The NCAA rules committee agreed to make eight changes to the football rule book that will come into effect during the 2006 season. Most of the changes are fairly mundane, although some changes, like the implementation of instant replay in all Division I-A games, will affect the game...

The latest controversial video game from Rockstar, this one taking school violence as its theme, goes on the market in October. Critics of the game aren't waiting two months: They're ripping it to shreds now.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Francisco Liriano is expected to be placed on the 15-day disabled with inflammation in left forearm. Liriano, who is 12-3 with a league-leading 2.19 ERA, did not pitch on Aug. 2 because of the injury, but returned Monday night and said after the game the pain...

Reuters - Paul Konerko hit a ninth-inning homer to tie the game and Jermaine Dye delivered the winning RBI in the 11th to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

AP - The Oakland Athletics benefited from a game-ending interference call against batter Mark DeRosa on catcher Jason Kendall and beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to six.

While the Angels and White Sox made up a May rain-out game on Monday, Los Angeles' Kelvim Escobar was trying to make up for a career of futility against Chicago. Escobar came in to the game with a 1-9 record against the White Sox, and an 0-7 record as a starter. Escobar redeemed himself by...

The Minnesota Twins may have just had their playoff hopes flushed down the drain following a 9-3 loss to the division leading Detroit Tigers. In the game, rookie pitching sensation, Francisco Liriano, had to be removed after just four innings of work due to pain in his left pitching elbow....

AP - Cycling and track and field yanked their biggest stars off the marquee in a matter of days after they were implicated in doping cases. Now that those sports have turned summer's center stage back over to baseball, can fans still seething over the use of performance-enhancer­s expect the same kind of accountability?

Reuters - Trivial Pursuit is one of the most popular brands in the Hasbro Games family. Since its introduction 24 years ago, the game -- the original version and its special editions -- has sold nearly 100 million units in 26 countries and 17 languages.

Reuters - An inspired Adam Loewen led a one-hit shutout as the Baltimore Orioles blanked the New York Yankees 5-0 to snap the Bronx Bombers' five-game win streak on Saturday.

Chase Utley's 35 game hitting streak came to an end on Friday night as he went 0-5 against the New York Mets, which tied him for the 10th longest hitting streak in major league history. Even with his going hitless in the game, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Mets 5-3....

Nintendo's Mario Kart DS gets the most nominations for a 2006 Golden Joystick award by receiving six nods. The handheld games console was picked in the game of the year category.

AP - Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night for their fourth straight win.

Future Hall Of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux was masterful through six innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, pitching a no-hitter in his Los Angeles Dodgers debut until rain halted play and subsequently ended his outing. The Dodgers still managed to win the game, 3-0, and climb one...

AP - Sure, it's hot out there. Stifling, in fact.

AP - The signs weren't good when fans hoisted "McClaren Out" banners at the World Cup. That was in June. Steve McClaren didn't become England's new soccer coach until Tuesday.

Fans and baseball people alike have complained for years that Coors Field in Denver is too conducive to the offensive side of the game. Players, coaches, executives and fans have complained that the gaps are too big and that there's too many home runs because of the thin mountain air. Now the...

AP - Andy Pettitte outpitched Jake Peavy in his first game in San Diego since the 1998 World Series, and Morgan Ensberg returned from the disabled list to help spark the Houston Astros to a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

AP - Ruben Studdard returns to R&B with his third album, set for release Sept. 26. The album's title, "The Return," signifies his coming back to the mainstream after recording the 2004 gospel album, "I Need an Angel," Studdard said in a statement released Monday by J Records.

Mediaweek.com - Mark Steines, co-anchor of Paramount's Entertainment Tonight, has been named host of Gold Rush, the upcoming interactive reality series created by Mark Burnett on AOL.com. For a preview of Gold Rush, which debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 13, click on www.aol.com/goldrush­. Once the game begins, Steines will offer commentary into each rounds on-location finale.