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Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 20, 2011

We have 297 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!

Hockey

- Defending Big D looks at Trevor Daley’s contribution to the Stars’ hot January.

- Habs Eyes On The Prize examines a young player, Andreas Engqvist.

- It’s a Tale of Two Tampas, writes Behind The Net.

Basketball

- Denver Stiffs laments the relative importance of a trade-related press conference versus actual games.

- The Dream Shake wants the Houston Rockets to get Carmelo Anthony, even if he’s just a rental.

- Liberty Ballers want something from the Denver Nuggets too, but it’s not ‘Melo.

Football

- Windy City Gridiron with 5 keys to the Packers and Bears game.

- Behind The Steel curtain goes inside the numbers of the Steelers and Jets game.

- Acme Packing Company sizes up Aaron Rodgers’s chances against the Bears defense.

- Gang Green Nation says remember the name Wayne Hunter, how he plays could be key.

Baseball

- Red Reporter looks at Cincinnati’s bullpen and discovers that the Reds spent a higher percentage of their payroll on the bullpen than any team in baseball. They also have a sweet chart of how every member of the 40-man roster was acquired.

- Federal Baseball asks the tough questions, like: Can the Nationals be a surprise team?

- Twinkie Town examines how the re-signing of Carl Pavano affects the Twins 2011 rotation.

- Lookout Landing has a hilarious comic strip featuring Yankees GM Brian Cashmen as he introduces former Mariners closer Rafael Soriano to the New York media.

Soccer

- Sounder at Heart has some questions about the recent re-emergence of the New York Cosmos - such as how you can have a soccer franchise with no apparent team.

- Cartilage Free Captain brings a different perspective to Tottenham’s proposed move to the London’s Olympic Stadium after 2012.

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