The Daily Fives for December 3, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. LeBron James has a stellar performance in his first game in Cleveland since he left in free agency as the Heat blow out the Cavaliers.

2. Michael Vick has another big game as the Eagles retake the NFC East lead with a home win over the Texans.

3. Arizona State wins this year’s Territorial Cup with a thrilling double overtime victory on the road at rival Arizona.

4. No. 4 Kansas hangs on at home for its 64^th straight non-conference home victory barely beating an underrated UCLA squad.

5. The Penguins take over the lead in the Atlantic Division after getting a home win over the Thrashers.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Arizona State 30, Arizona 29, Double Overtime: The Wildcats missed two extra points, one at the end of regulation and the other in the 2^nd OT to hand the Sun Devils the road win.

2. No. 4 Kansas 77, UCLA 76: The Jayhawks’ Mario Little hit one of two free throws with under a second remaining to lift the home team to the narrow victory over the Bruins.

3. Penguins 3, Thrashers 2: Sidney Crosby scores a natural hat trick for all of Pittsburgh’s scoring in its home win over visiting Atlanta.

4. Valparaiso 68, Illinois-Chicago 66, Overtime: The Crusaders came back from 14 down to win the game in the extra session to start off the conference schedule with a win over UIC.

5. Stars 2, Capitals 1: Brandon Segal scored the game-winner for Dallas 20 seconds after Washington tied it in the third period to give the Stars the big home win over the Capitals.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. LeBron James, Heat SF: 38 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds in Miami’s 118-90 win in Cleveland.

2. Michael Vick, Eagles QB: accumulated 350 yards of total offense and scored 3 TDs in Philadelphia’s 34-24 win over Houston

3. Marian Gaborik, Rangers RW: 3 goals and an assist in the Rangers 6-5 win over the New York Islanders

4. Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA F: 33 points and 9 rebounds in the Bruins 77-76 loss to No.4 Kansas

5. Nick Foles, Arizona QB: 22 of 36 for 262 yards and 3 TDs in the Wildcats 30-29 double overtime loss to Arizona State

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Alex Zendejas, Arizona K: missed two extra points that ultimately cost the Wildcats the game in their 30-29 double overtime loss to Arizona State

2. Matt Martin, Islanders LW: had a -3 and 5 penalty minutes in New York’s 6-5 loss to the New York Rangers

3. Jovonni Shuler, Savannah State F: just 3 of 11 shooting and only 9 points in the Tigers 41-39 loss to Fairfield

4. Simon Gagne, Lightning LW: had a -3 and 2 penalty minutes in Tampa Bay’s 8-1 loss to Boston

5. J.J. Hickson, Cavaliers PF: just 3 of 9 shooting and only 6 points in Cleveland’s 118-90 loss to Miami

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NCAA FB: MAC Championship: #24 Northern Illinois (10-2) vs. Miami (Ohio) (8-4), 7:00 PM, ESPN: The two teams combined to go 15-1 in the MAC this year and did not face each other before the title game tonight.

2. NHL: Canucks (13-7-3) at Blackhawks (14-11-2), 8:30 PM, NHL Network: Vancouver looks for revenge after being embarrassed at home by Chicago the last time they met.

3. NHL: Red Wings (16-4-2) at Ducks (13-11-3), 10:00 PM: Detroit continues its West Coast swing taking on an Anaheim squad that’s has been playing better lately.

4. NBA: Mavericks (14-4) at Jazz (15-5), 10:30 PM, ESPN: A very good matchup featuring the incredibly hot Dirk Nowitzki coming to Salt Lake City to face off with Deron Williams.

5. NCAA BB: No.5 Kansas State (6-1) at Washington State (5-0), 11:00 PM: A tricky spot for the Wildcats playing late at night after making a long road trip to play the Cougars.