The Daily Fives For November 20th, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1.  The Southeastern Conference suspends Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl for the first eight games of the conference season after committing NCAA violations.

2.  Hall of Fame NHL coach Pat Burns passes away after a long battle with cancer at the age of 58.

3.  No. 3 Boise State makes another statement of its worthiness to play in the BCS title game with a blowout win over Fresno State.

4.  The Thunder, without star Kevin Durant, go on the road to Boston and beat the Celtics while the Hornets and Spurs continue to share the best record after each posting their tenth win.

5.  Minnesota upsets No. 7 North Carolina for the first top ten upset of the season and the Gophers advance to the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1.  Penguins 5, Hurricanes 4, SO: Sidney Crosby had the winning goal in the shootout to give Pittsburgh the home win over Carolina.

2.  Wizards 89, Grizzlies 86: Kirk Hinrich made the game-winner with 1:43 left and JaVale McGee added a bucket in the final minute to give Washington a home win over Memphis.

3.  Kent State 78, Furman 74, OT: Rodriguez Sherman made a layup with 40 seconds left in the extra session to give the Golden Flashes the home win over the Paladins.

4.  Coyotes 4, Oilers 3, SO: Eric Belanger scored the winner in the shootout to complete Phoenix’s comeback from a 3-0 second period deficit to Edmonton.

5.  Monmouth 69, Lehigh 68: Mike Myers and James Hett made three of four FTs in the final 17 seconds to lift the Hawks to a come from behind win over the Mountain Hawks.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1.  Josh Davis, Samford G: 30 points on 10 of 12 shooting in the Bulldogs 79-68 win over Auburn

2.  Kellen Moore, Boise State QB: 27 of 38 for 338 yards and four TDs in the No. 3 Broncos' 51-0 blowout win over Fresno State

3.  Raymond Felton, Knicks PG: 35 points and 11 assists in New York’s 125-119 win over Golden State

4.  Jussi Jokinen, Hurricanes LW: two goals and two assists in Carolina’s 5-4 shootout loss to Pittsburgh

5.  David West, Hornets PF: 34 points and 11 rebounds in New Orleans’ 108-101 win over Cleveland

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.  Fresno State offense: the Bulldogs scored no points, had only 125 yards of total offense, and committed three turnovers in the 51-0 loss to No. 3 Boise State

2.  Michael Del Zotto, Rangers D: had a minus four in New York’s 5-1 loss to Colorado

3.  Braden Holtby, Capitals G: allowed three goals on only five shots in 9:07 in Washington’s 5-0 loss to Atlanta

4.  Andrew Bogut, Bucks C: just two of seven shooting and only four points in Milwaukee’s 90-79 loss to Philadelphia

5.  Menelik Watson, Marist C: just two of eight shooting and only five points in the Red Foxes' 57-38 loss to Boston University

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1.  NCAA FB: No. 8 Ohio State (9-1) at No. 21 Iowa (7-3), 3:30 PM, ABC: This is a must win for the Buckeyes if they want to keep the Big 10 title and Rose Bowl hopes alive.

2.  NCAA FB: Illinois (5-5) at Northwestern (7-3), 3:30 PM, ESPNU: The first football game at Wrigley Field in 72 years will feature the teams playing toward only one end zone out of concern for player safety.

3.  NCAA BB: No. 25 Wisconsin (2-0) at Nevada-Las Vegas (2-0), 7:00 PM: A tricky road game for the Badgers as they travel west to take on Lon Kruger and the Rebels.

4.  NHL: Flyers (12-6-2) at Capitals (14-5-1), 7:00 PM: Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference clash in Washington where the home team won in OT the last time they met.

5.  NBA: Mavericks (7-4) at Hawks (8-4), 8:00 PM, NBA TV: Dallas makes the trip east to play an Atlanta team trying to keep touch with the top of the Southeast Division.