| | | This Week in Sports | | It’s awards week in Major League Baseball, meaning you can put the 2014 season in the books and get ready for hot stove. NASCAR fans will find out Sunday who this year’s Sprint Cup Champion is. We’re past the halfway point in the NFL season so it’s safe to start talking about who’s going to make the playoffs and who’s not. And, by the way, is football too dangerous? | Erik Wander
Sports Editor | | | | | | 5 Mediocre Teams Most Likely to Make the Playoffs | | You won’t find any teams with six or more wins on this list. But you will find some surprising five-win teams and even one with a losing record. Will any of them make it to the Super Bowl? Probably not, but anything’s possible in the NFL. | | | | | | | | | | 4 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Contenders | | NASCAR’s “Championship Four,” the contenders for Sprint Cup Series champion going into the final race of the season, are set for a Sunday showdown at Homestead-Miami Speedway. So who’s in contention, and who’s going to win it all? Just look at the season stats and trends. | | | | | | | | What Football and Tobacco Have in Common | | Even if you’re not a sports fan or a parent with a decision to make, you’ve likely heard about head injuries in football and the link to dementia and other serious medical conditions. But increased awareness hasn’t put a dent in the NFL’s popularity. Len Berman examines why. | | | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Sports newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here.
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