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Best Of The SB Nation Network: September 26, 2011

We have 314 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!

Basketball

- Denver Stiffs polled all of our basketball blogs to determine which NBA teams should be contracted.

- LeBron played basketball. Peninsula is Mightier is there to blog about it.

- The New Jersey Nets are no more. Nets Daily has the scoop.

Football

- While Buffalo Rumblings is thrilled with the Bills’ 3-0 record, they advise caution for fans.

- Pride Of Detroit recounts the Lions’ comeback win on Sunday to remain perfect.

- Silver & Black Pride says the Raiders made the Jets look old and weak.

- Behind The Steel Curtain notes the Steelers are winning, but not looking great doing it.

College Sports

- Roll Bama Roll says the Crimson Tide team that beat Arkansas 38-14 played a complete game and “personified a team that looked poised to seriously compete for a national championship.“

- LSU blog And the Valley Shook, on the other hand, finds a reason to be negative (John Chavis’s defense) about a 47-21 win over the ranked West Virginia Mountaineers.

- Oklahoma State blog Cowboys Ride for Free recaps OSU’s big win over Texas A&M and is joined by a special guest: A cramping Aggies defense.

- Meanwhile, A&M blog I Am the 12th Man is focusing on the Aggies’ move to the SEC becoming official and saying that it’s a great day for the program. SEC blog Team Speed Kills takes a stab at what a 13-team SEC schedule might look like.

- Tomahawk Nation blames injuries, coverage busts, and crucial penalties for Florida State’s loss to Clemson this weekend. Clemson blog Shakin’ the Southland is enjoying the swagger associated with a 4-0 start to the season.

Baseball

- Lone Star Ball reacts to the sanctimony and hearsay with respect to John Lackey filing for divorce.

- DRaysBay has the latest edition of This Week In Sun Sports.

- AZ SnakePit compares 2011 attendance to 2010 attendance for the Diamondbacks.

- The Good Phight doesn’t think the Phillies should lay down for the Braves this week.

Hockey

- Broad Street Hockey with images from today’s Winter Classic announcement at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

- The Dallas Stars weren’t so bad at faceoffs last year, writes Defending Big D.

- The University of Buffalo is considering adding an ice hockey program. Western College Hockey takes a look.

Soccer

- Despite some pretty obvious embellishment in DC United’s game last Wednesday, Dwayne De Rosario was not suspended by MLS. RSL Soapbox says that MLS is sending a convoluted message.

Combat Sports

- Both MMA Mania and Bloody Elbow have comprehensive roundups of all their UFC 135 coverage.

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