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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 1, 2011
College Sports
- Duke Basketball Report says that the NCAA rule governing Coach K’s contact of Alex Poythress is insufficiently explicit to result in a violation. A Sea of (a different shade of) Blue, however, views the contact as a clear cut violation that the NCAA will not be able to ignore.
- Team Speed Kills author Year2 expands his SEC charting and goes national with it at Football Study Hall.
- Bill Connelly continues his excellent preview series with a comprehensive look at the Georgia Bulldogs.
Baseball
- Beyond The Boxscore checks in with their latest MLB power rankings.
- DRaysBay says that this year’s nonwaiver trade deadline kinda stunk.
- Athletics Nation explains how Brandon Allen will save the A’s franchise.
- Pinstripe Alley thanks Yankees GM Brian Cashman for keeping the farm system intact at the trade deadline.
- Camden Chat recaps the Orioles’ trade deadline activity.
Hockey
- The Stars allowed too many “quick strike” goals last season, writes Defending Big D.
- The Cannon looks at the top 10 Blue Jackets games from last season.
- Raw Charge on the Lightning’s new rival, the revamped Florida Panthers.
Basketball
- Of the Lakers starters, who earned their paycheck in 2010-11?
- Profile of the Pacers’ newest assistant Jim Boylen.
- A new blog manager at Fear the Sword announces his arrival.
Football
- Revenge Of The Birds analyzes the Todd Heap signing, and what it could mean for the Cardinals offense.
- John Fox is the new head guy in Denver, Mile High Report digs into his style and predicts what the Broncos will be like as a team.
- Stampede Blue on Peyton Manning’s contract, and what it means for the team.
- Bleeding Green Nation covers the DeSean Jackson holdout.
Combat Sports
- Matt Roth writes about “Fedor Emelianenko’s No Win Situation” at Bloody Elbow.
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