Over the past 24 hours, the trade of 1B Mark Teixeira from the Braves to the Angels was the most popular topic among sports bloggers. After a one day respite yesterday, Brett Favre submitting a request for reinstatement to the NFL catapulted him back into the Top 5. Other hot topics were Ron Artest traded to the Houston Rockets; ESPN moving Emmitt Smith off its Sunday NFL Countdown show for the upcoming season; and disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for gambling-related charges.