The Great American Sports Overlap

Sports     From Erik Wander, your About Sports Editor     It doesn’t happen every year, but it could (sort of) next week. The NBA opens its regular season on Tuesday, which means that if the World Series goes six games, all four major American sports leagues will be going on at the same time! Technically there isn’t an NFL game until Thursday, the day after the World Series would end were it to go the distance, but sports fans should celebrate anyway.   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Electronics & Gadgets About Computers   Is This the Unlikeliest World Series Ever? Neither the Giants nor the Royals won 90 games during the regular season. It’s only the second time two wild card teams have met in the World Series. Bud Selig, who seems to add a wild card every year, is probably thrilled. So just how unlikely was this matchup anyway? READ NOW 12 World Series Surprises in Years Ending With 4 Who Has a Better Chance of Winning the Series?   Top 5 Teams in the NFL and 5 Must-Watch Games It’s Week 8 of the NFL season so it’s about time we start separating the contenders from the pretenders. Let’s start with the top 5 teams in football as of right now. Some call it “bandwagon-jumping;” others call it “NFL power rankings.” Speaking of which, don’t miss Thursday Night Football tonight. Just don’t. READ NOW 7 Tools for Setting Your Fantasy Football Lineup Is Jets QB Geno Smith Out of Excuses Now?   Is LeBron James the King of Cleveland? The NBA offseason was dominated by buzz about King James “going home” to the Cleveland. Many casual fans think LeBron instantly transforms the Cavaliers into a serious contender, but does he really or is the combination of James and newly acquired Kevin Love plus point guard Kyrie Irving the key to the Cavs’ success? READ NOW Debating Contracts: Kevin Durant vs. Mark Cuban Are T-Wolves Fans Happier Without Kevin Love?   17 Team and Individual World Series Records But let’s get back to baseball. By this time next week, the World Series will be over. We know the Yankees’ team records are safe, but where do the Giants and Royals rank in terms of World Series appearances and championships? And could any of these individual all-time lists change? READ NOW Results of Every World Series and MVPs Since ‘55 How Next Year's Fantasy Baseball Draft Might Look   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Fall Classic, Shorter NBA Games and Viagra Top 5 Freshmen in College Basketball Packers' 10 Best Individual Efforts So Far Keep the Puck for Best Results on Defense Why Football Players Shouldn’t Play Tennis Can Victor Cruz Be a Leader After Injury? 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