Havlat returns to Ottawa, Brady is best, Mayweather looks for 'the next big thing'

Should be an interesting night at Scotiabank Place with the return of former Senator Martin Havlat making his first appearance since being dealt in summer '06. I'm looking forward to this one, though. Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks are a team worth paying attention to. Rookies Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, and veteran Robert Lang should give the Sens a run for their money. Don't forget about former Sens netminder Patrick Lalime, who will be backing up Nikolai Khabibulin. Chicago hasn't played in O-Town for 4 years and are 9-6-2-2 against the Sens since '92-'93. But, after a poor effort in a 3-2 loss against Atlanta Thursday night, head coach John Paddock will likely have his Sens comin' out firing. Gonna be a good one! TV: CBCHD (National)

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year Award today. Brady received 51 votes from members of The AP, 18 more than runner-up Roger Federer, who won his 5th straight Wimbledon and 4th straight U.S. Open tennis tournament in 2007. They were followed by Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Barry Bonds and Josh Beckett.
Brady an Easy Winner of AP Male Athlete (Associated Press)

World Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be jumping rings from boxing to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Apparently, Mayweather's interest in participating in an MMA event was sparked after he struck up a friendship with the Dallas Mavericks' always-entertaining owner Mark Cuban during their participation this season as contestants on the ABC reality series "Dancing with the Stars". Conveniently, if Mayweather were to lace up the gloves in MMA, Cuban would be the sole promoter and would have the fights air on his fledgling network, HDNet. After making $50 million for wins against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton this year, the question is: would Mayweather hold his own in the MMA world? I'm kinda hoping he gets his face filled in.
Mayweather mulling move to MMA in deal with Cuban (ESPN.com)