Dr. Valerie Kiper, a trailblazing nurse leader and educator who played a pivotal role in expanding health care and nursing education across the Texas Panhandle, died April 27 at her home in Amarillo.

Every NFL Draft season, Mel Kiper Jr. delivers some of the most influential quarterback rankings in the industry. His projections shape debates on sports talk shows, podcasts, and front office ...

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper is one of the very best in his field. To many football fans, he’s the go-to man of NFL mock drafts and scouting reports. Kiper is so accomplished and well-respected ...

Kiper released his final first-round mock one day before the 2011 NFL Draft. This class was loaded with future superstars and Hall of Famers, and Kiper hit the jackpot on several prospects.

Mel Kiper had people talking all weekend about his performance on ESPN. / Howard Smith-Imagn Images 1. The two people who generated the most attention in the sports world from Thursday to Saturday ...

Sanders was ranked as the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. (and a first- or second-round lock by every reputable draft analyst), only to plummet out of Thursday ...

Syracuse, N.Y — Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord has been drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles early in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday. McCord was taken with the fifth pick in the ...

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper blasted the NFL after Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell to No. 144 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. Kiper, who was apoplectic Thursday and Friday ...

Shedeur Sanders’ perplexing NFL draft slide isn’t sitting well with Mel Kiper Jr. The long-time ESPN draft guru wasn’t shy about vocalizing his feelings regarding the polarizing Colorado ...

When Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough was announced as the New Orleans Saints’ second‑round pick (40th overall), ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. took a more measured approach than he ...

For days, Mel Kiper Jr. -- the longtime ESPN draft analyst -- couldn't hide his "disgust" (his words) with the NFL for allowing his top-ranked quarterback in the 2025 class to slip into Day 3 of ...

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has still yet to hear his name called, something Mel Kiper Jr. is clearly not happy about. Kiper’s affinity for Sanders was clear throughout Thursday night ...