Link Scrap: Oh no Ocho..

It looks like Esteban Ocho Cinco's recent display of kicking skills may be going to his head. I know, it's quite the shocker, but this time he may actually pay for it because he called out the last person anyone should talk trash to, in WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto. Cinco, basically said if they were to fight he would knock out Berto. In his response to the wide receiver, Berto pretty much guaranteed everything but a beheading, so good luck with that,Chad.

Today against the Mets, Eric Bruntlett got the first unassisted triple play to end a game since Johnny Nuenn did it for the Tigers on May 31, 1927. For video evidence of the continued failings of the New York Mets, click here.

For those of you that want a more traditional NFL Season preview than what we are currently offering, head over to Hard Knox Sports, where they have their power rankings up for both the AFC and NFC.

I was perusing our new favorite site (Deckfight) today and basically lost track of time. You can say I became enthralled, and I recommend making it a daily read; but for those with time constraints, read his Friday Five from two weeks ago where he gives us 5 bands from North Carolina to check out.

Lastly, here is a little visual and aural stimulation for your Sunday evening.

The number of the day is:

45, as in Evander Holyfield's age is forty-five. Evander Holyfield has accepted an offer to challenge Nikolai Valuev for his heavyweight world title. If he wins the fight, Holyfield would become the oldest heavyweight champion in history, even older than George Foreman, who was 45 when he knocked out Michael Moorer in 1994. It would be Holyfield's first fight in 14 months. In his last bout, he lost a unanimous decision in Moscow to Sultan Ibragimov for a version of the title in October 2007.

The news of the fight comes months after Holyfield made news when his financial problems were made public after the mother of one of his children took him to court over missing child support payments. There were also threats of foreclosure on his sprawling, 54,000-square-foot suburban Atlanta estate.

Let me remind you that this is the same Evander Holyfield who previously lost his boxing license due to heart problems and worries that he is risking permanent damage that could leave him physically debilitated or even worse; being killed in the ring.

Let me also remind you that Nikolai Valuev is the biggest titleholder in the history of boxing. He stands at 7ft and weighs around 320 pounds. While the real deal is 6'2 and weighs about 215.

This has the makings of being the real life version of Apollo Creed v Ivan Drago.

Someone please tell Evander to file for bankruptcy, the money is not worth it. Oh and the number really should be 46, that is how old he will be at the time of the fight.

Link Scrap

The Packers and Favre have finally reached a compromise, the Packers confirmed that he won't show up for camp Sunday. Packers' management will now try and reach some sort of resolution to the on-going un-retirement saga, SI.com reports.

Antonio Magarito defeats Miguel Cotto, claiming the WBA 147-pound title

Casey Blake goes 2-3 in his Dodger debut

Atlanta Braves score 9 runs in the 4th inning but still fall to the Phillies 10-9

Rich Harden is still looking for his first win with the Cubbies, lose to Marlins 3-2 in the 12 innings

Albert Pujols powers the Cardinals to a 10-8 victory over the Mets in 14 innings

Nike pulls hyperdunk ads, that some had seen as homophobic

NBC will stream Sunday Night Football games online