The Daily Fives for December 6, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         Week 13 of the NFL sees big divisional wins by the Steelers, Falcons and Raiders and come from behind wins by the Saints, Bears and Seahawks.

2.         Auburn and Oregon will meet in the BCS Championship Game and it will be the first title game and first meeting for both schools.

3.         Free agent OF Jayson Werth makes a surprise move and signs a seven year, $126 million deal with the Washington Nationals.

4.         The Spurs continue their winning ways with a blowout home win over New Orleans.

5.         The Flyers rally in the third period to come from behind and beat the Islanders on the road to tie Pittsburgh at the top of the Atlantic Division.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.            Cowboys 38, Colts 35, overtime: Dallas gets the win after Peyton Manning throws his fourth INT in overtime and David Buehler hits the winning 38 yard field goal in Indianapolis.

2.         Flyers 3, Islanders 2: Philadelphia got goals from Andreas Nodl and Danny Briere less than three minutes apart to rally for the road win in New York.

3.         Nuggets 108, Grizzlies 107: Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to seal the home win over Memphis; George Karl’s 999^th victory.

4.         Browns 13, Dolphins 10: Phil Dawson hits a 23 yard field goal as time expires to lift Cleveland for a road win over Miami.

5.         Air Force 57, Evansville 56: Michael Lyons hit a free throw with three seconds remaining to help the Falcons to the home victory over the Purple Aces.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Reggie Wayne, Colts WR: 14 catches for 200 yards and a TD in Indianapolis’s 38-35 overtime loss to Dallas

2.            Alexander Steen, Blues C: two goals and an assist in St. Louis’s 3-2 win in Vancouver

3.         Aaron Rodgers, Packers QB: 21 of 30 for 298 yards and three TDs in the Green Bay’s 34-16 win over San Francisco

4.         Stephen Curry, Warriors G: 39 points and six assists in Golden State’s 114-109 loss to Oklahoma City

5.            Cameron Moore, Alabama-Birmingham F: 28 points and 15 rebounds in the Blazers 75-59 win over Kent State

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         Damion James, Nets SF: just 2-10 shooting and only six points in New Jersey’s 100-75 loss to Boston

2.            Redskins offense: commits six turnovers (2 INT, 4 FUM) and scores only seven points in Washington’s 31-7 loss to the New York Giants

3.         Alex Burrows, Canucks C: had a minus two and two penalty minutes in Vancouver’s 3-2 loss to St. Louis

4.         Colts running game: ran the ball 17 times for just 40 yards in Indianapolis 38-35 overtime loss to Dallas

5.         Milton Burton, Hartford F: just 3-18 shooting and only eight points in the Hawks 60-38 loss to Florida State

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NBA: Hawks (13-8) at Magic (15-5), 7:00 PM: NBA TV: A tough test for Atlanta, especially without their best player in Joe Johnson, in Orlando.

2.         NHL: Sharks (12-9-4) at Red Wings (17-4-3), 7:30 PM, Versus: San Jose looks for revenge after Detroit won on the West Coast just six days ago.

3.         NBA: Thunder (14-7) at Bulls (10-8), 8:00 PM: Oklahoma City got a win with Kevin Durant back in the lineup, but they have a quick turnaround in Chicago.

4.         NFL: Jets (9-2) at Patriots (9-2), 8:30 PM, ESPN: What might be the best regular season game this year in a mega showdown for the AFC East lead.

5.         NCAA BB: Portland (7-2) at No. 22 Washington (5-2), 10:00 PM: An interesting test for the Huskies as the Pilots only losses are to Kentucky and Washington State.