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Best Of The SB Nation Network: October 5, 2010

We have 285 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all today we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Baseball

- Twinkie Town breaks down the Twins divisional series matchup with the Yankees. Also here.

- Bleed Cubbie Blue hands out grades to the 2010 Chicago Cubs.

- AZ SnakePit authors discuss the forthcoming LDS matchups.

- Bucs Dugout takes a look at the defense of the 2010 Pirates.

- Amazin’ Avenue presents the good and the bad of the Omar Minaya regime in New York.

College Sports

- BCS Evolution has the Week 5 BCS simulated standings.

- Burnt Orange Nation plays “Choose Your Own Adventure” with Texas offensive game planning.

- California Golden Blogs comes up with the Top 10 reasons Cal might lose to UCLA.

- EDSBS has the “Best In Class” for last weekend’s action.

- Georgia fans are already talking about who might replace offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

Basketball

- Preseason games start today and Mavs Moneyball is excited.

- Fear the Sword wonders if Danny Green can replace LeBron James (not really).

- Liberty Ballers has a scouting report on new Sixer, Craig Brackins.

Hockey

- Anaheim Calling looks at all the classic games you can watch on NHL GameCenter Live.

- Shane O`Brien is a Nashville Predator. On the Forecheck is learning to accept that.

- Michael Grabner was claimed by the Islanders. Lighthouse Hockey looks at “the new wild card.”

Football

- Kyle Orton is having one heck of a season for the Broncos so far. Mile High Report takes a look.

- Pats Pulpit reminds us that playing on the road against teams with winning records has spelled doom for the Pats recently, but last night they exorcised that demon.

- Buffalo Rumblings weighs in on the trade of Marshawn Lynch to Seattle.

- It may not have been pretty, but Battle Red Blog’s breakdown of the tape shows how Houston beat Oakland.

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow’s Jonathan Snowden catches up with Strikeforce 135lb women’s champ Sarah Kaufman.

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