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Best Of The SB Nation Network: December 16, 2010
Soccer
- Sounder at Heart reminds everyone that soccer can be more than just a game.
- Want to know who can play who in the knockout rounds of the Champions and Europa Leagues? We Ain’t Got No History has you covered.
- Is Tottenham Hotspur’s out of form midfield shield back? Cartilage Free Captain says yes.
- 7500 to Holte discusses shaking up Aston Villa’s tactics in a big way.
Baseball
- Red Reporter takes another look at Bronson Arroyo’s contract extension.
- South Side Sox has the White Sox Christmas shopping list: outfield and bullpen help.
- Minor League Ball remembers Bob Feller.
- Beyond The Boxscore looks at BABIP, or Batting Average on Balls In Play to see what we know -- and what we don’t know -- about it.
Football
- Big Blue View recounts the Giants recent painful games against the Eagles, their opponent this weekend.
- The unraveling of the Bengals is firmly underway, even Carson Palmer gets in on the act reports Cincy Jungle.
- Mile High Report puts the bad Broncos season into a historical perspective.
- Pats Pulpit reports that injuries will be a key factor in the Packers and Patriots showdown.
College Sports
- With Michael Haywood possibly emerging as the top target to fill the Pitt coaching vacancy, Cardiac Hill’s immediate reaction is “ugh,” brought on by the realization that “Pitt went from hiring an NFL head coach, one of the NFL’s best defensive coordinators of his time, and a top coordinator at a major Division I school in, ironically, Miami (FL), to bringing in a guy who’s had one fair season as a MAC coach.”
- A Sea of Blue helps you lower and uncock your eyebrows upon hearing the news that Kentucky head coach John Calipari has been nominated for a United Nations award.
- Michigan State blog The Only Colors reveals the top five moments of the 2010 Spartans football season, a list that concludes with what is probably the top moment in the entire season. So far.
Hockey
- In Lou We Trust looks at the recent success of the Devils power play.
- Litter Box Cats recaps the Panthers’ town hall meeting with fans.
- When analyzing both the Capitals losing streak and certain HBO documentaries, context is key, writes Japers’ Rink.
Combat Sports
- Bloody Elbow’s Jonathan Snowden looks at the noble failure of the WEC.











