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Do you have something to say about sports? Then say it! From NBA and NHL season previews to Jerry Jones rants, Top 25 lists and whatever else crosses your idle mind, ESPN gives you the space to say what you need to say.

Engage other fans by commenting on stories, blogging on your profile and uploading photos. Your contributions to the community could be featured on SportsNation.

Below are some examples of Dallas sports fans just like you.

Fan blogs

Rest and relaxation:
"Anybody actually wondering why Texas is ranked above Alabama needs simply look at the same schedule that you might use to bolster your argument: no voter in their right mind is going to risk putting Bama over Texas when the Tide will probably be quelled at either Ole Miss, LSU, or for sure against Florida in a title game." -- AustinBrando

The one-point season
"OU has consistently choked on the big stage in recent years. The only saving grace is in the fact Stoops has been able to get OU into these big games. However, that means nothing if we only deliver a disappointing egg every time we get to the big game." -- espnb12s

Photo galleries

Say cheese, Dallas! Have a great photo of yourself cheering at a 'Boys game or posing at your tailgate? Post it to your profile and share it with other fans.

Message boards

Can't talk enough about your teams? ESPN message boards are the place for you.

Pros: Cowboys | Mavericks | Rangers | Stars
Colleges: Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | UTA

Widgets

ESPN Widgets are portable applications that you can place on Facebook, Myspace, your iGoogle home page and many of the other most popular sites on the Internet. Stay up-to-date with breaking stories and the latest scores and stats on your favorite teams.

Pros: Rangers
Colleges: Big 12 football | Mountain West football | Big 12 men's basketball | Mountain West men's basketball | Southland Conference men's basketball

Sports Passport

Chronicle all the sports venues and events you've attended (good and bad). We make it easy by providing a calendar with the games. You add the notes and pictures and rate the experience. Start tracking your games

• Vote: Pick the Hart, Vezina, Norris, Calder and Jack Adams winners.
• Vote: Pick the division, conference and Stanley Cup winners.
• Your Power Rankings: Do the Penguins open the season No. 1?

Believe it or not, the start of the NHL regular season is just about a week away. No, seriously, we're not kidding. We know the leaves haven't turned and summer doesn't actually end until today, but what the heck, it's been, what, at least three or four weeks since the Penguins won the Stanley Cup, right?

Then again, maybe that short offseason helps keep the NHL fresh in SportsNation's mind. A year ago, voters correctly predicted the Red Wings to win the Western Conference and made the Penguins their second choice, behind the Red Wings, to win it all.

Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and ESPN.com writer Scott Burnside stopped by chat Monday to help SportsNation get its ice legs before jetting off to Europe (Burnside to Stockholm for the Red Wings and Blues and Kane to Helsinki for the Blackhawks and Panthers).

Jason (Ellicott City, MD)

You are only rated an 86 in NHL. What is up with that?

Patrick Kane

I think an 86 is pretty good to be honest with you. I think the highest are Crosby and 94 and Ovechkin at 92. I thought I'd be better than Teows, but I am still on the cover. I got him by that. Full transcript

AJ (Champaign, Ill.)

How do the Blackhawks avoid a lull in their performance after they return from Finland?

Scott Burnside

AJ; Good question. The European experiment has been decidedly mixed in terms of how it affects teams. All four coaches who went last year got fired although the Pens did end up winning a Cup. I think the 'Hawks' youth and the nice steady hand of head coach Joel Quenneville will keep them from going off the rails when they get back from Finland. Full transcript