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Best Of The SB Nation Network: April 4, 2012

We have 323 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 flat!

College Sports

- Our Daily Bears celebrates One Shining Season as Baylor’s Lady Bears put up a 40-0 record on the way to the national championship.

- A Sea Of Blue is pleased to see that college basketball will survive John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats.

- Rock Chalk Talk is past the grieving period and onto embracing traditional Kansas Jayhawks basketball.

- Pacific Takes looks at the how the West is won in Pac-12 football recruiting.

Basketball

- Daryl Morey made another sneaky-good trade deadline move in acquiring Marcus Camby.

- It may seem like the Lakers blow a lot of big leads, but it literally happens to everyone.

- Andre Iguodala had an interesting quote about Philly fans. Does he deserve flak for it?

Football

- Bleeding Green Nation reports on the Eagles’ replacement for injured tackle Jason Peters.
- Hogs Haven talks to pass-rush specialist Brian Orakpo.
- Windy City Gridiron interviews draft prospect Kashif Moore.
- Gang Green Nation thinks the Jets would be wise not to reach for a safety in the draft.

Baseball

- The Good Phight says that the Phillies may not have improved themselves this offseason, but that's probably a good thing.

- AZ Snake Pit has the details on the Diamondbacks' final Opening Day roster decisions, as well as some new additions to Chase Field for 2012.

- Bleed Cubbie Blue thinks the Cubs could get off to a hot start this season.

- Let’s Go Tribe is hoping for just a little bit of luck with the Indians this year.

Soccer

- D.C. United teammates Nick DeLeon and Danny Cruz are longtime friends, a story detailed by Black and Red United.

- Waking the Red pens a poem in honor of Toronto FC coach Aron Winter.

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow's Anton Tabuena rounds up all the crazy from the world of MMA on Twitter in "How's Taste My Tweet Tweet?"

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