|  | From Tim Hyland, your About Spectator Sports Editor It's a glorious time of year to be a sports fan. Football season at both the pro and college levels is well under way--and already, both the NFL and college games have given us plenty to talk about--while baseball season is racing toward what figures to be a rather epic conclusion, especially over in the American League. In this week's About.com Spectator Sports Newsletter, we'll talk a little bit of football, a little bit of baseball, and then a whole bunch of other stuff, too. Enjoy the weekend, everyone. | | Week Two NFL Action: Winners, Losers and Three Jokes Football, even at the professional level, is an emotional game. Yes, the game is extremely physical, but even now, at the beginning of the 2013 season, we see teams fluctuate wildly from week to week. | College Football Games Worth Watching: Week 4 If you follow college football even relatively closely, then you've certainly heard the chatter all week about how dreadfully blah this week's slate of games is. And sadly, that chatter is not exaggerating things in the slightest. | Dysfunctional Marlins Overdue for a Shakeup Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, according to a report in the Miami Herald, is now making most, if not all, of the team's decisions on his own. He's violating the cardinal sin of sports team owners -- he's decided he's smarter than everybody else. | A's and Their Fans Don't Stink, Even As Their Stadium Soes While two of the wild-card contenders are among the worst in baseball at drawing fans -- yeah, we're looking at you, Tampa Bay and Cleveland -- the Oakland Athletics have struck a chord while playing in the most outdated stadium in the big leagues. | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Spectator Sports newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com | | | | | Advertisement | |