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Best Of The SB Nation Network: May 7, 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!

Football

-- Buffalo Rumblings on the Bills extending Fred Jackson’s contact.
-- Field Gulls breaks down the Seahawks’ hybrid 4-3/3-4 defense.
-- Hogs Haven has six things you’re sure to hear said about the Redskins at some point over this summer.
-- Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense go under the Mile High Report microscope.

Basketball

-- Sixers fans are already looking forward to a Round 2 meeting with the Celtics.

-- The Mavs season is done, so here’s a look at what comes next for the (still) defending champs.

-- The Hawks aren’t even done, but their fans are already also looking forward to some big offseason decisions.

College Sports

-- Crimson and Cream Machine is surprised at the report that receiver Kameel Jackson plans to transfer to Texas A&M, but isn’t worried due to the Sooners’ incoming WR class.

-- Land-Grant Holy Land posts a statement by the father of the recruit who recently de-committed from Ohio State in the wake of the Eric Waugh controversy clarifying that he did not blame Ohio State for Waugh’s actions.

-- Crimson Quarry acknowledges that a Kentucky-Indiana rivalry isn’t necessary for either program but laments its demise nonetheless.

-- Rocky Top Talk sets the stage for Derek Dooley’s 2012 campaign for another term.

Baseball

-- Pinstripe Alley has a quick exclusive interview with baseball legend and president of the Rickey Henderson fan club, Rickey Henderson. Athletics Nation does as well.

-- Baseball Nation has you covered on Cole Hamels, Bryce Harper, and a hyperbole epidemic.

-- Over The Monster laments Adrian Gonzalez’s terrible Sunday.

-- Fish Stripes reports on the Marlins moving Heath Bell out of the closer spot.

Hockey

-- Jen from Anaheim Calling is not happy with the success of the Los Angeles Kings.

-- On the Forecheck would like to see a different outcome when it comes to the Predators and elimination games.

-- Blues fans at St. Louis Game Time remember the 2011-12 version of their club.

Soccer

-- This is shaping up to be a magical soccer season in Seattle, and not just because of the MLS team.
-- What’s going on with Chivas USA product Sacha Kljestan? The Goat Parade finds out.

Combat Sports

-- MMA Mania and Bloody Elbow compile their coverage of this past weekend’s mega-fights.

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