The Daily Fives for February 7, 2011 from The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. The Packers get a great performance from QB Aaron Rodgers and hold off the Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV in Dallas.

2. The Celtics get another solid game from Rajon Rondo as they get a comfortable home win over the Magic in Orlando.

3. No. 1 Ohio State built an early lead and cruised to a road victory over No. 20 Minnesota in Minneapolis in the day’s only matchup of Top 25 teams.

4. The Capitals got a stellar performance from goalie Michael Neuvirth to beat the Penguins at home and stop Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak.

5. LeBron James only had 12 points, but Dwyane Wade picked up the slack as the Heat avenged a loss to the Clippers earlier this season with a home win in Miami.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Lightning four, Blues three, Overtime: Vincent Lecavalier scored the game-winning power play goal with seven seconds left in OT to lift Tampa Bay to the home win over St. Louis.

2. American 62, Lehigh 61: Vlad Moldoveanu hit a free throw with two seconds left to help the Eagles get a Patriot League road win over the Mountain Hawks.

3. Stetson 55, East Tennessee State 54: The Hatters closed the game on a 10-0 run over the final five minutes to stun the Buccaneers in an Atlantic Sun thriller.

4. Michigan 65, Penn State 62: Darius Morris went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the last 37 seconds to give the Wolverines the Big Ten road win over the Nittany Lions.

5. Packers 31, Steelers 25: Green Bay built a 21-3 first half lead and held off Pittsburgh late in the game to win Super Bowl XLV.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers QB: 24-of-39 for 304 and three TDs in Green Bay’s 31-25 Super Bowl XLV win over Pittsburgh

2. Amar'e Stoudamire, Knicks PF: 41 points and seven rebounds in New York’s 117-103 home win over Philadelphia

3. Steven Stamkos, Lightning C: a goal (his 40th) and third assist in Tampa Bay’s 4-3 overtime win over St. Louis

4. Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin G: 30 points and six assists in the No. 18 Badgers 82-56 Big Ten home win over Michigan State

5. Dwyane Wade, Heat SG: 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in Miami’s 97-79 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Al-Farouq Aminu, Clippers SF: shot 0-for-7 from the field and had only two points in Los Angeles’s 97-79 road loss to Miami

2. Rashard Mendenhall, Steelers RB: ran for only 63 yards and lost a fumble in Pittsburgh’s 31-25 Super Bowl XLV loss to Green Bay

3. Eric Brewer, Blues D: had a negative two and two penalty minutes in St. Louis’s 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa Bay

4. Torrey Craig, South Carolina-Upstate F: just 2-of-13 shooting and only nine points in the Spartans 70-38 Atlantic Sun road loss to Florida Gulf Coast

5. Hedo Turkoglu, Magic SF: just 1-of-10 shooting and only four points in Orlando’s 91-80 road loss to Boston

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1. NCAA BB: No. 4 Pittsburgh (21-2, 9-1) at West Virginia (15-7, 6-4), 7:00 PM, ESPN: Rivalry Week gets started with the latest version of the Backyard Brawl in Morgantown.

2. NHL: Rangers (29-22-4) at Red Wings (31-15-6), 7:30 PM, Versus: An original six matchup sees both teams firmly in the playoff race and looking to improve their positions.

3. NBA: Lakers (35-16) at Grizzlies (27-25), 8:00 PM: The latest meeting of the Gasol brothers takes place in the home of the delta blues.

4. NCAA BB: No. 15 Missouri (18-5, 4-4) at No. 2 Kansas (22-1, 7-1), 9:00 PM, ESPN: The second half of Rivalry Week tonight renews the Midwestern border war between the Jayhawks and Tigers.

5. NBA: Bulls (34-15) at Trail Blazers (27-24), 10:00 PM: An interesting test for Chicago as they travel out West to face a feisty Portland squad.