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Best of the SB Nation Network: December 9, 2009

Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Wednesday, December 9, 2009:

↵Football

↵- Raiders strong safety Tyvon Branch stops by Silver and Black Pride to discuss beating Pittsburgh.

↵- Joe Flacco hasn’t gotten worse, the Ravens just need to run the ball more says Baltimore Beatdown.

↵Boxing

↵- Mayweather and Pacquiao is starting to look like a reality so what does that mean? Meanwhile, Boxing Bulletin is saying let the trash talking and anticipation begin.

↵MMA

↵- Bloody Elbow examines how head injuries might impact MMA.

↵Basketball

↵- Blazersedge delves into the history of patella tendon injuries, not just Greg Oden.

↵- Come one, come all to celebrate Steve Nash Internet Day.

↵Hockey

↵- Hockey Wilderness interviews NBC announcer Eddie Olczyk about the Winter Classic.

↵- Copper & Blue has one of the best Terry Sawchuk retrospectives you’ll ever read.

↵Baseball

↵- Despite the A’s recent struggles, the decade has been quite kind to the team from Oakland.

↵- Curtis Granderson is in New York and Yankee fans are pretty darn happy about it despite some initial reservations.

↵Soccer

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- Denzel Enslinger provides in depth analysis in his post-season report card for the entire roster at MLS champion Real Salt Lake.

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- Sounder At Heart links to the entire MLS plus-minus list and then expands on Seattle's in his post.

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