern Conference clash in Philadelphia.

2. NCAA BB: No. 4 Pittsburgh (3-0) vs. Maryland (3-0), 7:00 PM, ESPN2: The first semifinal in the 2K Sports Classic is an interesting Big East/ACC matchup.

3. NFL: Chicago (6-3) at Miami (5-4), 8:00 PM, NFL Network: Both teams are in their respective division and playoff races and could use a big win here to get a step closer.

4. NCAA FB: UCLA (4-5) at Washington (3-6), 8:00 PM, ESPN: This is a must-win for both teams if they want to go to a bowl game this season.

5. NBA: Nuggets (6-5) at Trail Blazers (7-5), 10:30 PM, TNT: Two teams that have gotten off to OK starts meet in Portland looking to move up in the jumbled Western Conference.