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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 9, 2012

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!

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.

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