One of the Oregon Ducks’ top offensive targets is set to come off of the board in a month’s time. On Tuesday morning, 4-star offensive lineman Juan Gaston announced that he will officially be making his college commitment on August 2, deciding between four schools — Oregon, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Gaston is rated by the 247Sports Composite as …

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterJul 2, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Nobody said life is fair when it comes to investing in relief pitchers for fantasy baseball (or, really, for other matters, too). St. Louis Cardinals RHP Ryan Helsley …

Happy Tuesday, everyone! John Breech may or may not be scouring the jungle for Bengal tigers, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the NFL latest, right here in the Pick Six Newsletter. Be sure to subscribe right here, to ensure you never miss a daily dose of NFL updates. And keep on reading for everything from an …

The College Football Playoff’s expansion to 12 teams should, in theory, open the door for several programs that previously had difficult paths to the postseason. In actuality, it will likely mostly just lead to even more representation for the SEC and Big Ten. But that could mean LSU is a beneficiary, and On3’s Andy Staples thinks it could be in …

We are a few weeks from NFL training camps kicking off, but several players enter 2024 facing immense pressure to perform at a high level. Despite securing big contracts or earning Pro Bowl honors in the past, a handful of players need to play at an elite level to quiet the noise from a growing crowd of naysayers picking apart …

Report: Patriots, Jahlani Tavai agree to three-year, $21 million extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have worked out a contract extension with another one of their important defensive players. The team and linebacker Jahlani Tavai have agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $21 million, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Adam Schefter. Filed to …

In the fictional world of EA Sports’ new College Football 25 video game, Michigan’s defense makes a play in another national championship game. Linebacker Ernest Hausmann was shown intercepting a pass by Georgia star quarterback Carson Beck in the end zone in a new trailer that released Tuesday, which featured ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit narrating EA Sports’ changes to its …

Interior linemen don’t receive enough praise around the NFL, unless it’s the lowlight where they give up a sack or don’t make a block. The guard and center positions are hard to judge already, especially since most blocking situations are between the A and B-gap and not necessarily limited to 1-on-1 situations.  Thanks to advanced statistics, the league has better ways …

The New York Giants made a big splash this offseason by acquiring pass rusher Brian Burns from the Carolina Panthers. It turns out the trade began taking shape all the way back on Feb. 3 at the Senior Bowl, with the NFL unveiling footage Tuesday of the two teams opening conversations. “You wanna give us two ones for Burns?” Panthers …

The Georgia Bulldogs are expected to be one of the best teams in the country during the 2024 college football season. In fact, Sporting News’ Bill Bender projects that Georgia will advance to the national championship game. Bender has Georgia as his No. 1 seed in the expanded College Football Playoff. This means that Georgia would win the SEC and …

DK Metcalf has been a solid fantasy contributor for years, but could be in position to take his game to a new level this season. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Even by the standards of NFL skill players, DK Metcalf is an unrelatable outlier of an athlete. Just an outrageous human being. At 6-foot-4 and 230-plus pounds, Metcalf has cartoonish …

We’re just a couple of months away from finding out just how the Oklahoma Sooners stack up heading into the SEC. But they’ve done a fantastic job on the recruiting trail to help prepare the roster for what lies ahead. Oklahoma is sixth in the nation in blue-chip ratio heading into the season, giving them as good a chance as …

Defenseman Victor Hedman is staying with the Tampa Bay Lightning on a four-year, $32 million contract, signed Tuesday. The contract takes effect in the 2025-26 season. Retaining Hedman, 33, was key for the Lightning, who saw center Steven Stamkos depart for the Nashville Predators in free agency Monday. Stamkos, 34, left after general manager Julien BriseBois cleared enough room under …

Getty Images There is a whole lot of new for the Los Angeles Chargers heading into the 2024 season. They changed over both their front office and their coaching staff, bringing in Jim Harbaugh, who hired Greg Roman and Jesse Minter to coach the offense and defense, along with former Ravens executive Joe Hortiz to run the football operations department.  …

Wisconsin top remaining defensive line target Drayden Pavey announced his commitment to Purdue on Tuesday. The Cincinnati, Ohio native chooses the Boilermakers over the Wisconsin Badgers and Indiana Hoosiers. His decision comes after visiting the three programs on June 7, June 14 and June 21 respectively. Related: Wisconsin’s class of 2025 leaps Michigan in national rankings after landing top iOL Hardy …