 | From Erik Wander, your About Sports Editor | | The U.S. Open is underway, but things won’t really heat up in Flushing Meadows until next week. Likewise, NFL football is so close you can almost taste it. But that’s a next week thing too. This week is all about college football with its crazy new post-BCS playoff that nobody really understands yet. You will though. Tune in this week, and it will all start making sense. | |  | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | Okay, college football fanatics: you’ve waited long enough. Welcome to Week 1 of the new season! That means it is prediction time for College Football expert Tim Hyland, who has made his picks for each of the Power 5 conferences, the College Football Playoff and the eventual national champion. No pressure, Tim. READ NOW | |  | | As if the return of college football weren’t enough, we’re just a week away from a new NFL season. But first things first: have you gotten your fantasy team in order? Chances are your draft is soon if it hasn’t happened already (you should check), and either way, you can probably use some tips. READ NOW | |  | | Take a look at a calendar if you dare. That’s right. It’s nearly September. Now take a look at the MLB standings. Right again: the Kansas City Royals are indeed atop the AL Central, albeit by the slimmest of margins over Detroit. But how did that happen? Time to start paying attention to baseball again. READ NOW | |  | | The top 125 golfers on the FedExCup points list at the end of the regular season make the playoffs—four tournaments during which the field is whittled down to 30 players for the final event. Hunter Mahan has the most points after his win at the Barclays, but there’s still a long way to go. READ NOW | |  | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Sports newsletter. If you wish to 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. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |