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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 24, 2011

We have 309 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

- Rocky Top Talk honors Pat Summitt and The Stare as she faces down the recent diagnosis of dementia.

- Baylor vs. TCU is one of the first week’s most interesting match ups and Frogs O’ War takes a look at a tale of two programs.

- In the wake of the latest scandal Team Speed Kills looks at Miami, corruption and the ghost of Myles Brand.

- Crimson And Cream Machine reports on how the Oklahoma Sooners will honor Austin Box throughout the season.

- Cowboys Ride For Free wants to help Big 12 fans go blind.

Hockey

- Pensburgh on Sidney Crosby rumors.

- Blueshirt Banter looks at Rangers prospect Christian Thomas.

Soccer

- When the LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls last met, they looked like two of the best teams in MLS. As they prepare for the second meeting on Saturday, Once a Metro observes that the two sides have gone in drastically different directions.

- If the Seattle Sounders ‘B’ team beating Monterrey’s ‘A’ team seemed a little Twilight Zone-esque, you’ll probably enjoy Sounder at Heart’s take on the epic victory.

Basketball

- Swish Appeal shares a fantastic and personal reaction to the news about Pat Summitt’s diagnosis.

- At the Hive explores how a small market team can “win” the lockout.

Football

- Stampede Blue on the Colts signing QB Kerry Collins.

- Is David Garrard really the starter for Jax like Jack Del Rio says? Big Cat Country has some questions.

- Is the AFC or the NFC the power conference? Behind The Steel Curtain has an opinion.

- Cincy Jungle thinks Ken Anderson should be in the Hall Of Fame, but does the Senior Committee agree?

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