10:10 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have taken a shot at finding their future quarterback by drafting Stanford’s Davis Mills in the third round. With quarterback Deshaun Watson’s future with the Texans uncertain after an offseason where he first demanded a trade and currently faces 22 civil lawsuits alleging inappropriate conduct and sexual
9:54 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping they have found the heir to Tom Brady, selecting Florida quarterback Kyle Trask in the second round of the NFL draft Friday with the 64th overall pick. Trask, the sixth quarterback drafted this year and the first taken after Thursday’s first round, will have to venture
7:09 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Favorite Malathaat overtook Travel Column entering the stretch and edged Search Results in a tight duel to the finish line, winning the 147th Kentucky Oaks by a neck on Friday. The $1.25 million marquee race for 3-year-old fillies was back in its traditional spring spot at Churchill
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Phil Mickelson said he is struggling to keep his concentration on the golf course, leading to short spells where his mind goes numb. One such example came Friday at the end of his round, and it cost him at the Valspar Championship. Two bogeys over
8:42 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sam Burns kept piling up birdies Friday, turning a solid start into a great round of 8-under 63 for a share of the lead in the Valspar Championship. Keegan Bradley got there with one shot. Bradley ended his round by holing out for eagle from 100
7:57 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Mountain West has eliminated its intraconference transfer rules, becoming the latest Division I league to decide to it will be governed solely by NCAA rules. The Mountain West announced Friday that the conference’s board of directors approved a recommendation by the league’s administrators and athlete
7:48 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The 2021 NFL draft is basically its own version of Fashion Week. During the first round we see all the red-carpet-ready suits and custom-made jewelry. Then we get to see the NFL’s newest players in their new uniforms and jersey numbers. 1 Related Trevor Lawrence, the former Clemson QB and
7:11 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State said Friday it has informed football recruit Steffan Johnson that he will not be a part of the program following his arrest in Florida. Johnson, a cornerback from Venice, Florida, signed with the Spartans in December. He was arrested for extortion directing or promoting
7:21 PM ET Florida lawmakers passed a bill Friday afternoon that reinstates this July as the start date for allowing college athletes to make money from endorsements, reversing a brief push to delay the new opportunities by a year. Politicians hurried to introduce an amended bill Friday on the final day of the state’s current
11:57 AM ET Endeavor Group Holdings, the media conglomerate and ownership company of UFC, launched an initial public offering Thursday. Executives Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, as well as UFC president Dana White, were all in appearance in New York, where Endeavor stock began trading at $24 per share. “It’s official,” White wrote on Instagram.