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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 16, 2011

We have 305 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!

College Sports

- Bill Connelly continues his terrific series of comprehensive 2011 previews with a look at the Colorado Buffaloes and new head coach Jon Embree.

- Along the Olentangy calls Jim Tressel’s hiring of a former chairman for the NCAA Committee on Infractions a good start.

- I Am the 12th Man likes Texas A&M’s hiring of new head basketball coach Billy Kennedy.

Baseball

- Viva El Birdos reacts to Albert Pujols getting a start at third base.

- Brew Crew Ball looks at the nine games in which Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun have both homered and the Brewers still lost.

- Camden Chat has their weekly temperature reading on the Orioles’ players.

- Beyond The Boxscore is back with their weekly power rankings.

Basketball

- Heck of a season by the Memphis Grizzlies. Fans salute their gritty team after Game 7 defeat.

- Where do the Hawks go from there with so many questions unanswered?

- Responding to Suns COO Rick Welts public outing of himself as a Gay-American.

Hockey

- Bird Watchers Anonymous with the painful fan perspective on the rumors surrounding the Atlanta Thrashers.

- SB Nation Atlanta with a fantastic take on the situation, including how to understand the Thrashers fan.

- If the Thrashers move to Winnipeg, a team needs to move to the Eastern Conference. Could it be the Columbus Blue Jackets? The Cannon takes a look.

Football

- Pride of Detroit tells us Matthew Stafford is feeling healthy and is ready to go.

- Cat Scratch Reader looks back at rookie seasons for running QBs to project ahead for Cam Newton.

- Niners Nation reminds us why NFL players and Twitter are sometimes a bad combination.

- Turf Show Times thinks Robert Quinn is a great fit for what the Rams need.

Soccer

- DC United has been going through an up and down season, but recent weeks have seen an upward trend. A big part of that, according to Black and Red United, is moving Dax McCarty to more of a deep-lying playmaker than pure-attacking option.

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