Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka may already be thinking beyond the traditional responsibilities of a receiver. Appearing on Up & Adams Egbuka, he discussed his excitement about stepping into Zac Robinson’s offense and hinted at one specific area he hopes becomes a bigger part of his NFL role: rushing opportunities.

“Definitely feel comfortable with the ball in my hands,” Egbuka said during the interview when asked if he would like more opportunities to RUSH the football and be a part of the run game.

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While the former Buckeye was primarily known for his polished route running and reliability as a receiver, Ohio State occasionally utilized him on designed runs and gadget concepts to take advantage of his vision and explosiveness in space. During his collegiate career, Egbuka totaled 25 rushing attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns, averaging nearly 5.8 yards per carry on limited opportunities.

Under new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, there’s reason to think those opportunities could expand. Robinson comes from the Sean McVay offensive tree, where motion-heavy concepts, manufactured touches, and positional versatility are heavily emphasized. NFL offenses have increasingly searched for ways to create easy touches for dynamic playmakers, and Egbuka’s ability after the catch makes him an ideal candidate for jet sweeps, orbit motions, and backfield packages.

At 6-foot-1 and roughly 205 pounds, Egbuka also has the build to handle occasional rushing attempts. He’s not simply a finesse slot receiver relying purely on speed. He runs with balance, physicality, and strong contact control, traits that showed up consistently after the catch at Ohio State. The Buccaneers could especially benefit from adding another motion based element to the offense. While players like Chris Godwin Jr and Jalen McMillan thrive as traditional receivers, Egbuka could bring a whole new dimension.

This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Emeka Egbuka is ready to implement a different approach to his game

Major season got off to a thrilling start as Rory McIlroy defended his championship at Augusta to win his second straight Masters. Up next is the PGA Championship 2026, which tees off on Thursday, May 14 from Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. Scottie Scheffler, who finished second at both the Masters and this past week’s RBC Heritage, is the defending PGA Championship winner after he prevailed by five strokes at Quail Hollow last year. 

The latest 2026 PGA Championship odds via FanDuel list Scheffler as the +480 favorite (risk $100 to win $480), with McIlroy (+850) and Cameron Young (+1200) among the other early 2026 PGA Championship contenders. Jon Rahm (+1500) and Xander Schauffele (+1600) are the only other golfers going off lower than +2000. 

Before locking in any 2026 PGA Championship picks, or making any PGA Championship DFS picks or One and Done predictions, be sure to see the 2026 PGA Championship predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable. 

This same model has also nailed a whopping 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters — its fifth Masters in a row — as well as last year’s PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites. 

Now that the 2026 PGA Championship field beginning to take shape, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard, which you can use for PGA picks, one and done contests or PGA DFS lineups. 

2026 PGA Championship predictions 

One major surprise the model is calling for at the PGA Championship 2026: It projects that DeChambeau barely cracks the top 10 despite being one of the early favorites. DeChambeau missed the cut at the 2026 Masters and then had to withdraw from LIV Golf Mexico City with wrist discomfort in April.  He has recorded three straight top-five finishes at the PGA Championship, but has also missed the cut twice and finished outside the top 30 two other times at this event. See who else to fade here. 

Another surprise: The model projects a strong showing from Tommy Fleetwood, who has longer odds at +2500. The 2025 Tour Championship winner is still looking for his first major win. He’s in strong form this season, however, recording five top-10 finishes. He was contending for another top-10 at the Masters this year before a fourth-round 76 dropped him down the leaderboard. Fleetwood has strong metrics off the tee this year, but has struggled with his putting, so if he can have a better weekend on the greens, he has a great shot to be a contender. See who else to pick here. 

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The model is also targeting several other longshots, including one going off around 60-1 who makes a stunning run for the title. You can only see the model’s picks here. 

Who will win the 2026 PGA Championship, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 PGA Championship odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 17 golf majors, including three in 2025.

2026 PGA Championship odds, favorites 

Get full 2026 PGA Championship picks, best bets and predictions here.
(odds via FanDuel and subject to change)

Scottie Scheffler +480
Rory McIlroy +850
Cameron Young +1200
Jon Rahm +1500
Xander Schauffele +1600
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
Bryson DeChambeau +2200
Tommy Fleetwood +2700
Collin Morikawa +4000
Patrick Cantlay +4000
Brooks Koepka +4000
Min Woo Lee +4500
Justin Thomas +4500
Nicolai Højgaard +5000
Justin Rose +5500
Russell Henley +5500
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Adam Scott +6000
Viktor Hovland +6000
Si Woo Kim +6000
Sam Burns +6000
Chris Gotterup +6000
Rickie Fowler +6000
J.J. Spaun +6000
Patrick Reed +6500
Robert MacIntyre +6500
Kurt Kitayama +7000
Maverick McNealy +7000
Jordan Spieth +8000
Shane Lowry +8000
Sepp Straka +8000
Joaquin Niemann +10000
Hideki Matsuyama +10000
Kristoffer Reitan +10000
Harris English +10000
Akshay Bhatia +10000
Gary Woodland +10000
Ben Griffin +10000
David Puig +10000
Thomas Detry +10000
Alex Fitzpatrick +10000
Keegan Bradley +10000
Jacob Bridgeman +10000
Alex Noren +12500
Jason Day +12500
Alex Smalley +12500
Harry Hall +12500
Matt McCarty +15000
Sungjae Im +15000
Corey Conners +15000
Sahith Theegala +17500
Pierceson Coody +17500
Michael Thorbjornsen +17500
Aaron Rai +17500
Nick Taylor +17500
Wyndham Clark +17500
Rasmus Højgaard +17500
Brian Harman +17500
Ryan Gerard +22500
Samuel Stevens +22500
Keith Mitchell +22500
Marco Penge +22500
Daniel Berger +22500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju +22500
Taylor Pendrith +25000
Tom McKibbin +25000
Ryan Fox +25000
Jordan Smith +25000
Michael Brennan +25000
Ryo Hisatsune +25000
Angel Ayora +25000
Max Homa +25000
Bud Cauley +25000
J.T. Poston +25000
Jayden Schaper +35000
Haotong Li +35000
Daniel Hillier +35000
Dustin Johnson +35000
Aldrich Potgieter +35000
Ricky Castillo +35000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +35000
Andrew Novak +35000
Max Greyserman +35000
Michael Kim +35000
Matt Wallace +35000
Cameron Smith +35000
Nico Echavarria +35000
Andrew Putnam +50000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +50000
Bernd Wiesberger +50000
Denny McCarthy +50000
Stephan Jaeger +50000
Richard Hoey +50000
Lucas Glover +50000
Stewart Cink +50000
Billy Horschel +50000
Patrick Rodgers +50000
Max McGreevy +50000
Ian Holt +50000
Austin Smotherman +50000
Mikael Lindberg +50000
Sami Valimaki +75000
Chris Kirk +75000
Johnny Keefer +75000
Casey Jarvis +75000
Steven Fisk +75000
John Parry +75000
Matti Schmid +75000
Garrick Higgo +75000
Jimmy Walker +100000
Braden Shattuck +100000
Bryce Fisher +100000
Jhonattan Vegas +100000
Michael Block +100000
Y.E. Yang +100000
Luke Donald +100000
Ben Kern +100000
Elvis Smylie +100000
Timothy Wiseman +100000
Jared Jones +100000
Paul McClure +100000
Derek Berg +100000
Garrett Sapp +100000
Ryan Vermeer +100000
Dan Brown +100000
Adam Schenk +100000
Francisco Bidé +100000
Austin Hurt +100000
Padraig Harrington +100000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Emiliano Grillo +100000
Martin Kaymer +100000
Kota Kaneko +100000
Ben Polland +100000
Brian Campbell +100000
Shaun Micheel +100000
Jason Dufner +100000
Jordan Gumberg +100000
David Lipsky +100000
William Mouw +100000
Michael Kartrude +100000
Joe Highsmith +100000
Mark Geddes +100000
Davis Riley +100000
Tyler Collet +100000
Chris Gabriele +100000
Andy Sullivan +100000
Zach Haynes +100000
Travis Smyth +100000
Ryan Lenahan +100000
Kazuki Higa +100000
Chandler Blanchet +100000
Jesse Droemer +100000
Brandt Snedeker +100000

Shawn Porter has given an honest assessment of how Errol Spence Jr, his former foe, might fare against Tim Tszyu at a catchweight of 158lbs.

The pair will square off in Australia on July 25, with Spence entering his first outing since suffering a ninth-round stoppage defeat to Terence Crawford in 2023.

Prior to that, many felt the American was capable of remaining unbeaten, only for him to endure a one-sided beatdown at the hands of ‘Bud’.

As a result, Spence was relieved of the IBF, WBC and WBA world welterweight titles he had acquired by dethroning Kell Brook, Porter and Yordenis Ugas, respectively.

Tszyu, meanwhile, is coming off a pair of routine points victories after finding himself on the receiving end of a seventh-round finish against Sebastian Fundora last July.

Their first encounter saw Fundora edge a split decision in 2024, before Tszyu suffered a punishing third-round stoppage defeat to Bakhram Murtazaliev later that year.

The 31-year-old is therefore hoping to restore his position at world level, but must first collide with Spence at a reported 4lbs above his usual fighting weight.

As someone who lost a split decision to Spence in 2019, though, Porter believes the 36-year-old is capable of derailing Tszyu’s ambition to become a two-time world champion.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Porter dismissed the impact that a three-year layoff may have on ‘The Truth’.

“I’m inclined to believe that Errol Spence beats Tim Tszyu. Prior to [fighting] Terence Crawford, I feel like he would have beat Tim Tszyu.

“I don’t believe that much has changed in that amount of time. He has taken a tremendous amount of time off, [but] he says he was just waiting [for] that itch to come [back].”

At this stage in his career, it should be interesting to see what type of threat Spence can pose to the middleweight or super-welterweight division.

The $2.7 million investment in St Gotthard paid handsome dividends as he powered to an emphatic success in Saturday’s Group 3 $200,000 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast.

Trained by Chris Waller, St Gotthard notched his second start and maintained an unblemished record by distancing his opposition.

Jockey James McDonald, riding the colt for the second time, has emerged as his foremost admirer.

“He cost a lot of money but he has a beautiful temperament, killer looks and incredible acceleration – he’s a beauty, he’s all class,” McDonald said.

Starting at $2.40 on course, St Gotthard raced rearward, took the wide path on the corner and surged clear with a devastating burst to win by four expanding lengths from Silken Salute ($8.50), Boomelli ($8.50) third, a length away.

Bred in the purple as a Snitzel colt from imported dam Ms Bad Behaviour at Arrowfield, he is a full-brother to Group 1 conqueror Switzerland and fetched $2.7 million from a Coolmore syndicate at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

Waller, successful with Switzerland too, took a patient stance with St Gotthard rather than forcing him into autumn majors like the Golden Slipper.

He began modestly at Warwick Farm with a strong win, then peaked at the Gold Coast meeting.

Not present at Gold Coast, Waller’s foreman Darren Beadman called the impressive St Gotthard a “classic looking colt”.

“He could have easily lined up in some of the bigger races over the autumn carnival but Chris, being the trainer he is, treats them all as individuals and gave this colt time and it is getting dividends now,” Beadman said.

“It was just nice to see him add another dimension to his race pattern today. They went quite quick up front but he sat back ‘curling the mo’ behind them then let loose in the straight.”

His electric win compressed St Gotthard’s odds from $8 right into $3.50 joint fave with The Next Episode for the Group 2 $1 million BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on May 30.

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Roberto De Zerbi believes Tottenham’s fight for survival in the Premier League will go down to the final day after they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Leeds.

Spurs were set to move four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham when Mathys Tel curled wonderfully into the top corner after 50 minutes, but he went from hero to zero in the 69th minute.

After Tottenham dealt with the initial ball into the box, Tel’s attempted overhead kick clearance struck Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu in the face and Dominic Calvert-Lewin tucked away the resulting spot-kick after a lengthy VAR check before a frantic finale failed to produce a winner following Antonin Kinsky’s stunning save to deny visiting substitute Sean Longstaff.

“I think we are in the right way,” De Zerbi insisted.

“It will be tough until the last minute against Everton, for sure but after the Sunderland game, it was a difficult to imagine ourselves before the last two games to stay up two points of West Ham.

“I remember very well the game in Sunderland was my first game and we can’t forget what was the situation just 15 days ago. We can’t forget after four games in a row we made eight points.

“And West Ham they have to also play Leeds at home. I think Leeds they will play like today with the same spirit, with the same qualities.”

After a tense first half where Tel contributed towards the nervous energy inside the stadium with a dangerous ball across the face of his own penalty area, the young French attacker raised the decibel levels in the 50th minute.

Pedro Porro’s corner was cleared to Tel, who took a touch and curled sumptuously beyond Karl Darlow and into the top corner, but his last telling action was a misguided clearance on Ampadu in the 69th minute.

Asked what he would say to Tel, De Zerbi insisted: “A big hug and a big kiss. Nothing more because he is a young player, he is a big talent and he score a great goal.

“He made a mistake for the experience because he has not the right experience and he has not played too many games in his career and we have to accept, but I am proud and I am happy for the mentality we show.”

James Maddison made his first competitive appearance in 12 months and almost provided late drama when he went down inside the penalty area, but referee Jarred Gillett and a quick VAR review ignored spot-kick appeals.

“Great news for us. He is a different player as a quality, as a guy and he will be I hope crucial for us,” De Zerbi added.

The Spurs boss did not want to be drawn on the penalty decision, but took aim at referee Gillett and questioned if the controversial VAR call in Arsenal’s 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday had influenced the officials.

“I didn’t see and I didn’t watch it again,” De Zerbi reflected.

“The first minute until the end of the game the referee went to me, ‘if you go out, yellow card,’ and I think they were not calm today. Maybe they suffered the pressure of yesterday the West Ham-Arsenal game and VAR.”

West Ham’s defeat on Sunday guaranteed Leeds’ safety, but Daniel Farke promised Tottenham they would give everything on the final day at London Stadium.

Farke said: “We have played an unbelievable season, with an amazing outcome.

“It says a lot about this team to already be on this amount of points and safe with three games to go, it is massive.

“We will fight until the end for each and every point.”

Fifteen years ago, a dollar bet on Keegan Bradley would’ve won $125.

Ten years ago, a buck on Jimmy Walker would’ve earned the same return.

Five years ago, that wager on Phil Mickelson would’ve brought home $250. 

Hmm. 

Could the underdog-winning-every-five-years trend continue this week at the PGA Championship? The odds are, well, long. For various reasons, players aren’t favorites, and what’s happened here is very likely coincidental. 

Then again, who doesn’t like a good story line?

Should you have some buy-in to that thought, members of our staff have each made a long-shot selection to assist you. It’s an enjoyable endeavor for us. Deploy it as you wish. 

On to our analysis.

2026 PGA Championship sleeper picks to watch 

Josh Berhow 

Sleeper pick: Kristoffer Reitan, +8,000. Don’t overthink it — he just won on Sunday and is still a long shot! All of these guys are good — but it’s hard not to like the one who was just better than everyone through 72 holes.

James Colgan 

Sleeper pick: Daniel Berger, +22,500. I probably wouldn’t take him to win this golf tournament, but it wouldn’t shock me if he delivered a surprisingly competitive performance in Philly.

Dylan Dethier   

Sleeper pick: Matt McCarty, +15,000. McCarty is playing really, really well. Don’t sleep on him! And let’s plunge much deeper for Ben Polland (+200,000), a talented club pro who could clock a top 40 here if all goes well.

Jack Hirsh 

Sleeper pick: Jordan Spieth, +8,000. Let’s have some fun, shall we. Grand slam, here we come.

Jessica Marksbury

Sleeper pick: Min Woo Lee, +6,000. Aronimink feels like a course where Min Woo can shine and play to his off-the-tee strengths. Plus, he’s been trending up recently, finishing tied for 18th at the Cadillac and tied for 14th at last week’s Truist.

Nick Piastowski 

Sleeper pick: Gary Woodland, +10,000. This would be one of the better stories in golf — but Woodland has also played solid golf this year. He’s posted four top 25 finishes, including a win. 

Josh Schrock

Sleeper pick: Rickie Fowler, +5,000: I’m just going to go back to the sleeper well with Fowler. He has been playing consistently good golf this season and has rediscovered the feel with his putter. Carded top-10s at the RBC Heritage and Doral. Could easily see him contending in Philly with his iron game.

Josh Sens

Sleeper pick: Keegan Bradley, +9,000. His heart might still be broken from the Ryder Cup, but his game has been coming together nicely lately. And we know he relishes the big stages. 

Johnny Wunder  

Sleeper pick: Patrick Cantlay, +4,500. Great ballpark for him, especially if the scores are low, which I’ve heard they might try to encourage. Pat is still the quiet assassin he’s always been. If he can get into the top of the board early in the week, my hunch is he stays there till the end. 

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