Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Tuesday, February 9, 2010:
↵Basketball
↵- How much does Peach Tree Hoops love Joe Johnson? Let him count the 36 ways.
↵- Vince Carter's 48-point game leaves Orlando Pinstripe Post thrilled and confused.
↵- Raptors HQ wonders if the worst defensive team in the league can win 50 games. Hint:They play in the Eastern Conference.
↵Hockey
↵- From the Rink lands an interview with Lightning athletic trainer Tommy Mulligan. Wonder how those sweaty skates smell?
↵- Henrik Lundqvist is setting the ice on fire from between the pipes and Blue Shirt Banter is all over it.
↵College Basketball
↵- Hammer and Rails has its hands full defending their assertion that the Big East is overrated against crazed Syracuse fans.
↵- Have the UK Wildcats hit a wall? A Sea of Blue checks it out.
↵Combat Sports
↵- Bloody Elbow explains what Herschel Walker means to their sport.
↵- Take a trip back to 1972 with Bad Left Hook, a year highlighted by the superstar emergence of Roberto Duran, the fallout of Ali-Frazier and more.
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Baseball
↵- If you've ever wondered just how important first pitch strikes are, Federal Baseball has all the answers.
↵- Athletics Nation is thrilled with their new ace, Ben Sheets.
↵- The hot corner is experiencing a resurgence after a few down years. Beyond the Box Score lays it out.
↵Football
↵- Vikings fans at the Daily Norseman are still stinging after continuing their run of self-proclaimed "most successful franchise to never win a championship".
↵- Turf Show Times wonders if Sam Bradford is moving up Rams board, all the way to #1.
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College Hockey
↵- Boston College hockey beat the BU Terriers 4-3 to capture its 15th Beanpot Championship.
↵Soccer
↵- Black and Red United starts putting together an all-decade team.
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