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Less than 24 hours before the kickoff of the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, the conversation has already shifted to the location of the 2024 Games. On July 31, 2023, CrossFit’s General Manager of Sport Dave Castro posted a video on his YouTube channel while standing in the Coliseum in Madison. Near the 5:15 mark of the video, he announced that the 2024 CrossFit Games will be held in a different location for the first time since 2017 . “It [Madison] was our first home outside of California and it’s been a significant location for the overall development of the sport, for the direction we’ve wanted to take it. We’ve had a lot of learning … tons of memories here. We’re always going to be grateful to Madison for hosting us. Can’t wait to do things a little differently in the future and try mixing it up.” More from Breaking Muscle: Best Weightlifting Belts for CrossFit, Powerlifting, and Olympic Weightlifting How to Eat More for Muscle and Strength Gains WMTV-NBC 15 of ...

Actor Paul Reubens, best known for playing Pee-wee Herman in many popular children's movies, TV shows, and stage productions, passed away on Sunday, July 30, after a private battle with cancer. he was 70 years old. “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years,” Reubens wrote in a statement posted to his Instagram page following his passing. “I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.” “Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness,” Reubens’ estate wrote in the post's caption. “Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in...

2022 was a massive year for U.S. national parks . There were nearly 312 million recorded recreational visits, according to the National Park Service , marking the highest number of park entries since before the pandemic.  To entice Americans to continue experiencing national parks, the National Park Service has been offering free admission to all visitors on various days throughout the year. The next one coming up is on August 4.  The date commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act  in 2020. The law was celebrated for its bipartisan investments to "improve visitor experiences, bolster climate resilience, and invest in the economy by creating good-paying jobs" at the parks, according to the Department of the Interior . Since then, Aug. 4 has been observed as Great American Outdoors Day.  🚨 The Great American @OutdoorsAct is now law. 🚨 This completes decades of bipartisan work to fully and permanently #FundLWCF and will pro...

July 2023 is turning out to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history, and both humans and animals alike are searching for relief from the scorching temperatures. One black bear in California decided to cool off by making himself at home in a backyard swimming pool.  Burbank Police responded to reports of a bear sighting in a local neighborhood on Friday afternoon. Working together with Burbank Animal Shelter and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, officers tracked down the wild animal on the loose. When they arrived, they found the bear relaxing in a small pool behind one of the homes in the area.   Rather than risk capture by authorities, the animal decided he'd had enough. He "made his way over the wall" of the residence and into a tree on the property, according to a police statement .  The city of Burbank has been under a heat advisory in recent days, according to the National Weather Service . Temperatures reached 91 degrees Fahrenheit wh...

A carnival attraction in New York  malfunctioned  over the weekend, trapping passengers for more than 10 minutes while employees and onlookers watched helplessly. The incident unfolded at New York’s Rye Playland , the country’s first planned amusement park , on a ride called the Music Express. On the park’s website, the Music Express is described as “a fast-paced circular ride traveling a track with numerous peaks and valleys. As the name suggests, loud music plays and lights flash wildly throughout the ride!” A video uploaded to TikTok shows the final minutes of the ordeal. The trapped riders are screaming and waving their hands at a crowd of spectators who are looking on in disbelief. One of the riders can be heard shouting, “Help! Help!” “Hey, they gotta pull the plug!” the cameraman shouts. “There’s no plug?” he asks, before a carnival worker confirms that there’s no plug. It’s then that a group of maintenance men push through the crowd and enter the ride. A...

Ahead of the next drawing on Tuesday, August 1, the Mega Millions  lottery jackpot now stands at $1.05 billion, with a lump-sum payment estimated to be $528 million before taxes. That's tied for the fourth-highest prize in the game’s history.  The jackpot climbed to the near record-breaking sum after no ticket was drawn matching all six numbers in Friday night's jackpot of $940 million. It has been steadily growing since April, after 29 straight draws. The last winning ticket in the game was sold on April 18. As it stands, the current Mega Millions jackpot is tied with a $1.05 billion from a single winning ticket sold in Michigan in January 2021. If no winner is chosen on Tuesday, the jackpot will surpass that to become the fourth largest in the history of the lottery game. The record highest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion from a winning ticket sold in South Carolina in October 2018, followed by a $1.348 billion won in Maine in just earli...

A rare piece of Apple memorabilia is being sold through Sotheby’s. For $50,000, one lucky collector will score a vintage pair of custom-made Apple sneakers. The kicks are being sold directly through Sotheby’s, rather than being auctioned, in the collectible broker's "Buy Now" marketplace. According to the item description, the ultra-rare white sneakers were a one-time giveaway at a National Sales Conference in the mid-'90s. The old school rainbow Apple logo, described as the "standout detail," is featured on both the both the tongue and lateral quarter of the shoes. These ‘Highly Coveted’ Apple Sneakers Are On Sale For $50,000 https://t.co/huyupjzK6g pic.twitter.com/c0mlcgPmoL — Forbes (@Forbes) July 27, 2023 "Having never reached the general public, this particular pair of sneakers is one of the most obscure in existence and highly coveted on the resale market," the description adds. According to  Forbes , the listing is currently the th...

As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for their 2023 season, footage of the team's training sessions have cropped up across social media. Now, rookie running back Deuce Vaughn has become a viral sensation. Five-foot-five-inch Vaughn, the shortest player in the NFL since the league began tracking that information in 2003, was seen in a video practicing drills with teammates who appear twice his height. At the time of his draft, Vaughn was called “productive but undersized.” A regional scout for the AFC team at the time described him as "tough and he’s fun to watch but that’s an impossible sell in our building because of the size. I think he makes it in the league, though.” Deuce Vaughn pic.twitter.com/DP8guBcLGj — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 27, 2023 Vaughn’s father is Chris Vaughn, assistant director of college scouting for the Cowboys. Although he removed himself from the decision that placed his son on the team, he still got to deliver the good news. In a clip of tha...

Apple is about to make it even harder for developers to employ "fingerprinting" to  track user data , starting with the release of iOS 17 , tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma. Fingerprinting apps essentially use API calls to retrieve characteristics from your smartphone or computer. Using this information, the app can create a unique "fingerprint" that can be used to identify you across other apps or websites. Already, when Apple launched iOS 14.5 in 2021, the company had began requiring apps to request users' permission before tracking them. Now, Apple is taking things a step further by making developers actually explain the need for using Required Reason APIs once the new operating systems roll out. Those who fail to provide an explanation will be rejected starting in spring of 2024. "Some APIs that your app uses to deliver its core functionality have the potential of being misused to access device signals to try to identify the device or user, al...

For over a decade, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were one of the world's most recognizable power couples. After they split in late 2022, the two stars wished each other well and have been occupied with their new lives since.  In recent weeks, Brady has been cozying up with his apparent new girlfriend, Irina Shayk—another model whom Gisele has crossed paths with professionally. According to a report from the Daily Mail , the Brazilian supermodel was "upset" at first with the pairing and going through a "revolving door of emotions." "It made things more real," a source close to the matter alleged. "The emotions from that, especially after sharing children , were as emotional as it gets but then she knew she couldn’t hold on to something that was never going to return. She knew this day would come and she honestly would love nothing more than for Tom to be happy." Related: Tom Brady and Giselle Bündchen prove they're not terrible surfer...

Apple AirTags have been a godsend for forgetful people who lose their belongings and cautious travelers who don't want to lose track of their checked luggage. Police in South Carolina just learned a new application for the tiny device after using it to find a serial burglar.  The robber was hitting restaurants all over Horry County . The Sneaky Beagle in Myrtle Beach was broken into four times in total, despite the man being captured on security footage. After the second time, kitchen manager Thomas Erskine and his staff thought of an idea to catch the culprit.  "I think one of the guests that came in had ended up leaving a stuffed animal and we ended up putting an AirTag inside of the stuffed animal," Erskine told WMBF . "We had two safes at that point: the dummy safe and our actual safe." During the fourth burglary at The Sneaky Beagle earlier this month, the thief—later identified as 52-year-old Samuel Smith—took off with the decoy safe instead of the r...

As the age-old saying goes, heavy is the head that wears the crown. In this case, it’s in reference to Justin Medeiros , the two-time reigning Men’s Individual CrossFit Games champion . In the event Medeiros does secure a third straight title in Madison, WI, on August 1-6, 2023, he will have made history, becoming only the third-ever Individual competitor to triumph on at least three occasions. However, like all great kings, Medeiros is not without his competitive threats. With the 2023 CrossFit Games inching ever closer, here’s a breakdown of Medeiros and four other potential Men’s contenders’ chances . At still just 24 years old, Medeiros would seemingly only be at the beginning of a dominant extended reign atop the CrossFit kingdom, joining the likes of four-time champion (2011-2014) Rich Froning Jr. and five-time Games winner (2016-2020) Mat Fraser . That is, unless any of these athletes have something to say about it. View this post on Instagram ...

Things got heated during Thursday afternoon's final press conference ahead of the  historic boxing match between Terence "Bud" Crawford and Errol Spence Jr., when Crawford got into a shouting match with a Spence supporter sitting in the crowd.  The two undefeated boxers are set to face off for the undisputed welterweight champion title at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV on Saturday night, which will be airing live on pay-per-view. Only one boxer will leave the ring with their record intact, as Crawford is 39–0 with 30 wins by KO, whereas Spence is 28–0 with 22 KOs. In other words, it's not difficult to see why tensions are high between Crawford, 35, and Spence, 33. The exchange occurred near the end of the already tense press conference, when Crawford got distracted by the supporter who was talking trash from near the front row, as the moderator was attempting to ask Spence a question about what fans could expect. Although it's unclear what exactly w...

Jeremy Renner has announced his newest business venture, just months after a harrowing snow plow accident back in January left him hospitalized. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the Hawkeye actor announced that he’s partnering with Charleston, SC-based Sweet Grass Vodka. “An exciting new week!” Renner began. “I’m so grateful for the progress I’ve made since the start of this year which allowed me to move forward with my interest in Sweet Grass Vodka. Their mission is rooted in community and shared experience, which is why the second I tried it, I knew I wanted to become a part of it. “I’m excited for new ventures ahead,” he concluded the message, which captioned a photo of a Sweet Grass Vodka bottle sitting atop a fence in a bog. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Renner (@jeremyrenner) “Grateful to have you on the team,” Sweet Grass Vodka replied to Renner’s post. “Cheers to more exciting news!” The company also sh...

When he’s not flexing his guns on the silver screen, Chris Hemsworth is usually busy polishing them when off. “Guns” refers to his stacked arms , of course, not the weapons he occasionally carries in roles like 2012’s Red Dawn and two barnburners in 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2 . Hemsworth shared yet another recent glimpse at how he tailors himself to be one of the biggest, and fittest, action stars on the planet. On July 25, 2023, Hemsworth posted a comprehensive workout on his Instagram page that seemingly attacks every aspect of the upper body (his back , chest , shoulders , and triceps ). From weighted medicine ball slams to arm training, Hemsworth filled in almost every niche and offered his fans a similar path to achieving his spectacular upper body fitness. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) More from Breaking Muscle: The 8 Best Upper Body Pulling Exercises Work...