|  | From Tim Hyland, your About Spectator Sports Editor Here's the thing: NFL season never really goes away. America's most popular sport remains on the front page of the sports section year-round, be it because of the Combine in Indianapolis, the always overhyped NFL draft, or even those horribly dull preseason games. In keeping with the grand American tradition of spending way too much time talking about the NFL, then, I present to you this week's About.com Spectator Sports Newsletter. | | NFL Schedule Released: Prime-Time Party Games! The NFL regular-season schedule has been released, and if you're one of those who likes to mix in a little partying with your NFL, you might want to start planning now. | Mocking the Mock NFL Drafts Here's About.com NFL expert Tim McDonald's mock draft, painstakingly developed with respect to whom he thinks each team should draft. | Why LeBron James Would Rather Play Baseball Not only is LeBron James one of the wealthiest athletes in sports today, he's also one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. He's more famous than anyone could ever dream of being and he has more money than any one person should ever need. So why would he rather be a baseball player? | Albert Pujols is Returning to Form Through 17 games, the Angels' $240 million first baseman is hitting .282 with six home runs and 14 RBI. He has a .960 OPS and 11 runs scored in 71 at-bats, and his homer total is the second-best of his 14-year career through 17 contests. | | | | 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 | |