Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello

Sports     From Erik Wander, your About Sports Editor     On Thursday night, Derek Jeter will play his last game in the Bronx. Sometime this weekend the Yankee captain is likely to play the final game of his career in Boston—unless he sits the series out, which would be out of character. Even if you harbor a Red Sox fan-level hatred for all things Yankees, you’d be hard pressed not to respect what Jeter has accomplished or appreciate how he’s played the game.   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Electronics & Gadgets About Computers   Is This a Perfect Farewell for Derek Jeter? In a year full of tributes to "the captain of all of baseball," as Bryce Harper called him, Gatorade came up with the most moving. Even if you think the Yankees sacrificed wins to give Jeter a first-rate farewell tour, you’ve got to get a little teary-eyed. Just admire these numbers, and pretend there’s something in your eye. READ NOW A Last Look at the Playoff Race and Baseball’s Best How Major League Baseball’s Postseason Works   Protecting the NFL Brand, But What About the Game? We are proud to introduce one of our newest sports experts, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and creator of "Spanning the World" on NBC's Today Show, Len Berman, who did not shy away in his first week from criticizing the NFL over its handling of domestic violence and other serious issues threatening the league. READ NOW Ray Rice and Other Mistakes: Why the NFL is Never Wrong 10 Biggest Mistakes in Sports History   The Ryder Cup: What You Need to Know Golf’s Ryder Cup takes place every other year. This week the U.S. team looks to win for the first time since 2008, while the Europeans are seeking their third consecutive title and sixth out of the last seven. What else do you need to know—stats, scores, records? Golf Expert Brent Kelley has it all. READ NOW Top 10 Ryder Cup Golfers of All Time USA vs. Europe: Who Has the Better Team?   How to Handle Your Fantasy Team on Bye Weeks We’ve already reached Week 4 of the NFL season, which means, among things, that bye weeks have begun. This week, no fewer than six teams have byes, causing countless headaches for fantasy football owners. But DO NOT PANIC! Just follow these 7 tips for dealing with bye weeks, and you will be just fine. READ NOW 4 NFL Games You Don’t Want to Miss This Week What’s Wrong With the Green Bay Packers? Is Le'Veon Bell the Next Great Steelers RB?   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles A Brief History of the Steel Curtain 10 Reasons the Packers Could Miss the Playoffs Who Are the NHL’s Top 50 Players? Is Floyd Mayweather Slowing Down? 10 Best Test Cricket Spin Bowlers Bad Combo: Paul George and Being Idle More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! 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? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! 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