We have 322 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports-smart in no time flat!
Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 9, 2012
Soccer
-- Brotherly Game catches up with Veljko Paunovic, who suggests his former team would be a good fit for Schalke star Raúl.
Combat Sports
-- Bloody Elbow’s Steph Daniels talks to Louis Gaudinot, the UFC’s first green-haired flyweight contender.
-- Bad Left Hook has released their boxing rankings for May.
Basketball
-- We know Avery Bradley was a defensive force, but as CelticsBlog notes, his offense has been a pleasant surprise.
-- The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season in review, via Fear the Sword.
-- Player evaluations for the Phoenix Suns roster are underway at Bright Side of the Sun. Here’s one for Robin Lopez.
Hockey
-- Arctic Ice Hockey begins Year 1 of second-guessing the Jets decision to take Mark Scheifele instead of Sean Couturier.
-- Nucks Misconduct lists the top-20 goals of the Canucks season.
Football
-- The Minnesota legislature is still debating the Vikings future, and Daily Norseman has all the recaps.
-- Can the Saints succeed without Sean Payton this year? Canal Street Chronicles looks at history to answer that question.
-- Pride Of Detroit interviews Lions running back Kevin Smith.
-- Who is still available in free agency? Niners Nation has the list.
Baseball
-- Gaslamp Ball reports that a foul ball landed in a fan’s beer at Petco Park last night, and that the fan drank that beer, and that he didn’t take the ball out of the beer before doing so.
-- Fish Stripes wonders if Carlos Zambrano is really back.
-- Lone Star Ball discusses Josh Hamilton’s contract situation in light of the Rangers star’s four-homer game on Tuesday.
-- DRaysBay analyzes the Rays’ defensive shifts this season and reports back on the results.











