The Daily Fives for January 12, 2011 from The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories from Yesterday

1.         Michigan hires San Diego State coach Brady Hoke to take over its football program after LSU’s Les Miles turns down the job to remain in Louisiana.

2.         The Carolina Panthers hire former San Diego defensive coordinator Ron Rivera to be their new head coach to take the reins in Charlotte.

3.         The Vancouver Canucks get pushed to a shootout by the Islanders, but win it and pick up the extra point to extend their lead as the best team in the league.

4.         No. 16 Illinois is upset on the road as Penn State gets a put-back dunk with less than a second remaining to beat the Illini in State College.

5.         The Los Angeles Lakers almost double up the Cavaliers as Cleveland continues their slide to the bottom of the NBA.

Top 5 Games from Yesterday

1.         Vancouver Canucks 4, New York Islanders 3, Shootout: Ryan Kesler scored the winning goal in the shootout as Vancouver is able to escape Long Island with the extra point for the victory.

2.         No. 24 Michigan State 64, No. 21 Wisconsin 61, Overtime: Draymond Green scored the first eight points of overtime for the Spartans, who rallied for the home Big 10 win over the Badgers.

3.         Carolina Hurricanes 6, Calgary Flames 5, Shootout: Jeff Skinner had the only goal of the shootout as Carolina picks up the extra point at home over Calgary.

4.         Washington Wizards 136, Sacramento Kings 133, Overtime: Kirk Hinrich hit a jumper with 28 seconds left in the extra session and Al Thornton added a free throw in Washington’s home win over Sacramento.

5.         Penn State 57, No. 16 Illinois 55: Andrew Jones had a put-back dunk off a Talor Battle miss with 0.7 seconds left to give the Nittany Lions their second straight Top 25 upset.

Top 5 Performances from Yesterday

1.         Patrice Bergeron, Bruins C: a hat trick in Boston’s 6-0 home win over Ottawa

2.         Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young PG: 47 points and six assists in the Cougars 104-79 MEC road win over Utah

3.         Danny Briere, Flyers C: a goal and three assists in Philadelphia’s 5-2 road win in Buffalo

4.         Nick Young, Wizards SG: 43 points and four rebounds in Washington’s 136-133 overtime home win over Sacramento

5.         Terrence Jones, Kentucky F: 35 points and eight rebounds in the Wildcats 78-54 SEC home win over Auburn

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good from Yesterday

1.         Chris Campoli, Senators D: had a minus four in Ottawa’s 6-0 home loss to Boston

2.         Stephon Carter, California State Bakersfield G: just three of 14 shooting and only seven points in the Roadrunners 79-46 road loss to Pacific

3.         Ales Kotalik, Flames RW: had a minus three and two penalty minutes in Calgary’s 6-5 shootout road loss to Carolina

4.         Mo Williams, Cavaliers PG: just one for nine shooting and had only two points in Cleveland’s 112-57 road blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers

5.         Kidani Brutus, Manhattan G: just four of 11 shooting and only nine points in the Jaspers 57-50 road loss to Florida Atlantic

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.         NCAA BB: No. 5 Pittsburgh (15-1, 3-0) at No. 19 Georgetown (12-4, 1-3), 7:00 PM, ESPN: A big game for the Hoyas who can’t afford to get too much further behind in the conference race.

2.         NCAA BB: No. 17 Louisville (13-2, 2-0) at No. 7 Villanova (14-1, 3-0), 7:00 PM, ESPN2: Two teams on top of the Big East look to stay there when they face off in Philadelphia.

3.         NHL: Capitals (24-12-7) at Lightning (25-13-5), 7:30 PM, NHL Network: The co-leaders in the Southeast Division have another showdown, this time in Tampa Bay.

4.         NBA: Magic (25-12) at Hornets (22-16), 8:00 PM: New look Orlando has been playing well and will look to continue to do so on the road in New Orleans.

5.         NBA: Knicks (22-15) at Jazz (25-13), 9:00 PM: New York’s four game Western Conference road trip ends with a tough match-up in Salt Lake City versus Deron Williams and Utah.