The Daily Fives for January 5th, 2011 from the Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. Ohio State gets a stellar performance from Terrelle Pryor as the Buckeyes hang on to win the Sugar Bowl holding off a late comeback from Arkansas.

2. The Bengals, in a surprising move, agree to a new contract with Marvin Lewis to remain as Cincinnati head coach.

3. The Heat continue its impressive run winning for the 19^th time in 20 games with a home win over Milwaukee.

4. The Raiders actually move quickly and decline the option on coach Tom Cable’s contract making for another NFL coaching opening.

5. No.15 Notre Dame built an eight point halftime lead and hung on for a good Big East home win over No. 9 Connecticut.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Lightning 1, Capitals 0, Overtime: Martin St. Louis scored with two minutes left in the extra session to give Tampa Bay a big Southeast Division road win over Washington.

2. Mavericks 84, Trail Blazers 81: DeShawn Stevenson made the game-winning three pointer with 51 seconds remaining to help Dallas to the home victory over Portland.

3. Avalanche 4, Sabres 3, Overtime: David Jones scored a power-play goal with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a home win over Buffalo.

4. Prairie View A&M 68, Alcorn State 66: Trant Simpson scored 22 points as the Panthers won the SWAC opener and kept the Braves winless on the season.

5. Grizzlies 110, Thunder 105: Zach Randolph hit four FTs and Tony Allen added a pair to lead Memphis to the home win over Oklahoma City.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Tyreke Evans, Kings PG: 29 points and eight assists in Sacramento’s 108-102 home loss to Atlanta.

2. Dwayne Roloson, Lightning G: 34 saves for his first SO of the season and 25^th of his career in Tampa Bay’s 1-0 win over Washington.

3. Mike James, Lamar G: 52 points, including 11 three pointers, in the Cardinals 114-62 blowout of Louisiana College.

4. Shane Doan, Coyotes RW: A goal and an assist in Phoenix’s 4-2 home win over Columbus.

5. Wilson Chandler, Knicks SF: 31 points and nine rebounds in New York’s 128-115 home win over league-leading San Antonio.

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Andre Miller, Trail Blazers PG: Just four of 10 shooting and only nine points in Portland’s 84-81 loss to Dallas.

2. Kurtis Foster, Oilers D: Had a minus two in Edmonton’s 5-3 loss to Detroit.

3. Pat Moore, Colgate G: Just three of 12 shooting and only eight points in the Red Raiders 95-40 loss to Maryland.

4. Tim Connolly, Sabres C: Had a minus two and two penalty minutes in Buffalo’s 4-3 overtime road loss at Colorado.

5. Charlie Villanueva, Pistons PF: Just two of seven shooting and only four points in Detroit’s 108-83 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NHL: Lightning (24-11-5) at Penguins (25-12-3), 7:00 PM: Tampa Bay got a big win in Washington last night; can they follow it up a night later in Pittsburgh?

2. NBA: Spurs (29-5) at Celtics (26-7), 7:30 PM: A tough back-to-back for San Antonio coming off a rare loss in New York last night.

3. NHL: Stars (23-13-4) at Blackhawks (21-17-3), 8:30 PM: An intriguing Western Conference matchup with teams starting to jockey for playoff positioning.

4. NBA: Hawks (23-14) at Jazz (24-11), 9:00 PM: An interesting matchup with Atlanta and Joe Johnson traveling to Salt Lake City to face Deron Williams and the Jazz.

5. NCAA BB: No. 14 Brigham Young (14-1) at Nevada-Las Vegas (12-2), 10:00 PM: The Mountain West Conference opener for both teams could have a big say in the title race.