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Best Of The SB Nation Network: April 5, 2011

We have 304 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

- Bucs Dugout has some observations about the 2011 season now that it’s 2.5% complete.

- Gaslamp Ball is cautiously optimistic about the Padres in the early going.

- Bluebird Banter reviews what we learned about the Blue Jays in the season’s opening weekend.

- Let’s Go Tribe comments on hope, Cleveland, and baseball vis-a-vis the 2011 Indians.

Soccer

- Eben Lehman of Mexican futbol blog FMF State of Mind calls on the league to take a stand against racism.

- If you are a fan of American soccer, even if you don’t necessarily like MLS, RSL Soapbox really thinks you should care about tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League match featuring Real Salt Lake and Saprissa. RSL only needs to hold onto their 2-0 lead to become the first MLS team to advance to the CCL finals.

Football

- How will Bob Sanders fit in with the Chargers? Bolts From The Blue goes in-depth to find out.

- The QB situation has become very interesting in Denver, and the draft could add more intrigue says Mile High Report.

- Music City Miracles thinks Sidney Rice could be a good fit for the Titans.

- Could the Wildcat offense make a comeback in Seattle? Field Gulls looks at the possibilities.

College Sports

- The UConn Blog is letting nothing diminish what the Huskies accomplished this year, turning 9th place in their own conference into an NCAA Tournament Championship. Searching for Billy Edelin credits Kemba Walker’s leadership for the Huskies’ turnaround. Nunes Magician says that UConn’s win only “slightly vindicates” the Big East.

- Maryland blog Testudo Times is not that worried about Terrapins football losing three scholarships due to an academic penalty.

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