The Daily Fives For November 21, 2010 From The Sports Mac
Top 5 Stories From Yesterday
1. Week 12 of the college football season sees big wins for Texas A&M, Arkansas and Florida State, and a three-way tie in the Big Ten as Michigan State, Wisconsin and Ohio St. win.
2. The Hornets trade Peja Stokjakovic and Jerryd Bayless to Toronto for three players.
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3. The Flyers beat the Capitals on the road in a shootout to avenge a loss there earlier in the season.
4. In college basketball, UNLV upsets No. 25 Wisconsin at home to hand the Badgers their first loss of the season.
5. The U.S. Women’s Soccer team gets a goal late in injury time to win 1-0 and take the lead in their Women’s World Cup qualifying playoff with Italy.
Top 5 Games From Yesterday
1. Philadelphia 5, Washington 4, Shootout: The Flyers win a wild game that saw five goals in the third period and Danny Briere score the only goal in the shootout.
2. Grizzlies 97, Heat 95: Rudy Gay hit a 14 foot jumper over LeBron James at the buzzer to give Memphis the big home win over Miami
3. Avalanche 4, Stars 3, Shootout: Dallas rallied from a 3-0 second period deficit, but it’s Colorado who wins the game on a Kevin Porter goal in the shootout.
4. Arkansas 38, Mississippi State 31: After the Bulldogs rallied from a 10 point fourth quarter deficit, it’s the Razorbacks who win on a Ryan Mallett to Knile Davis TD in the second OT.
5. UNLV 68, Wisconsin 65: Chace Stanback hit the game-winning jumper with 54 seconds left and Justin Hawkins added two FTs to seal the upset win for the Rebels.
Top 5 Performances From Yesterday
1. Ryan Lindley, San Diego State QB: 36 of 54 for 528 yards and four TDs in the Aztecs' 38-34 loss to No. 25 Utah
2. Blake Griffin, Clippers PF: 44 points and 15 rebounds in Los Angeles’s 124-115 loss to New York
3. Orlando Johnson, California-Santa Barbara G: 35 points and 11 rebounds in the Gauchos' 69-54 win over Fresno State
4. Mathieu Garon, Blue Jackets G: 35 saves for his third SO of the season and 19th of his career in Columbus’s 3-0 win over San Jose
5. Mikel Leshoure, Illinois RB: 33 carries for 330 yards and two TDs in the Illini’s 48-27 over Northwestern
5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday
1. Rutgers Defense: Allowed 69 points and 661 yards of total offense in the Scarlet Knights' 69-38 loss to Cincinnati
2. Mikael Samuelsson, Canucks RW: Had a –three and four penalty minutes in Vancouver’s 7-1 loss to Chicago
3. John Salmons, Bucks SG: Just 3-9 shooting and only nine points in Milwaukee’s 82-81 loss to Oklahoma City
4. Colorado State offense: Only 162 yards of total offense and 0 points in the Rams 44-0 loss to Wyoming
5. Ryan Willen, Lafayette F: Just 2-11 shooting and only eight points in the Leopards 86-41 loss to No. 7 Villanova
Top 5 Events To Follow Today
1. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Homestead 400, 1:00 PM, ESPN: Three drivers will compete for the title as Jimmie Johnson tries for his fifth straight championship.
2. NFL: Colts (6-3) at Patriots (7-2), 4:15 PM, CBS: The latest meeting of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady has big implications in the AFC playoff race.
3. NCAA BB: #21 Georgetown (4-0) vs. North Carolina State (3-0), 7:30 PM, ESPNU: The Charleston Classic championship should be a very good Big East/ACC match-up.
4. NFL: Giants (6-3) at Eagles (6-3), 8:20 PM, NBC: First place in the NFC East is on the line as New York tries to find a way to slow down Michael Vick.
5. NHL: Coyotes (9-5-5) at Canucks (10-6-3), 9:00 PM: Vancouver looks for a quick rebound after losing their last home game to Chicago.
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