2026 NFL combine: Top draft prospects, workout predictions

2026 NFL combine: Top draft prospects, workout predictions

Mel Kiper Jr. Close Mel Kiper Jr. Football analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on “SportsCenter,” ESPN studio shows and ESPN Radio. He is the co-host of the First Draft podcast, and he writes regularly for …

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The science behind the ‘super-ager’ brain

The science behind the ‘super-ager’ brain

Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows. Scientists at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago found that so-called super-agers generate twice as many new neurons in the hippocampus — a part of the brain critical to …

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