USATSI The New England Patriots have been easing rookie quarterback Drake Maye into life in the NFL after selecting him third overall in the 2024 NFL Draft out of North Carolina by having him back up eight-year veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett early this preseason. However, he significantly outperformed Brissett in the first half of Thursday’s Patriots preseason home game against …

Roob’s Instant Observations: Tanner McKee shows Kenny Pickett how it’s done originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Tanner McKee is better than Kenny Pickett. And it’s not even close. And there are other takeaways from the Eagles’ 14-13 preseason win over the Patriots Thursday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. But that’s the most significant one. Pickett was dreadful. …

When the dust settled six months ago on the first Wednesday of February, Oregon and head coach Dan Lanning were in an enviable position, atop the new-look Big Ten recruiting rankings and No. 3 nationally.  Oregon achieved a program-high rating on 247Sports, earning 289.30 points after signing 27 recruits to national letters of intent. Six months later and just weeks …

The Cincinnati Bengals suffered a loss to their running back depth, and potentially their kick returner, for the 2024 season. Chris Evans, a 2021 sixth-round pick out of Michigan, will reportedly miss the entire regular season (per Bleacher Report) with a torn patella tendon suffered in Thursday’s joint practice with the Chicago Bears. Brown was taken off on a cart …

The 2024 high school football season is just getting underway but recruiting is in full swing. The state of Colorado’s 2025 class (who are starting their senior seasons) have spent the summer at various camps and recruiting trips. Many of the top college football recruits in the state have already committed to their next school. The first opportunity for this …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 13, 2024, 10:31 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Canadian junior hockey player Rylan Masterson filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and 10 universities on Monday night, alleging the NCAA is violating antitrust laws by preventing any player who has appeared in a major-junior hockey game from also …

OXNARD, Calif. — As the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams wrapped their joint practice Wednesday, players and coaches lingered on the field. Players reconnected with teammates, present and former alike. They tipped their hat to opponents, greeted their families, and worked with equipment staffs to return jerseys and pads to their appropriate buckets. But before the crowd had cleared …

Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks (6) catches a touchdown pass past Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Kani Walker (26) during the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners have a number of talented players on both sides of the ball. If there’s …

Two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons agreed on an $8 million, one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. Simmons is the second major addition the Falcons have made to bolster their defense in two days. The team acquired four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon from New England for a third-round pick. The 30-year-old Simmons spent his first eight …

Brian Burns has had an impressive start to his NFL career, yet there’s untapped potential he wants to explore. Getting a fresh start to his career with the New York Giants, Burns feels his best years are ahead of him.  “I really don’t feel like I tapped into my ceiling. I feel like I’m just scratching the surface,” Burns told …

You know we are getting close to the start of the college football season when CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm releases his first bowl projection. The rundown predicts the participants for all 41 FBS postseason games from the Camellia Bowl to the 12-team College Football Playoff.  When running down the list, many fans may be asking themselves, “why should I care about the …

The 2024 NFL preseason has reached the midway point (hard to believe), as Week 2 of the exhibition slate is considered as the dress rehearsal for some teams while others used their joint practices this week to figure out the state of their roster. Some aspects of the 53-man roster are starting to take shape as position battles are still up …

Juice believes CMC will return in ‘no time’ from calf injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — It was …

Sam Burns is one confident LSU alum. The 28-year-old Shreveport, Louisiana, native − fresh off firing a 3-under-par 67 in the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis − was asked afterward how he’s feeling about LSU football’s outlook in 2024. Burns was not bashful. “Yeah, I think we’re going to win them …

Aug 13, 2024, 07:31 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Jordan Frasca to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, acquiring forward Cody Glass, a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. Glass, 25, posted 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 41 games with the Predators last season. The No. 6 overall pick in the 2017 draft …