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Best Of The SB Nation Network: June 13, 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

- South Side Sox checks in with the Brent Lillibridge highlight reel.

- Over The Monster is counting down Theo Epstein’s five greatest trades. Here’s number five.

- McCovey Chronicles says that, while the Giants need help in a lot of places, worthwhile upgrades aren’t really available in trade.

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

Basketball

- In Historic says that the Mavericks’ NBA Championship win is good for basketball.

Football

- The Falcoholic discusses whether Roddy White not showing up for Falcons team workouts is a problem or not.

- Similarly, Lions first-round pick Nick Fairley hasn’t been working out with the team, Pride Of Detroit reports on why.

- Bucs Nation disputes some of the pass-blocking rankings that have come out in the offseason concerning the Bucs.

- Daily Norseman covers the latest on the Vikings’ stadium situation.

College Sports

- Along the Olentangy posts an excellent, in-depth piece on corruption in college athletics. It’s long, but well worth the read.

- Alligator Army celebrates Florida baseball heading back to Omaha for the College World Series in back-to-back seasons for the first time in the history of the program.

- Burnt Orange Nation credits pitching for Texas making it to Omaha, but is concerned about the team’s struggles at the plate.

Combat Sports

- MMA Mania’s Brian Hemminger spoke to Shane Carwin’s head trainer after Carwin’s painful loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 131, if you’ve ever wondered what a cornerman is thinking when his fighter is getting creamed but still going back out there, this is your chance to find out.

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