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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 29, 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 fast!

Baseball

-- Minor League Ball’s John Sickels reviews the career of Magglio Ordonez. Ordonez will announce his retirement on Sunday.

-- Fake Teams has five not-so-obvious players who should be owned in all fantasy baseball leagues.

-- The Good Phight reviews the Phillies’ excellent success since May 10.

-- Lookout Landing likes the way catcher Jesus Montero frames pitches behind the plate.

Basketball

--The Grizzlies’ head coach says his franchise had a successful season. But what defines “success”?
-- Pau Gasol can “want to play” wherever he wants, but he has no real leverage.
-- Why the most important thing for the Clippers to do this offseason is keep their GM.

Football

-- The Phinsider covers the Dolphins being the team for Hard Knocks.

-- With the Lions having player issues, Pride Of Detroit points out the CBA may be limiting what discipline the team can pass out.

-- Albert Haynesworth and the Rams? Turf Show Times asks the question.

-- Plaxico Burress and the Giants? Big Blue View says no way it’s happening.

Soccer

-- The coach of the Canadian U20 soccer team found out the hard way that recruiting players over Twitter isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as Eight Six Forever documents.
-- Dynamo Theory looks into an alleged tazing at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Combat Sports

-- MMA Mania and Bloody Elbow round up all their UFC 146 coverage from the holiday weekend.

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