When Football Takes Center Stage

Sports     From Erik Wander, your About Sports Editor     Now that another World Series is in the books, it’s time to start paying closer attention to what’s happening in the NFL at the midway point, and in college football, which this week began a new era in earnest with the release of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first of seven Top 25 rankings. Or maybe you’re more of a basketball fan. We’ve got you covered too.   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Electronics & Gadgets About Computers   NFL Winners and Losers Halfway Through Who’s the most surprising team in the NFL so far? How about the most surprising player? The most disappointing? We’ve got all of that, along with other bests and busts, controversies and mysteries, as the calendar turns to November and we look to the second half of the regular season. READ NOW The Cowboys Disaster That Really Wasn't How Michael Vick Became a Starter ... Again   6 Fantasy Football Rookies to Grab for the Second Half Remember, the second half of the NFL regular season also means that your fantasy football playoffs are getting close. And if your team is anywhere near being in contention, snapping up a key rookie or two for the stretch run could make all the difference. Start with these guys. READ NOW 7 Trade Tools to Help You Build a Winner How to Set Your Fantasy Football Lineup   Why You Should Never Call Kobe Bryant 'Old' In case you missed it, a new NBA season started this week. Oh, and Kobe Bryant is 36 (believe it or not), and ESPN seems to think he’s only the 40th best player in the league today—40th! Is that even possible or are the ESPN rankers “a bunch of idiots,” as Bryant called them? READ NOW Have NBA Fans Seen the Last of Steve Nash? How Love, LeBron and Kyrie Irving Will Work   Top 5 College Hoops Teams to Start the Season If the NBA season is underway, you know that means the NCAA can’t be far behind. In fact, the 2014-15 college basketball campaign is only a couple of weeks away, and it’s never too early to start looking at who has the best chance to be among the Final Four in Indy. READ NOW Top 5 Returning Upperclassmen Top 5 Freshmen You Should Watch   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Best of Sports Top 5 With Len Berman Why the Dallas Cowboys Are (Still) America’s Team 22 Golf Champions Who Died Too Young Should Joe Maddon Manage the Cubs? Soccer's 10 Best Central Midfielders How the WTA Tennis Finals Work 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