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Best Of The SB Nation Network: April 4, 2011
Soccer
- Part of the reason the Colorado Rapids have yet to receive the respect that usually comes with being the defending MLS Cup champions is that so much of their offensive production came from three players. Burgundy Wave points out that part of what has made the Rapids’ 3-0-0 start so impressive is the number of players contributing.
- Roker Report turns a 5-0 Sunderland loss into a time machine by going all 1920s. It’s cathartic, apparently.
Hockey
- Lighthouse Hockey on the power play struggles of the New York Islanders.
- The Dallas Stars are on the ropes, but do they have an edge in strength of schedule over Chicago? Defending Big D takes a look.
- On the Forecheck on the Cal O’Reilly and Steve Sullivan conundrum.
Football
- Mocking The Draft uses the power and wisdom of communities to create a 7-round mock draft.
- Arrowhead Pride contacted Mike Vrabel’s agent after he was arrested on theft charges.
- Mile High Report breaks down the run/pass ratio of the Broncos and what it means to the team.
- The Lions make an e-mail blunder, again? Pride Of Detroit investigates.
College Sports
- The UConn Blog has high praise for Shabazz Napier’s clutch free throws to get the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament championship game.
- A Sea of Blue reflects of the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2010-11 season.
- Big 12 Hoops says that Missouri’s hiring of Frank Haith isn’t as bad as some believe it to be.
- California Golden Blogs draws on last season to predict 2011’s best college quarterbacks.
- Team Speed Kills suggests that fans are partly to blame for corruption in college football.
Baseball
- Beyond The Boxscore checks out the fastball velocities of five pitchers and compares their speed to 2010.
- Federal Baseball looks at WPA graphs and explains what those things mean.
- Amazin’ Avenue reviews R.A. Dickey’s first start of the season.
- Minor League Ball makes ten more rookie predictions for 2011.
Basketball
- Pounding the Rock is happy to see the Spurs get back on track after bulldozing the hapless Suns on Sunday.
- With Lou Williams out with an injury, Liberty Ballers wonders if the 76ers will go to rookie Evan Turner and if so, will the playing time help his confidence?
- The Bucks’ entire organization is in disarray, Brew Hoop has the tale.
Combat Sports
- MMA Mania interviewed superstar fighter coach Greg Jackson on their Pro MMA Radio show and Fernando Quiles Jr. wrote up the interview about Rashad Evans, Jon Jones and the feud that threatens to tear apart the camp.
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