Sport Spies previews the Big 12 Conference opener for a pair of undefeated teams, as the Texas A&M Aggies travel north to tackle the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Texas A&M hits the road for the first time this season and will take on the undefeated Oklahoma State Cowboys in front of a nationally-televised audience on Thursday night at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Aggies ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the final game of a closely-contested NL West series between the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the division-leading San Francisco Giants.

Arizona has lost both games in this series by a two-run margin and the club has dropped 11 of its last 13 on the road overall. The Diamondbacks are also trailing the season series with the Giants, 3-12, facing the third series ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the final game of an AL West series between the visiting Seattle Mariners and division champion Texas Rangers in Arlington.

Seattle has the opportunity of sweeping its first road series since taking three games at Oakland from April 10-12, 2009. The Mariners have taken the first two games of this series, outscoring the Rangers by a 10-6 margin in the process. Focus ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the final game of a three game series between the playoff-bound New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

New York clinched a playoff spot with a 6-1 road victory against the Blue Jays, eliminating Boston and securing at least the Wild Card. “It’s just a first step,” first baseman Mark Teixeira said. “No one in here is satisfied with this season. ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the third game of a four-game series between the Chicago Cubs and faltering San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Chicago powered its way to a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night over the Padres thanks to outfielder Alfonso Soriano’s multi-home run effort. The Cubs are now 21-11 under interim manager Mike Quade with five games to go. “Just do my job for the next week and that’s ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the second game of a three-game series between the Wild Card-leading New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

New York is simply needing a win in one of its remaining six games to clinch a playoff spot, falling 7-5 in defeat to the Blue Jays in the first game of this series last night in Toronto. The Yankees have lost 14 of 21 games since a season ...  read more

Sport Spies previews an important contest in the National League playoff race, as the Chicago Cubs intend to continue playing the role of spoiler against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Chicago received seven inspired innings by starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano in a 1-0 road victory over the Padres at Petco Park on Monday night. “This is what you expect when you come here, good pitch ...  read more

Sport Spies previews an NFC North rivalry between the visiting Green Bay Packers and surprising undefeated Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.

The Chicago Bears (2-0) and Green Bay Packers (2-0) continue the oldest rivalry in NFL history on Monday Night Football, and the winner will take over sole possession of first place in the NFC North.  The toughest decision a bettor has to make ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the first game of a three-game set between AL East rivals, as the last place Baltimore Orioles travel to face off against the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

Baltimore has dropped four straight games on its current nine-game road trip, including a 5-2 loss to Toronto on Sunday. The Orioles have still captured victories in 12 of their last 20 games and 16 of their la ...  read more

Sport Spies previews an exciting game between the hungry Atlanta Falcons and champion New Orleans Saints in the Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints (2-0) have done just enough to win their first two games of the season, but does that mean the defending Super Bowl champions are worth backing when they host the Atlanta Falcons (1-1) on Sunday? The Saints were outgained by 130 yards in a 25 ...  read more

Sport Spies previews a hard-hitting AFC East matchup between the visiting New York Jets and division-leading Miami Dolphins.

Have the New York Jets (1-1) righted their ship after a season-opening loss to Baltimore or will the Miami Dolphins (2-0) win their fourth straight game in the series to stay in sole possession of first place in the AFC East when they square off on Sunday Night Foot ...  read more

Sport Spies previews a key contest in the Southeastern Conference, as the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide tackle the Arkansas Razorbacks this afternoon.

Top-ranked Alabama travels to Fayetteville, Arkansas to open SEC play against No. 10 Arkansas on Saturday. The Crimson Tide are seemingly at full strength with the return of Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram returning in la ...  read more

Sport Spies previews a very important contest in the BCS picture with the Oregon State Beavers traveling to the blue turf and taking on the Boise State Broncos.

Oregon State has been preparing all week for the third-ranked Broncos by even painting one of its practice fields blue for Saturday’s showdown. It’s the third trip for the Beavers to Boise State and the seventh overall meeting be ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the first game of an important three-game series between NL West rivals, as the San Francisco Giants take on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

San Francisco moved ahead of the San Diego Padres by a half game out West after a 13-0 blowout victory of the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday night. “We came out with the right approach today,” said catcher Buster Posey. ...  read more

Sport Spies previews a Friday night gridiron clash with the TCU Horned Frogs heading into Dallas to tackle the SMU Mustangs for the Iron Skillet.

TCU makes the short trip to Dallas to face SMU in the State Farm Dallas Forth-Worth Duel-Battle for the Iron Skillet. Head coach Gary Patterson is 7-1 versus SMU as the front man of the program. The Horned Frogs enter this contest on a 17-game ...  read more

Sport Spies previews a critical ACC/Big East matchup with the Miami Hurricanes heading out on the road to face the Pittsburgh Panthers

Miami intends to rebound from a disappointing 36-24 loss against No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, as head coach delivered a spirited talk after the performance 12 days ago. “I’ve never been a guy that just goes off,” Hurricanes front man Randy Shannon said. ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the final game of an important AL East series between the Wild Card-leading Tampa Bay Rays and division-leading New York Yankees

Tampa Bay tallied a 7-2 victory on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium to move within 1 1/2 games in the AL East race. The win also reduced the Rays’ magic number to make the playoffs to five games as the Red Sox beat the Orioles, 6-1. “Ever ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the second game of a three game set between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field, as the visitor is battling for a playoff spot.

Chicago was shutout 1-0 in a loss to the Giants on Tuesday night in the series opener at Wrigley Field. The Cubs saw their season-best six-game winning streak end, as they averaged 6.5 runs in the previous six games. ...  read more

Sport Spies previews the second game of a crucial four-game set in the Bronx, with the Yankees trying to even up the season series against the Rays.

Tampa Bay dropped last night’s game 8-6 to the Yankees at Yankee Stadium and fell to 1 1/2 games behind in the American League East. The team has 13 games left, with seven scheduled on the road and six back at Tropicana Field. Monday’s loss ...  read more

Teams will be updated in alphabetical order throughout the day

Atlanta Braves -Last night’s 3-1 loss dropped the Braves to four games out in the NL East standings for the first time since May 21. The Braves have a 7-6 advantage in the season series against Philadelphia. -Atlanta is 3-1 on its 10-day, nine-game road trip to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. The Braves have gone 6- ...  read more