Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Thursday, March 4, 2010:
Hockey
- Nucks Misconduct interviews the infamous Green Men of Vancouver.
- Die By The Blade interviews 2009 Sabres first round pick Zach Kassian.
- Raw Charge examines fake Twitter accounts of players and teams, and what can be done about the epidemic.
Baseball
- AZ Snakepit says Justin Upton = Face of the Franchise.
- The resurrection of Ike Davis from Amazing Avenue.
- Royals Review defends the indefensible: Kyle Farnsworth
- Pinstripe Alley has a Q & A with Chris Donnelly, author of Baseball's Greatest Series
Basketball
- Nets Daily officially joins the SB Nation Hoops Network taking the final roster spot. 30 teams. 30 sites!
- Mike Conley isn't as bad as all that according to Straight Outta Vancouver.
- There's a whole new playoff race going on over at Blog-a-Bull.
Football
- Bolts from the Blue chats with Football Outsiders Bill Barnwell
- Healthy teams in the NFL, and how does it affect winning? Blogging the Boys wants to know.
- Big Blue View on a couple of potential Giants free agent targets.
- The "McNabb to the Rams" rumor from Turf Show Times.
- Behind the Steel Curtain lists the historical contributions of the Steelers to the NFL.
College Basketball
- Testudo Times is all over Maryland's big 79-72 win over Duke last night, calling it the best all-time win in the Comcast Center and posting cell phone video of the riot shields and horses that seem to suggest that most fans agree.
- Duke Basketball Report, on the other hand, thinks it's wrong to call the game an upset.
College Football
- Shakin the Southland continues its excellent Defensive Basics series with a post on alignment, coverages, and 4-3 wrinkles and another on defensive packages and coverage calls.
- The Rivalry, Esq. says that Rutgers doesn't deserve an invitation to join the Big Ten.