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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 25, 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

- The Smoking Musket reports on Dana Holgorsen’s incident at the Mardi Gras Casino - laissez les bons temps rouler, Dana.

- Sports Illustrated is set to release a new story on Jim Tressel, according to Along The Olentangy. The article is going to be written by George Dohrmann, who broke the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball program. Also, ATO has a bone to pick with Club Trillion.

- Team Speed Kills relays scoop on SEC commish Mike Slive’s proposals on the oversigning of recruits.

- Should Ron Zook be Illinois’ Coach For Life? Off Tackle Empire has some thoughts.

Baseball

- Amazin’ Avenue talks to Jeffrey Toobin of The New Yorker, who penned that interview with Mets owner Fred Wilpon that has everyone worked into a tizzy.

- AZ SnakePit has the Diamondbacks’ ups and downs from the past week.

- Roto Hardball takes a closer look at Jorge De La Rosa’s injury.

- The Crawfish Boxes checks the stocks of the Astros’ players this week.

Basketball

- A look at the new Lakers coach, former Cavs coach Mike Brown.

- The Rockets and what they would be rolling the dice with if hiring Kevin McHale.

- More details on a potential new arena in Sacramento.

Football

- The latest on the labor lockout from Bleeding Green Nation.

- Big Blue View takes issue with Eli Manning not being a Top 100 NFL player.

- Revenge Of The Birds proposes a trade for Kevin Kolb to come to Arizona.

- A Torry Holt return to the Rams? Turf Show Times makes the case.

Soccer

- Some of the best attended MLS Cups in history have been played in New England. The Bent Musket makes a plea for the MLS championship game to make a return.

- Ajax is one of Europe’s most successful teams and Wednesday night they paid a visit to the Portland Timbers. Stumptown Footy gives a bit of a history lesson.

Combat Sports

- Head Kick Legend talks to UFC 130 fighter Jorge Santiago about his upcoming bout against Brian Stann.

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