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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 4, 2011
Hockey
- Puck Worlds wonders: just how good is the KHL?
- Owen Nolan is still alive and will be at Canucks camp as an invitee. Nucks Misconduct takes a look.
- Jose Theodore is just one of the many new faces on the Florida Panthers. Jose Theodore profiles him.
Basketball
- A look back on the career and year of championship coach Rick Carlisle.
- With Assistant Coach Lawrence Frank joining the Pistons, the Celtics promote from within.
College Sports
- The Only Colors mourns the loss of a giant on and off the field. R.I.P Bubba.
- Burnt Orange Nation details some of the programming expected on the Longhorn Network and it’s unlikely include a 2010 season retrospective, Cribs with Mack Brown, or Murder, She Wrote.
- Building The Dam bolsters Oregon State expectations with the news that thrilling super-mite James Rodgers has been cleared to practice.
- Roll ‘Bama Roll opines that size really does matter after all. For defensive front 7s.
Baseball
- Lookout Landing has a bunch of thoughts about Dustin Ackley.
- Amazin’ Avenue has the last week of Mets player performance in snazzy meter form.
- Brew Crew Ball has an exclusive interview with outfielder Corey Hart.
- Federal Baseball has some quotes and notes on Stephen Strasburg, who could make a rehab start this weekend.
Motorsports
- As another track disappears from NASCAR’s Nationwide Series schedule, Lee Montgomery of NNSRacing.com explores who to blame.











