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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 18, 2011
Basketball
- Will a new collective bargaining agreement include a NFL-esque eligibility rule for rookies?
- The Denver Nuggets are spread out all over the globe.
- Notable pieces in Jerry Sloan’s antiques auction.
Football
- The Dolphins are wrapping up training camp, The Phinsider has a recap.
- Pats Pulpit has the positives and negatives of the Patriots training camp/preseason game so far.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about a Broncos practice from Mile High Report.
- Bolts From The Blue brings us news that former Charger Shawne Merriman was allegedly caught with steroids.
Hockey
- Is the East too good for the Islanders to compete? Lighthouse Hockey asks.
- Who are goons, and who do goons fight? The story from Pension Plan Puppets.
- Somehow, the Oilers will be better at even strength, says The Copper & Blue.
College Sports
- The 7th Floor contemplates the smoking crater that will soon be Miami football and concludes that love of money weaponized the missiles.
- Team Speed Kills tours the SEC East Fall Camps hoping to find a challenger to SEC West dominance.
- Big East Coast Bias relates that NCAA president Mark Emmert wants to keep all penalty options on the table. Including death.
- Football Study Hall documents the most underachieving teams in recent college football history. Name brands fallen on hard times abound.
Baseball
- Blue Bird Banter reviews the Blue Jays’ impressive haul from this year’s draft.
- Camden Chat takes a look at the Orioles’ draft spending.
- Royals Review reluctantly gives some credit to Jeff Francoeur.
- Amazin’ Avenue transcribes last night’s SNY interview with Paul DePodesta.
Motorsports
- Our IndyCar blog, PopOffValve.com, weighs in with a feature on the legacy of Red Bull’s driver search program.
Combat Sports
- Bloody Elbow breaks down the bread and butter technique of the UFC’s top fighter Anderson Silva: the Muay Thai clinch.
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