The Daily Fives for January 7, 2011 From the Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.         Stanford QB Andrew Luck will return to school for another year and will not declare for the NFL Draft.

2.         Jason Garrett officially has his interim tag removed and is now the permanent head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

3.         Oklahoma City got another good game from Kevin Durant to get a road win in Dallas over the injured Mavericks.

4.         The Flyers end a long road trip that started last year with a win over the Devils in New Jersey.

5.         Miami (Ohio) got a great game from Austin Boucher to achieve a 10 win season and win the GoDaddy.com Bowl over Middle Tennessee State.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.         Boise State 102, San Jose State 101, Quadruple Overtime: La’Shard Anderson hit a pair of FTs with 35 seconds left in the fourth OT to help the Broncos stay undefeated in WAC play.

2.         Maple Leafs 6, Blues 5, Shootout: Tyler Bozak had the winning goal in the shootout to save the game for Toronto which had blown a three-goal third period lead against St. Louis.

3.         Northern Arizona 82, Idaho State 80, Overtime: Cameron Jones converted a three point play with 36 seconds left in the extra session to help the Lumberjacks to the home win.

4.         Canadiens 2, Penguins 1, Shootout: Benoit Pouliot had the only goal of the shootout and backed up a great game by Carey Price to help Montreal to the home win over Pittsburgh.

5.         Wagner 83, Robert Morris 78, Overtime: The Seahawks went eight-for-eight from the free throw line in the last 30 seconds of OT to get the home NEC win over the Colonials.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.         Tyreke Evans, Kings PG: 27 points and 12 assists in Sacramento’s 122-102 home win over Denver

2.         Austin Boucher, Miami (Ohio) QB: 22 of 35 for 289 yards and two TDs in the RedHawks 35-21 GoDaddy.com Bowl win over Middle Tennessee State

3.         Ryan Miller, Sabres G: 36 saves for his third SO of the season and 20^th of his career in Buffalo’s 3-0 road win in San Jose

4.         Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona G: 37 points and eight rebounds in the Lumberjacks 82-80 overtime home win over Idaho State

5.         Kevin Durant, Thunder SF: 28 points and three assists in Oklahoma City’s 99-95 road win over Dallas

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.         Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee State QB: 18 of 29 for just 162 yards with 0 TDs and 4 INTs in the Blue Raiders 35-21 GoDaddy.com Bowl loss to Miami (Ohio)

2.         Henrik Tallinder, Devils D: had a -3 in New Jersey’s 4-2 home loss to Philadelphia

3.         Jason Kidd, Mavericks PG: shot 0 for 7 from the field and did not score in Dallas’s 99-95 home loss to Oklahoma City

4.         Arizona State: shot just 17 for 48 (35 percent) from the field and one-of-14 from three point range in their 55-41 home loss to Stanford

5.         Ricky Cadell, St. Francis (NY) G: just four-of-14 shooting and only nine points in the Terriers' 61-43 road loss to Central Connecticut State

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NCAA BB: Cleveland State (15-1) at Butler (10-5), 7:00 p.m., ESPNU: The first of two meetings between the two best programs in the Horizon League this season.

2.         NCAA FCS National Championship: Eastern Washington (12-2) vs. Delaware (12-2), 7:00 p.m., ESPN2: The division below FBS determines their champion this evening.

3.         Cotton Bowl: No. 11 Louisiana State (10-2) vs. No. 17 Texas A&M (9-3), 8:00 p.m., FOX: Could be the last game for Les Miles as Tigers head coach before he moves to Michigan?

4.         NHL: Rangers (23-15-3) at Stars (24-13-4), 8:30 PM: A good East-West match-up with New York trying to keep in touch with the top of the Atlantic Division.

5.         NBA: Hornets (21-15) at Lakers (25-11), 10:30 PM: New Orleans tries to steal one in Los Angeles, where the Lakers have already lost five times this season.