Almost one year ago to the day, Oscar De La Hoya lost a split-decision against undefeated champ and WrestleMania alumnus Floyd Mayweather. But before there would be any rematch, the Golden Boy would have to get past Steve Forbes.

Forbes, a seasoned fighter who lost the final match in season two of The Contender, had never been knocked down, and would not roll over to De La Hoya like the sellout crowd in Carson, CA had expected. Read more…

Brewers fans might want to slip Prince Fielder a Wendy’s Triple or three.

• Meet Maya Gabeira, Brazil’s latest sexily stunning surfer star.

• Kobe Bryant explains how he was able to leap a speeding Aston Martin in a single bound.

• A construction worker & Boston fan tries to jinx the new Yankee Stadium by burying a Red Sox t-shirt in the clubhouse concrete.

• The Steelers’ Najeh Davenport has his assault charges dumped.

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Hannah Karp of the WALL STREET JOURNAL has a unintentionally hilarious piece on the entourages of athletes like Ron Artest, Mike Bibby, Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. Entourages have been stealing money from athletes since the beginning of time (Athens Olympics?), and Karp coughs up details on the current version of the pandering parasites.

For instance, De La Hoya recently fired his 10-man clan because, “It was a waste of time and a waste of money.”DLH reportedly is saving $400,000 this year thanks to the move. Though now he’ll be forced to go it alone at Macy’s biannual intimates sale.

Somehow, the most entertaining part of the piece involved some of Artest’s past handlers.

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Sunday night was a special evening for delectable debuts. The Washington Nationals opened their new ballpark with a walk-off homer and a Bush booing session. Meanwhile, 850 miles to the south, Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s wrestling career got off to a slamming start.

Arash Markazi of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED reports on the WBC welterweight champ’s first performance inside the other squared circle. And after his bout, Floyd couldn’t help but give a verbal slam to his main boxing rival.

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The De La Hoyas just love to show off for the camera. Previously, Oscar unveiled his weakness for stockings & ladies’ wear in a memorable set.

And now niece Daisy wants to prove her uncle isn’t the only De La Hoya who can pull off the stylish trash look. The VH1 “Rock of Love” contestant has a whole MySpace collection of slutty and sluttier snapshots.

But TMZ comes across one photo a little more revealing than the others. Read more…

• Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE dresses down Qatar for making Maria Sharapova wear long tights underneath her skirt.

• FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE uncovers a doozy of an Olympic sex scandal - complete with nude pics of opening ceremonies singers and gangsters threatening to cut off arms.

• Barack Obama has Greg Oden’s vote.

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It’s not hard to tell that Milana Dravnel and her lawyer are more interested in winning the battle of publicity and public opinion than they are in doing anything within the actual halls of justice. That big press event on Friday regarding Oscar De La Hoya and the now infamous pictures in drag? All for show. But a good show it was.

Dravnel, looks, oh, pretty good right there. I’d dare say 40 percent of men would dress up in fishnets on her behalf.

But would they hurt her emotionally like De La Hoya did? Uh-oh. Let’s let the NEW YORK TIMES tell the story in a way only they could. Read more…