|  | From Tim Hyland, your About Spectator Sports Editor What could be better than a clutch three-point shot? Well, a clutch four-point shot. Right? Right? Well, I'm not so sure. In fact, I think the idea is ludicrous. The NBA, however, apparently doesn't. You can read up on this potentially enormous change to the game of basketball right here, in this week's About.com college football newsletter. | | Flirting With the Idea of 4-Point Shots in the NBA Sometimes people in powerful positions just can't help themselves from messing with a good thing. It happens with nearly every business, and the sports world is certainly no different. | Kobe Bryant Has Revenge On His Mind Although Kobe Bryant would have every reason to just call it a career after suffering a torn Achilles and then a fracture in his knee, he's motivated to return next season. Bryant wants to get revenge on everyone who has hated on the Lakers throughout the 2013-14 season. | Mike Trout's New Deal is a Win-Win Last month, we wrote that Mike Trout, should he agree to a 10-year contract, would be worth $300 million. This week, Trout and the Angels agreed to a six-year, $144.5 million extension that is the rare deal that seems great for both sides. | 2014 Major League Baseball Payrolls For the first time since 1998, the New York Yankees aren't Major League Baseball's highest-spending team. And it's not close. | | | | 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. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com | | | | | | Advertisement | |