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Best Of The SB Nation Network: November 9, 2011

We have 316 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

- Federal Baseball on reports that Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped from his home in Venezuela.

- Beyond The Boxscore presents the All True Cubs Team.

- AZ SnakePit has all of the exciting information about Willie Bloomquist’s two-year deal with the Diamondbacks.

- Camden Chat identifies the Orioles’ big need: depth.

Basketball

- Ever wonder what a full day of offseason workouts for Kevin Durant and LeBron James looks like? Check it out!

- Peachtree Hoops thinks David Stern and Billy Hunter are the only ones that actually want a deal.

- Bright Side of the Sun says the players caved and now it’s up to the owners to claim their victory.

Football

- Bucs Nation comments on Tampa Bay claiming Albert Haynesworth.

- 49ers QB Alex Smith elite? Niners Nation investigates this curious comment.

- Mile High Report examines whether Tim Tebow is “clutch.”

- Battle Red Blog is happy about the Texans being 6-3, and break down how they can get win number seven this week.

College Sports

- JoePa. Retired. Black Shoe Diaries as usual is all over the story.

- Barking Carnival takes a look at the coming legal storm and potential endgame in the Penn State controversy.

- Pacific Takes looks at Andrew Luck’s preparation as Oregon’s visit to The Farm on Saturday draws closer.

- Addicted To Quack studies the coaching match up between David Shaw and Chip Kelly to determine who has the edge.

- And The Valley Shook offers the latest edition of Translating CoachSpeak - this week, Les Miles!

- The Smoking Musket cautions the Mountaineer fans that they will need to step it up in the Big 12.

Soccer

- Soccer has not always been a big sport in Kansas City, but the opening of Livestrong Sporting Park has proven to be a seminal moment for at least one reader of The Daily Wiz.

- Steve Nicol is out. The Bent Musket weighs some of the candidates who have already emerged.

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow’s Brent Brookhouse argues that the historical significance of network TV for the UFC heavyweight title fight is being undersold.

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