The Daily Fives for February 28, 2011 from The Sports Mac

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1.         Legendary Baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider passes away in California at the  age of 84.

2.         The new-look Knicks rally to come up with a big road victory over the Heat in Miami.

3.         Jeff Gordon breaks a 66-race winless streak with a victory in the Sprint Cup race in Phoenix.

4.         No. 16 Louisville hangs on for a big home Big East victory over No. 6 Pittsburgh despite a potentially disastrous ending.

5.         The Lightning continue to hold on to the second spot in the Eastern Conference after getting a road win over the Rangers in New York.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1.         Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3, Shootout: Jonathan Toews had the only goal in the shootout to give Chicago the extra point and the win over Phoenix.

2.         Boston University 66, Vermont 64, Overtime: Matt Griffin hit two free throws with five seconds left in the overtime to seal the Terriers America East road win over the Catamounts.

3.         Suns 110, Pacers 108, Overtime: Channing Frye hit a jumper at the buzzer to help Phoenix to the road victory in Indiana.

4.         Thrashers 3, Maple Leafs 2, Overtime: Ron Hainsey scored the game winner halfway through overtime to lift Atlanta to the home win over Toronto.

5.         No. 16 Louisville 62, No. 6 Pittsburgh 59, Overtime:  Kyle Kuric had five of the Cardinals six points in OT to give them a huge Big East home win over the Panthers.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1.         Ryan Rossiter, Siena C: 34 points and 11 rebounds in the Saints 81-73 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference home win over Marist

2.         Kevin Love, Timberwolves PF: 37 points and 23 rebounds in Minnesota’s 126-123 home win over Golden State

3.         Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames G: 27 saves for his fifth SO of the season and 39th of his career in Calgary’s 1-0 home win over St. Louis

4.         Stephen Curry, Warriors SG: 33 points and 11 rebounds in Golden State’s 126-123 road loss to Minnesota.

5.         JaJuan Johnson, Purdue F: 20 points and 17 rebounds in the No. 8 Boilermakers 67-47 Big Ten road win over Michigan State

Five Performances That Were Not So Good From Yesterday

1.         Draymond Green, Michigan State F: just 3-of-12 shooting and only seven points in the Spartans 67-47 home loss to No. 8 Purdue

2.         Gerald Henderson, Bobcats SG: just 2-of-13 shooting and only four points in Charlotte’s 100-86 road loss to Orlando

3.         Taylor Hall, Oilers LW: had a minus-two and two penalty minutes in Edmonton’s 3-2 home loss to Boston

4.         Gerald Wallace, Trail Blazers SF: just 4-of-12 shooting and only nine points in Portland’s 90-83 home loss to Atlanta

5.         Anthony Gurley, Massachusetts G: just 1-of-9 shooting and only four points in the Minutemen’s 72-49 Atlantic 10 road loss to LaSalle

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1.         NCAA BB: No. 14 Villanova (21-8, 9-7) at No. 9 Notre Dame (23-5, 12-4), 7:00 PM, ESPN: Both teams are jockeying for position for next week’s Big East tournament in New York.

2.         NHL: Blackhawks (33-23-6) at Wild (33-23-6), 8:00 PM, Versus: Two teams with identical records try to stay in the Western Conference playoff race.

3.         NBA: Hawks (36-23) at Nuggets (34-26), 9:00 PM: Atlanta continues their Western road trip with a stop in Denver to take on a Nuggets team that is playing well.

4.         NBA: Celtics (42-15) at Jazz (32-28), 9:00 PM, NBA TV: Boston looks to extend its lead in the Eastern Conference with a stop in Utah against a team fighting for a playoff spot.

5.         NHL: Red Wings (38-18-6) at Kings (35-24-4), 10:30 PM, NHL Network: Detroit tries to close the gap on Vancouver looking for a win in Los Angeles.