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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 22, 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!

Basketball

-- The NBA blogs of SB Nation post about the Best Trade Ever.

Football

-- Canal Street Chronicles had the news of who will actually coach the Saints to start the season.

-- Blogging The Boys breathes a sigh of relief, because Jason Witten won’t need surgery.

-- Michael Vick will be ready fro the season opener, and Bleeding Green Nation has the details.

College Sports

-- Oxford is a great college town, which is why Red Cup Rebellion is carefully examining Ole Miss’ high attrition numbers.

-- College And Magnolia wonders if Auburn QB Jonathan Wallace can fill the big shoes left by...Barrett Trotter.

-- One Foot Down and Apple have prepared a delicious value meal of Fighting Irish prep.

-- Barking Carnival rates the talent levels in the Big 12, featuring appearances by bears, bulls, narwhals and Ken Kesey.

-- Smoking Musket reports that Dana Holgorsen’s Mountaineers will field a defense this year, and it will feature linebackers.

Baseball

-- McCovey Chronicles celebrates Billy Hamilton breaking the minor-league stolen base record by checking out the base-stealing history of the San Francisco Giants.

-- Over The Monster welcomes one and all to build their own Red Sox starting rotation with all of the pitchers they have lying around.

-- Bucs Dugout takes yet another look at manager Clint Hurdle’s bullpen usage in Pittsburgh.

-- Red Reporter recalls that on this date in Reds history, Johnny Bench became Cincinnati’s home-run king.

Hockey

-- Broad Street Hockey wonders if Scott Hartnell is worth his new contract.

-- Shane Doan won’t be a Buffalo Sabre despite the massive contract offer they sent him, writes Die By The Blade.

-- Can the Panthers continue to improve under Kevin Dineen? Litter Box Cats examines.

Combat Sports

-- Bloody Elbow’s resident striking expert Jack Slack has a primer on how to “Fight Like Junior Dos Santos: The Left Hook” that will make you more dangerous in minutes.

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