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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 23, 2012

We have 321 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!

College Sports

-- Pacific Takes looks at the 10 best sleeper hoops recruits of the Pac-12’s last decade.

-- Land-Grant Holyland has some quibbles with the B1G’s BIG payday.

-- Black Heart Gold Pants visits the island of Sodor to reveal the prototype of Purdue’s new Nike Pro Combat uniforms.

-- Bruins Nation opines on the recently announced Big 12-SEC “Fauxse Bowl” matchup.

-- The 7th Floor looks at six ‘Canes who need to step up for The U to return to its winning ways.

Basketball

-- Statistically comparing Karl Malone to the current crop of Jazz big men.

-- Thinking about seeing the Nets at their new Brooklyn home? Don’t bother driving your car.

-- Welcome to Loud City responds to some silliness from a Minnesota columnist.

Football

-- Pats Pulpit on defensive personnel and how the Patriots will line up in 2012.
-- Music City Miracles is excited about the potential of “space player” Kendall Wright.
-- Big Cat Country advises the Jaguars not to overpay Maurice Jones-Drew.
-- Who will make the Redskins squad in the secondary? Hogs Haven breaks it down.

Hockey

-- How rare was Matt Read’s rookie season? Really, really rare.

-- Kari Lehtonen will soon need a new contract. Defending Big D says there will be consequences.

Soccer

-- Danny Koevermans called his Toronto FC team the “worst in the world.” Waking the Red checks the numbers.
-- No Designated Player has confused fans more than Branko Boskovic, but Black and Red United thinks he may have turned the corner.

Combat Sports

-- Bloody Elbow’s T.P. Grant analyzes UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos’ striking style.

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