The Daily Fives for December 15, 2010 from The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories from Yesterday

1. The Flyers beat the Penguins in Philadelphia to retake first place in the Atlantic Division and first place overall in the NHL.

2. Andrew Bynum has a solid performance in his season debut, helping the Lakers to a road win in Washington.

3. Oakland, after nearly upsetting Michigan State, does upset previously unbeaten No. 7 Tennessee in Knoxville.

4. Drexel upsets No. 2 Louisville to hand the Cardinals their first loss of the season and their first loss in their new arena—the Yum! Center.

5. The Bears-Vikings game on Monday night will be played at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium since the game cannot be played at the damaged Metrodome.

Top 5 Games from Yesterday

1. Flyers 3, Penguins 2: Scott Hartnell scored a power-play goal with 10 minutes remaining, and Philadelphia killed a late penalty to end Pittsburgh’s 12-game winning streak.

2. Northern Illinois 80, Illinois-Chicago 78: Xavier Silas scored the last six points for the Huskies as they held on for the home win over the Flames.

3. Wright State 53, Central Michigan 49: The Raiders held the Chippewas to one point over the last 5:48 of the game to get the road win in Ypsilanti.

4. 76ers 82, Nets 77: Philadelphia went 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in the last 1:24 of the game to finally get a road win over New Jersey.

5. Bobcats 97, Raptors 91: Boris Diaw and D.J. Augustin combined for the last six Charlotte points to lead them to a home victory over Toronto.

Top 5 Performances from Yesterday

1. Xavier Silas, Northern Illinois G: 40 points and six rebounds in the Huskies 80-78 win over Illinois-Chicago

2. Scott Hartnell, Flyers RW: a goal and an assist in Philadelphia’s 3-2 win over Pittsburgh

3. Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets SF: 35 points and 11 rebounds in Denver’s 111-94 win over Orlando

4. Phil Kessel, Maple Leafs C: a goal and an assist in Toronto’s 4-1 win over Edmonton

5. Andrew Gonzalez, Houston Baptist F: 31 points and nine rebounds in the Huskies 80-57 loss to Louisiana Tech

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good from Yesterday

1. Kris Humphries, Nets PF: just 1-for-10 shooting and only two points in New Jersey’s 82-77 loss to Philadelphia

2. C.J. Wilkerson, North Carolina Central G: just 1-for-9 shooting and only seven points in the Eagles 64-44 loss to Michigan

3. Pascal Dupuis, Penguins RW: had a minus-two in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 loss to Philadelphia

4. Rakeem Buckles, Terrence Jennings, and Mike Marra, Louisville: the three Cardinals starters combined to go just 1-of-10 shooting and only five points combined in their loss to Drexel

5. Kirk Hinrich, Wizards SG: just 3-of-10 shooting and only seven points in Washington’s 103-89 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NBA: Celtics (19-4) at Knicks (16-9), 7:00 PM, ESPN: Both teams are exceeding expectations this year, and this showdown will show how far New York has come.

2. NHL: Rangers (18-13-1) at Penguins (21-9-2), 7:00 PM: A chance for Pittsburgh to start another winning streak when they host New York at the Consol Energy Center.

3. NHL: Flyers (20-7-5) at Canadiens (18-10-2), 7:30 PM: A quick turnaround for Philadelphia who are coming off a big victory over Pittsburgh and travel to Montreal.

4. NCAA BB: College of Charleston (7-3) vs. Charleston Southern (5-5), 7:30 PM: The Battle of Charleston is renewed with both teams off to solid starts this season.

5. NCAA BB: North Carolina A&T (5-4) at Stanford (5-2), 10:00 PM: A tough task for the Aggies traveling to the West Coast to face the Cardinal.