It is the third book in the sports beat series, along with Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery and Vanishing Act.

[1] Stevie Thomas is a fourteen-year-old sports fanatic who has saved a player from blackmailing at the NCAA Final Four.

Since then, he and his partner Susan Carol Anderson had been signed by USTV to run a sports news show.

When he lands at the airport, he meets Sean McManus who hires him to work for CBS Sports during the week.

Kerns used to play with the Dreams' star quarterback Eddie Brennan in high school.

[5] He tells her that five offensive linemen tested positive for HGH, or human growth hormone, and that it was being covered up so the players don't get suspended.

CBS decides to film his story and have Darin Kerns and Eddie Brennan talk about their experience together.

[8] After that, Bobby Kelleher, his mentor in journalism, sets him up with an interview with Steve Bisciotti, the Ravens owner.

Snow leads them past the empty theater where Don Meeker's bodyguards grab them and hold them hostage.

Eddie introduces Stevie and Susan Carol to Bob Arciero, an orthopedic surgeon for the Dreams.

They talk to the newspaper lawyers, who say they need comments from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Don Meeker.

While the game is going on, Tal Vincent lets it slip that Mike Shupe was the one who was feeding Meeker information.

[17] Jamie Whitsitt, who is a singer and was Stevie's replacement on USTV, leads them into the studio and gives them a tape.

"[23] Booklist called it "good fun for younger teen sports fans willing to go with the formula" and added that "This series delivers an entertaining mix of mystery, insider detail, and ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter.