NFL world reacts to virtual measurement system's debut at Hall of Fame Game

NFL world reacts to virtual measurement system's debut at Hall of Fame Game

Move over, chain gang. A new measurement system has been introduced to the NFL, and fans got their first glimpse of it during Thursday's preseason game between theDetroit Lionsand theLos Angeles Chargers. The NFL's virtual measurement systemdebuted during the first half of theHall of Fame Gameafter a 10-yard run by Lions running backCraig Reynolds. Rather than having the chain gang run out to the field, the officials simply waited for the virtual measurement system to calculate whether the veteran running back had made the line to gain. Below is a look at how the process played out: Introducing the new virtual measurement system for first downs, which allows the NFL to accurately and efficiently measure the distance between the spotted ball and the line to gain.pic.twitter.com/QvlsSmWnSo — NFL (@NFL)August 1, 2025 The virtual measurement was handled efficiently and didn't disrupt the flow of the game. That left several prominent NFL voices impressed with the process and optimistic it will serve as a quality replacement for the chain gang, which remains on the sideline in case of an emergency. The virtual measurement reveal is the hottest thing I've ever seen — Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak)August 1, 2025 Virtual measurement is ELECTRIC 🔥pic.twitter.com/TCE9OkYHeI — DraftKings (@DraftKings)August 1, 2025 Virtual measurement! So sick. — Jake Marsh (@JakeMarsh18)August 1, 2025 turn me on with 5 words:"timeout for a virtual measurement" — Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball)August 1, 2025 We tested the virtual measurement system during a@RamsNFLpreseason game last summer at SoFi. It worked well. Easy integration into the broadcast. — Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano)August 1, 2025 However, a smaller cohort was reluctant to trust the new protocol. Others joked the process would be less aesthetically appealing than watching the chain gang determine whether a player generated a first down. I really don't know how to feel about this…It's the new virtual measurement system for first downs….give me chain gang all day.pic.twitter.com/rmgpanmELN — Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel)August 1, 2025 The new new virtual measurement system for first downs will never be as advanced as thispic.twitter.com/n2snKaXXf0 — NFL Memes (@NFLHateMemes)August 1, 2025 "Timeout for a virtual measurement"pic.twitter.com/JbxvkZnDId — betr (@betr)August 1, 2025 As long as the NFL's virtual measurement process remains efficient, the league will probably not have too many regrets about switching to it as the primary method for measuring first downs. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NFL world reacts to virtual measurement system replacing chain gang

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NFL world reacts to virtual measurement system's debut at Hall of Fame Game

NFL world reacts to virtual measurement system's debut at Hall of Fame Game Move over, chain gang. A new measurement system has been int...

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MLB pitcher's barking dog credited with a save at home and a thwarted break-in

MLB pitcher's barking dog credited with a save at home and a thwarted break-in

LOS ANGELES — It appearsYoshinobu Yamamoto's doghelped keep things safe at home when the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was on a road trip. The dog's loud barking and a staff member who turned on lights likely helped thwart a burglary attempt early Wednesday morning at the Dodgers phenom's Hollywood Hills home, law enforcement told NBC Los Angeles' NBC4 Investigates. Three people jumped over the back fence at about 5:30 a.m. and broke a rear glass door but never entered the residence, authorities said. Nothing was taken. Staff members were home at the time and turned on the lights. Coupled with aggressive barking from Yamamoto's dog, the would-be thieves turned tail, law enforcement told NBC4 Investigates on Thursday. Someone at the home called a private security member, who then called police. Video from NewsChopper4 showed the dog by the pool at the home later Wednesday morning. In an interview with Spectrum Sports, Yamamoto said he adopted the dog from an animal shelter. "Since I was a kid, I always loved animals because my mom used to work at the veterinary clinic," Yamamoto said through an interpreter in the interview earlier this year. "Last year, while I was on the IL [injured list], my mom visited me in L.A. She wanted to visit the animal shelter, so we went there and I fell in love with my dog. So, I adopted him." A private security team member was at the scene in an unmarked car. Authorities are trying to determine how the intruders bypassed the officer. Police told NBC4 Investigates that anyone hiring private security should have them in a marked vehicle to provide a visual deterrent. No arrests were reported, but law enforcement sources said three people were seen on security camera video. Police, who are looking at security camera video, are trying to determine whether the crime is connected to one of the many burglary crews operating in Los Angeles. The Dodgers were wrapping up a series Wednesday against the Reds in Cincinnati. Yamamoto, 26, of Japan, is 9-7 with a 2.63 ERA this season. He pitched seven innings Monday, giving up just four hits and striking out nine in the Dodgers' 5-2 win. The attempted burglary is the latest crime targeting the homes of professional athletes in Los Angeles and across the country. Dodgers, Rams and LAFC players have all been recent targets. Break-ins were reportedat the homes of Dodgers infielders Max Muncy and Freddie Freeman in 2023. Aburglary was reportedat the Los Angeles home of LAFC striker Olivier Giroud in February. In December, theFBI issued a warningto pro sports leagues about athletes' displaying valuables on social media. The best-practices memo, part of standard practice of communicating with businesses and companies about relevant crime trends, urged athletes to limit images of valuables on social media.

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MLB pitcher's barking dog credited with a save at home and a thwarted break-in

MLB pitcher's barking dog credited with a save at home and a thwarted break-in LOS ANGELES — It appearsYoshinobu Yamamoto's doghelpe...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren falls on Senate floor as Republicans offer bipartisan assistance during Israel vote

Sen. Elizabeth Warren falls on Senate floor as Republicans offer bipartisan assistance during Israel vote

Sen.Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took a tumble on the Senate floor Wednesday during a vote. Footage showed Warren attempting to sit on a desk when she fell backwards, tipping over the desk and falling to the floor. In a rare showing of bipartisanship, her Republican colleagues, including Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Susan Collins of Maine, rushed to help her up. Bernie Sanders To Force Senate Vote On Blocking Arms Sales To Israel Warren got up as Cruz gave her his hand. Republican Sens.Rand Paulof Kentucky and John Barrasso of Wyoming were seen walking over to offer assistance. Read On The Fox News App The fall happened as the Senate was taking a vote on two resolutions to block military sales to Israel, which Warren voted in favor of. Fox News Digital has reached out to Warren's office. Senate Fails To Reject Trump's National Emergency On Tariffs, As Republicans Splinter The resolutions were proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a harsh critic of Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Every Republicanvoted against it. Former President Joe Biden had several slips and falls while in the White House. In 2023, he tumbled to the ground during the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 2024, he slipped while walking down the stairs after exiting Air Force One in Michigan. Original article source:Sen. Elizabeth Warren falls on Senate floor as Republicans offer bipartisan assistance during Israel vote

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren falls on Senate floor as Republicans offer bipartisan assistance during Israel vote

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Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms

Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms

Billionaire Elon Musk may be gone from President Donald Trump's White House, but he may not be done with Republican politics. Musk made a pair of $5 million donations on June 27 to the main super PACs backing House and Senate Republicans. That made Musk the largest individual donor to both groups in the first six months of 2025, according to new campaign finance reports filed Thursday. He also sent $5 million on the same day to MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC. The new contributions are further proof of how Musk can make a big splash in politics by putting his signature on just one check. And they raise the question of how much more there might be before the midterms, despite Musk'smessy post-White House breakup with Trumpand his statements in Julyabout starting a third party, made after the donations. Musk's June 27 donations supporting the Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership Fund, the two GOP super PACs, came about a month afterleaving his official post as an adviser to Trumpand days before he began publicly discussing the idea ofstarting a new political partyafter the passage of Trump's big domestic spending bill. In between, he had feuded with Trump online, evenattacking Trump for his past personal tiesto convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, other new campaign finance reports show Musk pumped $45.3 million into his own super PAC in the first six months of this year. The tech billionaire gave nearly $17.9 million directly to the group and sent another $27.4 million in in-kind contributions, with Musk covering funds formillion-dollar prizesto voters who signed petitions. America PAC spent $47.3 million in the first six months of the year, including $15.5 million through the first week of April, when the group was heavily involved in the April 1 elections for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court and special House elections in Florida. The group reported spending $6 million on canvassing and field operations, as well as a few million dollars on digital ads, mailers and phone calls. The full scope of Musk's giving in the first half of 2025 isn't clear yet — super PACs will continue filing fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday ahead of a midnight filing deadline, and many other groups involved in politics never have to disclose their donors. Muskspent approximately a quarter-billion dollars in the 2024 election, given largely in support of Trump's campaign. Thursday's America PAC filing covers fundraising and spending from Jan. 1 through June 30. It's unclear whether Musk used his super PAC for anything related to his July pledge to start a new political party, which came after the period covered by the new report. Musk spent about five months in the White House as an adviser to Trump and the public face of the president's "Department of Government Efficiency" initiative. But he's had a rocky relationship with Trump since the final days of his official tenure, repeatedly criticizing the White House's signature tax cut and spending bill.

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Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms

Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms Billionaire Elon Musk may be gone from President Donald Trump's ...

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WWE SummerSlam 2025 what to know: Start time, how to watch, match card

WWE SummerSlam 2025 what to know: Start time, how to watch, match card

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. WWE's major summer event is ready for its biggest weekend yet. SummerSlam 2025is expanding with its first two-day weekend, becoming the second WWE premium live event to be held over two days alongsideWrestleMania. It marks another milestone for arguably the company's second-biggest event as it has been held in NFL stadiums since 2021. The expansion of SummerSlam has meant a bigger card for the weekend, and wrestling fans are being treated with 12 matches taking place inside MetLife Stadium on Aug. 2 and 3. Nine of those matches will be for championship gold, headlined by theWrestleMania 41 rematchbetween John Cena and Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. With so much action taking place, here's what to know for SummerSlam weekend: SummerSlam 2025 takes place Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. SummerSlam starts at 6 p.m. ET on both nights. The preshow for SummerSlam begins at 3 p.m. ET. The event takes place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of theNew York GiantsandNew York Jets. SummerSlam will be streamed onPeacock, but you must have their premium or premium-plus subscription to watch. Internationally, it will be available on Netflix in most markets. SummerSlam 2025 will also beavailable to watch at select Regal Cinemas theatersaround the country. Tickets to see WWE SummerSlam in theaters are available onFandango's website. The SummerSlam preshow will be available to watch onPeacock, and on WWE's social channels, includingYouTube. Stream WWE SummerSlam on Peacock Matches not in order Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross Randy Orton and Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match:Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss WWE Women's Championship match:Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill World Heavyweight Championship match:Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk Tables, ladders and chairs match for WWE Tag Team Championship:The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Saban) vs. Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs. Andrade and Rey Fenix Steel cage match for United States Championship:Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu No disqualification, no countout match for Women's Intercontinental Championship:Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria Intercontinental Championship match:Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles Women's World Championship match:Naomi (c) vs. Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley Street fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship:John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:WWE SummerSlam 2025: Start time, how to watch, match card

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England bowler Chris Woakes to miss rest of England-India test with shoulder injury

England bowler Chris Woakes to miss rest of England-India test with shoulder injury

LONDON (AP) — England seamer Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the rest of the fifth and final test against India after injuring his shoulder. Woakes slipped and fell awkwardly while fielding on the first day of the test Thursday at the Oval and left the field in pain with his arm tucked into his sweater for support, like a sling. His injury leaves England short of a fast bowler and a very useful lower-order batter. "At this stage, the injury has ruled him out of any further participation in the test," a team statement said Friday. "A further assessment will be conducted at the conclusion of the series." Woakes was by far England's most experienced fast bowler alongside Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tongue. He had played in all five tests of the series against India, which England leads 2-1. ___ AP cricket:https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

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England bowler Chris Woakes to miss rest of England-India test with shoulder injury

England bowler Chris Woakes to miss rest of England-India test with shoulder injury LONDON (AP) — England seamer Chris Woakes has been ruled...

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Kyiv mourns after a Russian attack that killed 31 people, including 5 children

Kyiv mourns after a Russian attack that killed 31 people, including 5 children

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning Friday, a day after a Russiandrone and missile attack on the citykilled 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said. The youngest victim in Thursday's strikes was 2 years old, and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It was the highest number of children killed and injured in a single attack on Kyiv since aerial attacks on the city began in October 2022, according to official casualty figures reported by The Associated Press. The death toll rose overnight as emergency crews continued to dig through rubble. The Russian barrage demolished a large part of a nine-story residential building in the city, while more than 100 other buildings were damaged, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, officials said. Russia hasescalated its attackson Ukrainian cities in recent months, ignoring calls from Western leaders including U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpto stop striking civilian areas aftermore than three years of war. Russian forces are alsopressing onwith their grinding war of attrition along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where incremental gains over the past year have cost the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides. Ukraine wants more sanctions on Russia Zelenskyy said that in July, Russia launched over 5,100 glide bombs, more than 3,800 Shahed drones, and nearly 260 missiles of various types, 128 of them ballistic, against Ukraine. He repeated his appeal for countries to impose heavier economic sanctions on Russia to deter the Kremlin, asU.S.-led peace effortshave failed to gain traction. "No matter how much the Kremlin denies (sanctions') effectiveness, they are working and must be stronger," Zelenskyy said. His comments Friday appeared to be a response to Trump's remarks the previous day, when the Republican president said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Russia but added, "I don't know that sanctions bother him," in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine also called for an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to be convened Friday, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, in an effort to push Putin into accepting "a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire." Russian forces bear down on a key eastern Ukrainian city Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are under heavy pressure in the strategic hilltop city of Chasiv Yar, in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia is making a concerted push to break through defenses after some 18 months of fighting. Zelenskyy said that Russian claims of capturing Chasiv Yar on Thursday were "disinformation." "Ukrainian units are holding our positions," Zelenskyy said in his daily video address on Thursday evening. "It is not easy, but it is the defense of Ukrainians' very right to life." Even so, the Institute for the Study of War said that Ukraine's hold on the key city is weakening. "Russian forces will likely complete the seizure of Chasiv Yar in the coming days, which will open several possible avenues for Russian forces to attack Ukraine's fortress belt — a series of fortified cities that form the backbone of Ukraine's defensive positions" in the Donetsk region, the Washington-based think tank said. Ukraine has tried to pressure the Russian army by striking rear areas with long-range drones that target rail networks, oil depots and arsenals. Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday that air defenses shot down 60 Ukrainian drones overnight. More than half were destroyed over Russia's Belgorod region on the country's border with Ukraine, it said. Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said that one person was injured. ___ Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine athttps://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

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August 01, 2025

Kyiv mourns after a Russian attack that killed 31 people, including 5 children

Kyiv mourns after a Russian attack that killed 31 people, including 5 children KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an o...

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