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NFL games will look slightly different this season, and fans got their first glimpse at the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday.The NFL announced in April it will begin using Sony’s Hawk-Eye technology as the primary way to measure the line to gain, rather than the chain system that has been in place for decades. Much like its usage in baseball and tennis, the technology uses six 8K cameras to judge the ball’s position on the field.Advertisement[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season]Here is video of its first usage, prompted by the officials in…

Neil Magny calls Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos more dangerous than previous opponents Although Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is a veteran and coming off a knockout loss, Neil Magny knows he can’t overlook him. Magny believes the Brazilian has a ton of KO power and is more or equally as dangerous as his last opponents. “Coming off of two losses, fighting guys like (Michael) Morales and (Carlos) Prates and now getting a guy who is more of like a ‘peer,’ another 30-plus-year-old guy on the card, it almost sets the stage for me to get complacent, ‘I think I’m catching a…

The 2025 MLB trade deadline has come and gone after a week with more than five dozen deals. The Minnesota Twins sent Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros. Both New York franchises strengthened their rosters for potential playoff runs. The San Diego Padres were among the most active teams.Here’s the details on every trade for the past week and who went where.AdvertisementJuly 31Detroit gets RHP Charlie Morton; Baltimore gets LHP Micah AshmanMilwaukee gets RHP Shelby Miller, LHP Jordan Montgomery; Arizona receives cash considerationsKansas City gets OF Mike Yastrzemski; San Francisco receives RHP Yunior MarteTexas gets RHP Phil Maton; St.…

Mikal Bridges’ first season reunited with his Villanova crew in New York didn’t live up to the steep five first-round picks price paid for him, although Bridges started to find his footing and had some critical defensive moments in the playoffs. That, along with his potential fit in new coach Mike Brown’s system, had the Knicks and Bridges agreeing to a four-year, $150 million contract extension, something first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania and since confirmed by multiple other reports. That is slightly less than the $156 million max he could have gotten this summer, Charania notes. While it may…

(A quick sidenote here: Perez took another outsider, Jorge Chavez, into the hostile Indio, California, hometown den of Manuel Flores Thursday night, posting a draw that should earn a deserved rematch, telling BoxingScene at night’s end, “Now, we’re off to Japan to win a title with Ricardo Sandoval.”)

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AJ McKee became an undefeated world champion four years ago today.The former Bellator champion and featherweight grand prix winner is among the best fighters to have never graced the UFC Octagon.More and more Bellator stars have crossed over to the UFC following the PFL’s acquisition of the promotion in 2023, such as former two-division champion and current UFC featherweight contender Patricio Pitbull.Not AJ McKee though—no, the 23-2 Bellator veteran stayed with the PFL, where the 30-year-old recently gave one of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s proteges their first loss in the promotion.McKee became a millionaire at 26 when he slayed the Bellator ‘GOAT’…

119th minute! Hibernian knocked out of Europa League after stunning late winner

Jul 31, 2025, 06:11 PM ETThe Detroit Tigers acquired right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.He is the second rotation option added before the deadline by the Tigers, who acquired Chris Paddack from the Twins earlier this week.Morton, 41, was arguably the worst starter in the majors during the first month of the season, when he posted a 10.36 ERA through his first six outings, losing all six.He has, however, rediscovered the feel for his curveball during a stint in the bullpen, and he’s still averaging more than 94 mph…

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension with the franchise, his agents, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday.The deal includes a player option for 2029-30 and a trade kicker. Bridges is ineligible to be traded for six months after the signing extension.By completing this new contract, Bridges takes a slight discount from his max extension number ($156 million) to help New York maintain flexibility to continue building the roster. Bridges, along with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and others, helped lead the Knicks to…