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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 20, 2010

We have 253 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!

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow continues the debate over whether or not wrestling is becoming too prevalent in Mixed Martial Arts.

Baseball

- The Mets may stink at baseball, but Amazin’ Avenue has found that they’re excellent at looking like other people.

- Roy Oswalt has been pretty awesome for the Astros this year. The Crawfish Boxes tries to figure out why.

- Dan Haren has a 4.85 ERA for the Diamondbacks but is being paid to be far better than that. AZ SnakePit digs a little deeper.

- We always hear about players taking a hometown discount to stay with their current club. Over The Monster isn’t so sure it has worked out for the Red Sox.

Football

- The art of the punt block in the NFL, via Mile High Report.

- The Phinsider weighs in on the Brandon Marshall injury.

- The pressure is on for first-round pick, tackle Andre Smith, to claim a starting position in his second year, according to Cincy Jungle.

- Could 2010 be the last season the Vikings play in Minnesota? Daily Norseman explains.

Hockey

- Raw Charge examines the void in the Lightning front office and how its taking away from the joys of offseason speculation.

- From The Rink asks a simple question: What do you when your team is eliminated from the playoffs?

- Despite his playoff success, Broad Street Hockey is concerned about the belief in the Flyers front office that Michael Leighton is the long term answer in the Philadelphia crease.

Basketball

- Down 0-2 to the Celtics, Orlando Pinstripe Post thinks the answer is J.J. Redick. Hmmm.

- Blog-A-Bull is busy looking at potential coaches and wishing and hoping for LeBron.

- Was Liberty Ballers the good luck charm that landed the 76ers the number 2 pick at the NBA Lottery?

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