Andy Silva has been with DraftKings since 2018. A 2006 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Andy worked as a copy editor for North of Boston Media Group and then the Boston Herald prior to joining DraftKings. He is a lifelong sneakerhead going back to the heyday of Michael Jordan in the 1990s. His all-time favorites are the Air Jordan 11 and the Air Max Penny 1. Follow him on Twitter at @ByAndySilva and on BlueSky at @byandysilva.bsky.social.
Caitlin Clark’s meteoric rise continues as the Fever star and burgeoning basketball icon has been named the Time Athlete of the Year. TIME's 2024 Athlete of the Year: Caitlin Clark. (via @TIME) pic.twitter.com/FvfxE00Gkq — DraftKings (@DraftKings) December 10, 2024 Clark is coming off a year that saw her make a run to the National Title […]
December 10, 2024
You already know that Pregame PowerUp with Trey Wingo, airing on Sundays and Mondays through the NFL playoffs on DraftKings Network, is your home for expert analysis, Next Gen Stats and more. But now it’s about to get even better thanks to an opportunity to win a $250 bonus bet on DraftKings Sportsbook! Here’s the […]
December 10, 2024
A new week means a new episode of Skeleton Crew! After dropping the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew at once last Monday, Disney+ is dropping one episode per week at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays. The third episode will be directed by David Lowery, who also directed the second episode, Way, Way Out […]
December 9, 2024
The 12-team College Football Playoff is set and if you want to treat the CFP like March Madness, we have a printable bracket for you! The field was unveiled on Sunday, with Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State riding their conference championships to first-round byes. SMU and Clemson earned the final two spots in […]
December 9, 2024
The 12-team College Football Playoff is set! The CFP committee released the final rankings this afternoon following the conclusion of conference championship weekend. SMU’s loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship game dropped the Mustangs to the No. 11 seed and probably knocked Alabama out of the bracket. SMU had been No. 8 and Clemson […]
December 8, 2024
Whether you like the format or not or think we’re getting the best 12 teams, the College Football Playoff format is locked in and we got one last set of rankings this week before the final bracket is released on Sunday following conference championship weekend. Jordan Brenner and Peter Keating, no matter what they think […]
December 6, 2024
Kobe Bryant has got a legendary sneaker legacy. From his early days with Adidas to being the face of the Nike Hyperdunk in 2008 to his own legendary Kobe line with the Swoosh, Kobe has a significant sneaker history to celebrate. And celebrate, Nike has. The Swoosh has definitely been drawing from the Kobe catalog […]
December 5, 2024
DraftKings Sportsbook is offering a special Amazon TNF Three Play from Ryan Fitzpatrick for tonight’s Packers-Lions game. Ryan has made his Same Game Parlay. It is as follows: DraftKings Sportsbook Game Preview Riding the equal-longest winning streak in franchise history, the Detroit Lions will host NFC North rivals the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field […]
December 5, 2024
Happy Holidays! We’ve reached Christmas week, so I hope you’re all on the nice list this year! There are at least two sneaker drops to keep your eyes on this holiday week. The Kids of Immigrants take on the Nike Air Max SNDR drops on December 27 for $190. Nike notes that “this custom edition […]
December 2, 2024
Get ready to return to the Galaxy Far, Far Away in a brand new series on Disney+! Co-created by Jon Watts, who helmed the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy, and starring Jude Law as a mysterious stranger who it is teased is gifted with the Force, Skeleton Crew has been described as Goonies in space as […]
December 1, 2024
It was a wild year in music, from the Drake-Kendrick beef to Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter and more. On the latest episode of Bet! Desus Nice and Scottie Beam chopped it up about the year and music and looked ahead to what could be in the annual Rolling Stone list of the 100 Best Albums of […]
November 29, 2024