The Daily Fives for January 19, 2011 from The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1.  The Hawks beat the Heat in Miami in overtime with the home team playing without Chris Bosh and a dinged-up LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

2.  The Flyers and Penguins win big home games over tough opponents in the Capitals and Red Wings, respectively.

3.  No. 22 Illinois stopped a two-game losing streak, coming up with a Big Ten home victory over No. 18 Michigan State.

4.  The Rams announce that former Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels has taken on the job to be their new offensive coordinator.

5.  Alabama upsets No. 12 Kentucky at home in Tuscaloosa to win a big SEC home game over the Wildcats.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1.  Ducks 2, Senators 1, Shootout: Bobby Ryan had the only goal of the shootout for Anaheim to lead them to the road victory in Ottawa.

2.  Lightning 3, Blue Jackets 2, Shootout: Ryan Malone scored the only tally of the eight shooters to help Tampa Bay to the home win over Columbus.

3.  Hawks 93, Heat 89, Overtime: Josh Smith made a layup with 34 seconds left and Joe Johnson added a pair of FTs to ice Atlanta’s road victory in Miami.

4.  Flyers 3, Capitals 2, Overtime: Andrej Meszaros scored the game winner a minute into overtime to lift Philadelphia to the home win over Washington.

5.  Sabres 2, Canadiens 1, Overtime: Jason Pominville scored a power-play game winner a minute into overtime to give Buffalo a big division home win over Montreal.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1.  LeBron James, Heat SF: 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a Miami 93-89 overtime home loss to Atlanta

2.  J.P. Dumont, Predators LW: had a hat trick in Nashville’s 5-2 road win in Phoenix

3.  Austin Freeman, Georgetown G: 28 points and five rebounds in the No. 23 Hoyas 80-75 come from behind Big East road win over Seton Hall

4.  Jonas Hiller, Ducks G: 39 saves on 40 shots in Anaheim’s 2-1 shootout road win over Ottawa

5.  Derrick Rose, Bulls PG: 33 points, five rebounds and four assists in Chicago’s 83-82 home loss to Charlotte

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1.  The Bulls without Derrick Rose: The rest of the team shot 16 of 49 and scored just 49 points between the other eight players in Chicago’s 83-82 home loss to Charlotte.

2.  Scottie Upshall, Coyotes RW: had a -3 in Phoenix’s 5-2 home loss to Nashville

3.  Colt Ryan, Evansville G: just 2-of-10 shooting and only six points in the Purple Aces 67-55 Missouri Valley Conference road loss at Southern Illinois

4.  Theo Peckham, Oilers D: had a -2 and six penalty minutes in Edmonton’s 4-1 home loss to Minnesota

5.   The Heat without James and Wade: The other nine Miami players shot just 9-of-27 shooting and scored just 28 points in Miami’s 93-89 overtime home loss to Atlanta.

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1.  NCAA BB: James Madison (15-3, 5-1) at Old Dominion (13-4, 4-2), 7:00 PM: The Virginia rivals meet to try and break up the logjam at the top of the CAA.

2.  NCAA BB: Missouri State (15-3, 7-0) at Indiana State (11-7, 6-1), 7:00 PM:  Two of the top teams in the MVC meet in a big conference showdown in Terre Haute.

3.  NCAA BB: No. 10 Texas A&M (16-1, 3-0) at No. 11 Texas (14-3, 2-0), 9:00 PM, ESPN2:  The two longtime rivals meet on the hardwood with both squads looking to stay at the top of the Big 12.

4.  NBA: Lakers (31-12) at Mavericks (26-14), 9:00 PM, ESPN: Kobe and Co. go on the road to face the struggling Mavericks in a Western Conference tilt.

5.  NBA: Thunder (27-14) at Nuggets (23-17), 9:00 PM: Oklahoma City makes the trip to the Rocky Mountains as the Carmelo watch continues.