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Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 9, 2012

We have 317 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!

Baseball

- AZ SnakePit has the first part of their exclusive interview with Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers.

- Lookout Landing wants to revive Chone Figgins.

Basketball

- It’s an important night Sacramento, their only national TV game and a chance to show they want their team to stay.

- The Pacers have seen a rise in TV viewership, but stagnating attendance.

- BlazersEdge catches up with former Trailblazer Shavlik Randolph in China.

- How Vince Carter’s having a renaissance in Dallas.

College Sports

- Carolina March is feeling a little confused after Duke’s stunning 85-84 win.

- However, The Smoking Musket sees West Virginia’s new Big 12 future with crystal clarity.

- Off Tackle Empire contends that shine isn’t coming from Jim Delany’s smooth, supple dome. It’s coming from the Big 10’s position in the college football landscape.

- Pacific Takes details the Pac 12’s own bright future in the form of the excellent recruiting classes found at Stanford, Oregon, and USC.

- Wide Right & Natty Light wants to help their archrival Iowa find a new offensive coordinator. Do a Cyclone keg stand of rhetorical excellence.

Combat Sports

- Headkick Legend looks at the MMA Nation rankings by fight camp to determine the best camps in the game today.

- MMA Mania looks at the underrated submissions of Stefan Struve.

The Bloody Elbow staff discusses the controversial outcome of UFC 143’s Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit in this roundtable.

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