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Best Of The SB Nation Network: July 17, 2012

We have 320 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

-- Fake Teams has some help for your fantasy baseball league if you’re in need of some late-season stolen bases.

-- Over The Monster mulls a bit on Kevin Youkilis’ return to Fenway Park as a member of the White Sox.

-- Royals Review speculates as to whether Alcides Escobar’s hitting performance this year represents true improvement or just luck.

-- Red Reporter reluctantly considers Cincinnati’s options to fill in for superstar first baseman Joey Votto, who will undergo knee surgery.

Basketball

-- Rockets fans are pretty excited that Jeremy Lin is coming back to Houston.

-- Knicks fans aren’t all that sad about Lin leaving.

-- In L.A., Dwight Drama drags on, prompting meta commentary.

Football

-- The latest on Dez Bryant’s arrest, from Blogging The Boys.
-- Field Gulls on another NFL arrest, Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks.
-- Gang Green Nation on the 2-QB system, or not, for the Jets.
-- Canal Street Chronicles discusses the latest legal wrangling involving the suspended Jonathan Vilma.

Combat Sports

-- MMA Mania’s Brian Hemminger interviews Tim Boetsch, who fights at UFC 149 this weekend.

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