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51. Indians-White Sox meet in Thursday's rubber match - 8/18/2011
The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox will square off Thursday night in an important rubber match to conclude their three-game series.

52. Red-hot Yankees look for sweep in K.C. - 8/17/2011
The streaking Yankees look for a three-game road sweep when they face the disgruntled Royals on Wednesday night. New York has won 13 of its past 17 games to take the lead in the AL East.

53. Cowboys host Chargers on Sunday - 8/21/2011
The San Diego Chargers will travel to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX to play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. San Diego lost its preseason opener 24-17 to Seattle, while Dallas beat Denver 24-23 in dramatic fashion, scoring a touchdown and two-point conversion with 15 seconds left in regulation.

54. Indians open key 3-game set in Chicago - 8/16/2011
The Cleveland Indians will travel to Chicago and play a very pivotal three-game series against the White Sox starting Tuesday night. The streaking White Sox and Indians both are chasing the struggling Tigers atop the AL Central Division.

55. Carpenter tries to retain dominance over Pirates - 8/16/2011
St. Louis needs to make up some room on the surging Brewers, but Jeff Karstens and the Pirates will look to follow up Monday’s victory with a repeat performance on Tuesday night. They'll face Chris Carpenter, who is 12-2 with a 2.24 ERA in 17 career starts versus Pittsburgh.

56. Burnett tries to snap winless skid in K.C. - 8/15/2011
The Yankees begin a seven-game Midwest road trip, streaking towards the lead in the AL East by winning 11 of 15. New York will face a battered Royals team on Monday night, who have lost eight of 10. Yankees starter A.J. Burnett has a 6.00 ERA during a seven-game winless skid.

57. Cards try to stay hot visiting slumping Pirates - 8/15/2011
The Cardinals will try to take advantage of the skidding Pirates on Monday night when the NL Central foes open a three-game series at PNC Park. St. Louis is 7-3 in its past 10 games, while Pittsburgh has lost 16 of 19 games, including seven straight at home.

58. Brewers aim to sweep Cards in St. Louis - 8/11/2011
Milwaukee comes into the series finale Thursday night against St. Louis scorching hot and looking to finish off the sweep. The Brewers have won six in a row and are 13-1 since July 26. The Cardinals now find themselves five games out in the NL Central.

59. Tigers try to end 13-game skid in Cleveland - 8/11/2011
Cleveland is looking for the sweep Thursday night against the Tigers in a very pivotal series. Struggling Detroit sends its Cy Young candidate, Justin Verlander, to the mound on Thursday, hoping to snap a 13-game losing skid at Progressive Field.

60. Eskimos travel to Montreal minus Stamps - 8/11/2011
Edmonton puts its 5-1 record on the line Thursday night in Montreal at McGill Stadium. The Eskimos will be without a key player on Thursday, as their star receiver, Fred Stamps (33 rec., league-high 619 yds, 5 TD), will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks after surgery to stop internal bleeding.

61. Arizona heavily favored to win ArenaBowl XXIV - 8/12/2011
The Jacksonville Sharks will travel to play the Arizona Rattlers Friday night for the right to be ArenaBowl champions. The Rattlers come in on a sweltering hot 11-game win streak, but the Sharks are keyed up to participate in the ArenaBowl in just their second season as an AFL franchise.

62. Phillies try to stay red-hot in L.A. - 8/9/2011
The Phillies are sizzling hot, winning 10 of 11 to go 35 games above .500. Los Angeles rattled off 13 hits in Monday night’s series opener, but went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position, and lost 5-3. The series continues Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

63. Angels-Yankees open 3-game set in the Bronx - 8/9/2011
The Angels look to wake up their bats when they start a three-game series in Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. L.A. scored just four runs in a three-game series versus Seattle, but won two of those contests. The Yankees had won eight in a row before losing two straight in Boston.

64. Halladay leads Phillies into L.A. Monday - 8/8/2011
The Phillies finally lost 3-1 to the Giants on Sunday after winning nine straight games with six of them being on the road. Roy Halladay will try to get Philly back in the win column Monday night when his team opens a three-game set at Dodger Stadium.

65. Wakefield goes for 200th win Monday at Twins - 8/8/2011
Tim Wakefield and Jim Thome enter Monday night’s Red Sox-Twins series opener in Minnesota searching for their own individual milestones. Wakefield is one win shy of 200 and Thome is two home runs shy of 600 for his career.

66. Bombers try to stop Eskimos win streak - 8/5/2011
The CFL’s two best teams square off Friday night as the Edmonton Eskimos try to remain the league’s only undefeated team when they visit 4-1 Winnipeg.

67. Cards try to get back on track in Miami - 8/4/2011
Less than a month ago St. Louis was in first place, but has dropped five of eight, and is now 3½ games behind Milwaukee. On Thursday, the Cards begin a four-game series in Florida against a Marlins team playing great baseball. They are 8-2 in their past 10 games to get back to .500 for the first time since June 12.

68. Jacksonville favored to reach its first Arena Bowl - 8/8/2011
Division rivals Georgia and Jacksonville meet Monday night for the American Conference Championship and a berth in Arena Bowl XXIV. The Sharks, who have never gotten this far in the playoffs, won both regular-season meetings with the Force this year.

69. Rattlers tabbed as double-digit favorites over Rush - 8/6/2011
The Rush and Rattlers meet Saturday at US Airways Center to determine the National Conference representative in Arena Bowl XXIV. The last time these two teams met was on May 14, when visiting Chicago’s Chris Gould kicked a 33-yard field goal to win it with one second on the clock. Since that game, Arizona has gone on to win 10 straight contests and appear to be the favorite to win the league championship.

70. Total set at 6 for Harden-Hernandez showdown - 8/2/2011
Felix Hernandez was the man responsible for stopping the Mariners’ franchise record 17-game losing streak last week. He will be matched up Tuesday night against Rich Harden who looks like he’ll continue to wear Oakland green and yellow for the foreseeable future.

71. Lincecum tries to snap Giants 4-game skid - 8/2/2011
The Giants will send Tim Lincecum to the mound to handle damage control as the Giants look to avoid a fifth straight loss. The Diamondbacks are looking to win their fourth in a row and tie up the tight NL West race.

72. Brewers aim for 7th straight win hosting Cards - 8/1/2011
The streaking Brewers look to win their seventh in a row against a Cardinals team that has stumbled against some lesser teams of late. Milwaukee and St. Louis will send their best to the mound Monday as the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner, Chris Carpenter, will face the 2009 AL Cy Young, Zack Greinke.

73. Indians-Red Sox begin 4-game set at Fenway - 8/1/2011
The Indians, who are 2½ games out in the AL Central, acted like contenders at the trade deadline but now need to prove they are contenders down the stretch. The Red Sox were relatively quiet over the weekend before landing left-hander Erik Bedard in a three-team deal on Sunday.

74. A's-Giants begin 3-game set in San Francisco - 5/20/2011
The Bay Bridge Series gets underway Friday night when the Oakland A’s send red-hot Trevor Cahill (6-1, 1.82 ERA) to the mound to face Giants journeyman Ryan Vogelsong (3-0, 2.36 ERA). Oakland is 25-10 in Cahill's past 35 starts, but Vogelsong hasn't allowed a run in his past two starts, spanning 12.1 innings.

75. Thunder try to even series with Mavericks - 5/19/2011
Dirk Nowitzki will try to lead the Mavericks to a commanding 2-0 lead Thursday night, while the Thunder and Kevin Durant would love to steal one at the American Airlines Center. Nowitzki was the star in Tuesday night’s Game 1 with 48 points on 12-of-15 shooting, while making all 24 free throws he attempted. Durant nearly matched Nowitzki's production, scoring 40 points (10-18 FG, 18-19 FT) with eight boards and five assists.