The Daily Fives for December 1, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. The Grizzlies beat the Lakers in Memphis to send the defending champs to their third straight loss.

2. The Red Wings cement their spot at the top of the Western Conference with a road victory in San Jose.

3. No. 14 Georgetown forced overtime with a three pointer and went on to defeat No. 8 Missouri in the extra session in Kansas City.

4. The Rockies gave starting shortstop Troy Tulowitzki a contract extension that is worth $158 million guaranteed to keep him in Colorado until 2020.

5. James Harrison of the Steelers was fined another $25,000 by the NFL, for $125,000 on the season, for his hit on the Bills Ryan Fitzpatrick last weekend.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 3, Overtime: Martin St. Louis tied the game with nine seconds left to force overtime and Simon Gagne won it for Tampa Bay 75 seconds into the extra period.

2. No. 14 Georgetown 111, No. 8 Missouri 102, Overtime: Chris Wright hit a three at the end of regulation to force overtime and the Hoyas scored eight of the first 12 in OT to pull out the win.

3. Thrashers 3, Avalanche 2, Overtime: Atlanta tied it with six minutes remaining and won it on an Anthony Stewart goal two minutes into the extra session to defeat Colorado on the road.

4. Grizzlies 98, Lakers 96: Mike Conley hit a three pointer with 1:40 remaining to give Memphis the home win and send Los Angeles to their third straight loss.

5. Western Carolina 66, Bradley 65: Richie Gordon hit two free throws with less than three minutes left to cap the Catamount comeback and get the home win over the Braves.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Pekka Rinne, Predators G: 33 saves for his third shutout of the season and 17^th of his career in Nashville’s 2-0 win over Phoenix

2. Danny Granger, Pacers SF: 37 points and seven rebounds in Indiana’s 107-98 win over Sacramento

3.  Mike Singletary, Texas Tech F: 29 points and 13 rebounds in the Red Raiders 86-82 win over Oral Roberts

4. Amare Stoudamire, Knicks PF: 35 points and nine rebounds in New York’s 111-100 win over New Jersey

5. Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings C: Two goals and two assists in Detroit’s 5-3 win over San Jose

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. B.J. Crombeen, Blues RW: had a -3 and five penalty minutes in St. Louis’s 7-5 loss to Chicago

2. Sultan Toles-Bay, Sacramento State F: just 4-of-11 shooting and only eight points in the Hornets 84-36 loss to Washington State

3. Dante Cunningham, Trail Blazers F: just 1-of-7 shooting and only two points in Portland’s 88-79 loss to Philadelphia

4. Chris Singleton, Florida State F: just 2 of 9 shooting and only 8 points in the Seminoles 58-44 to #2 Ohio State

5. Ty Conklin, Blues G: gave up seven goals on only 24 shots in St. Louis’s 7-5 loss to Chicago

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NHL: Bruins (12-8-2) at Flyers (15-6-4), 7:00 PM: Boston makes the trip south to take on a Philadelphia team trying to catch Washington for the top of the Eastern Conference.

2. NCAA BB: No. 18 Purdue (5-1) at Virginia Tech (4-2), 7:30 PM, ESPN: A tricky spot for the Boilermakers as they have to travel to Blacksburg to take on a very good Hokie squad.

3. NBA: Magic (13-4) at Bulls (9-6), 8:00 PM: Orlando is on the road for a quick turnaround trip to Chicago after defeating Detroit at home the previous night,

4. NHL: Capitals (17-6-2) at Blues (12-8-3), 8:00 PM, NHL Network: A tough turnaround for St. Louis, who is back home after a wild game in Chicago, against league leading Washington.

5. NCAA BB: No. 6 Michigan State (5-1) at No. 1 Duke (6-0), 9:30 PM, ESPN: The marquee match-up of this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge features two of last year’s Final Four participants.