The NFL’s method for measuring first downs — two bright orange sticks and a chain — could soon be getting a technological upgrade. The league plans to test optical tracking for line-to-gain rulings in ...

The days of measuring for first downs manually isn't over yet, but the NFL is moving closer to that point. The league has been testing optical tracking as a way to replace the chain gang as the ...

The National Football League plans to experiment with optical tracking technology this preseason, a move that could eventually make the league's sideline chain gang obsolete, according to sources in ...

There could be a dramatic change coming to the way the NFL operates on a down-to-down basis. According to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones, the league tested optical tracking on line-to-gain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 10, 2023, in New York. The WNBA Draft will ...

FILE - Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 10, 2023, in New York. The WNBA Draft will have a new home this year and for the first time in eight seasons have ...