Skip to main content
Come Fan with UsSaturday, June 20, 2026

Best of the SB Nation Network: December 15, 2009

Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Tuesday, December 15, 2009:

↵Baseball

↵- The John Lackey signing looks like it might cause a ripple effect in Boston.

↵- DRays Bay asks if Rafael Soriano can top the greatest closing season in team history?

↵- True Blue LA celebrates the trade of Juan Pierre for much needed salary relief.

↵↵

College Basketball

↵

- Addicted to Quack says it's time to fire Ernie Kent.

↵

- Double T Nation is fired up about their basketball team being 9-0 and ranking in the top 20.

↵

- Big12Hoops ranks its all-decade team.

↵

Soccer

↵

- Landon Donovan appears to be ready to announce his transfer on Wednesday and Daily Soccer Fix asks why everything around the LA Galaxy has to be so dramatic?

↵↵Basketball

↵- Can Atlanta Hawk Al Horford create a new position in basketball?

↵- Golden State of Mind is struggling to find a bright spot this early season.

↵Football

↵- The Browns are closing in on Mike Holmgren and pulling him into the player personnel fold.

↵- The Patriots need to wake up and realize that the team should be all about the running game now.

↵MMA

↵- Bloody Elbow has a comprehensive Strikeforce Evolution preview up.

↵- Bloody Elbow also says that Brock Lesnar will not be the only fighter to hold the UFC heavyweight title in 2010.

↵College Football

↵- Clone Chronicles ranks the 2009-2010 bowls.

↵- Corn Nation attempts to rank the 2009 coach of the year.

↵- Tomahawk Nation uses analysis to see if new head coach Jimbo Fisher should be calling his own plays.

↵Hockey

↵- Japers’ Rink breaks down the Washington Capitals’ backline statistically.

↵- Fear the Fin tries to figure out why the Sharks have struggled in early December.

See More:

More in General

GeneralFromPosting and Toasting
An SB Nation New Yorker needs our helpAn SB Nation New Yorker needs our help
GeneralFromPosting and Toasting
General
Sabastian Sawe breaks 2-hour barrier, shatters marathon world recordSabastian Sawe breaks 2-hour barrier, shatters marathon world record
General

The mythical two-hour mark was broken at the London Marathon.

By Bernd Buchmasser
A Huge Dog
THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND, EPISODE 1THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND, EPISODE 1
Play
General
Super Bowl 60 coin toss resultsSuper Bowl 60 coin toss results
General

The Seahawks and Patriots will open the Super Bowl with the coin toss to determine who starts with the ball. We have the full coin toss results for Super Bowl 60.

By David Fucillo
General
Marc Marquez completes a comeback for the agesMarc Marquez completes a comeback for the ages
General

MotoGP’s Marc Marquez completed a comeback for the ages with his 2025 title

By Mark Schofield
General
How to make sure SBNation.com appears in your Google search resultsHow to make sure SBNation.com appears in your Google search results