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Best Of The SB Nation Network: June 20, 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

- Camden Chat has the Orioles’ ups and downs from the past week. Also, the site was part of a Jeopardy! clue last week.

- Beyond The Boxscore has their latest power rankings for Week 12. They’ve also got the 2011 NL East Dream Team.

- Royals Review has a spot-on list of stuff that baseball broadcasters like.

- The Good Phight has some of the worst seasons ever by members of the Phillies.

Hockey

- Behind The Net Hockey is now all Winnipeg, all the time. Introducing Arctic Ice Hockey.

- New management at our Bruins blog, too. Welcoming Ryan Durling to Stanley Cup of Chowder.

- Cox Bloc returns at PPP and opines on Vancouver rioting.

Basketball

- The Nuggets have a draft selection outside of the lottery, how have they fared in that position in the past?

- Is Dwight Howard right about Gilbert Arenas’s ability to regain his form?

- For this long-time Timberwolves fan, Ricky Rubio means hope.

Football

- Daily Norseman takes issue with the way the NFL enforces its substance abuse policy.

- Bucs Nation makes the case that Josh Freeman is the best QB of the 2009 draft class.

- Cat Scratch Reader predicts what Jeremy Shockey will bring to the Panther offense.

- After Eagle LeSean McCoy called Osi Umenyiora soft, Bleeding Green Nation had some fun with Photoshop.

College Sports

- Streaking the Lawn says the Cavaliers played their game to beat Cal 4-1 despite Cal’s effort to wear pitcher Danny Hultzen down. California Golden Blogs gave credit where it was due, saying that Virginia played like the #1 team in the nation.

- Team Speed Kills notes that South Carolina’s 5-4 win over Texas A&M made the SEC East 3-0 in Omaha so far. I Am the 12th Man reflects on the Aggies’ loss.

- Today’s games include North Carolina vs. Texas and Vanderbilt vs. Florida. Stay tuned to Carolina March, Burnt Orange Nation, Anchor of Gold, and Alligator Army for coverage.

Soccer

- There might not be a better story in American soccer than that of Jay DeMerit. Now his story is being told on the big screen, at least that’s the hope, as Black and Red United documents the efforts to get better distribution for the movie.

- Easily the most wild game of the MLS season was played on Sunday at Portland’s Jeld-Wen Field where the New York Red Bulls pulled out an improbable 3-3 tie after going down by two goals in the second half. Once a Metro details a match that featured six yellow cards, a mysterious red card, an own goal, a wondergoal, a saved penalty and a last-second equalizer.

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