Cooper is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who joined DraftKings in September 2025. A recent graduate of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation School of Sports at Long Island University, he served as the chief sports editor of the campus newspaper and the lead sideline reporter for the men’s basketball team. His previous stops include amNewYork and the New York Post.
A new strawweight champion will be crowned on Saturday night. In the penultimate bout of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, Brazilian contenders No. 1 Virna Jandiroba and No. 5 Mackenzie Dern will run it back for the vacant 115-pound title. The pair first met in 2020, with Dern taking a unanimous decision win. Jandiroba enters […]
October 25, 2025
The feature bout of UFC 321 carries major implications for the men’s bantamweight division. On Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, No. 2 Umar Nurmagomedov will face No. 9 Mario Bautista in a three-round scrap that could determine the next No. 1 contender for the 135-pound crown. Nurmagomedov is eyeing a second shot at gold after […]
October 25, 2025
The UFC returns for its second numbered event of the month with UFC 321, live from Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on Saturday night (main card starts at 2:00 p.m. ET). The card is headlined by newly crowned heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who makes his first title defense against former titleholder Ciryl Gane. Before the heavyweight […]
October 25, 2025
Before UFC 321 concludes with a heavyweight clash, it kicks off in the promotion’s lightest division. The opening fight in Abu Dhabi features a women’s strawweight bout between Brazil’s Jaqueline Amorim and Japan’s Mizuki Inoue, known simply as Mizuki. Amorim is hunting for a UFC-leading fifth consecutive finish, and Mizuki aims to impress in her […]
October 25, 2025
And then there were two. On Friday night, the Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 1 of the World Series. The climax of America’s pastime returns to the Great White North for the first time in over two decades. It was George Springer’s three-run moonshot in Game 7 of the ALCS […]
October 24, 2025
Every team has a plan — until they face the Joker. The Denver Nuggets head to San Francisco on Thursday night for their season opener against the Golden State Warriors. The Dubs enter with momentum from a 119-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are eager to rekindle their […]
October 23, 2025
It didn’t take long for the NBA Finals rematch to arrive. Four months and one day after dispatching the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 to capture their first title in franchise history, the Oklahoma City Thunder return to Indianapolis on Thursday night. The Thunder capped their ring night celebration with a thrilling double-overtime win over […]
October 23, 2025
The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the 2025-26 campaign much like they did a year ago — eager to bounce back from a five-game exit in the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota was on the receiving end of a gentleman’s sweep by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 playoffs, then fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder the following […]
October 22, 2025
Wednesday night marks a new era for Mavericks basketball. Dallas stunned the basketball world last February when it traded franchise superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis — the most shocking deal in NBA history. Heightening the drama, Dallas struck gold in the draft lottery, winning the No. 1 pick and […]
October 22, 2025
It’s only right that a series this exceptional ends with a Game 7. On Monday night, the Toronto Blue Jays will host the Seattle Mariners for the decisive matchup of the AL Championship Series, a winner-take-all showdown to determine who will take on the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. The Blue […]
October 20, 2025
There’s nothing in sports better than Game 7 — especially this one. On Monday night, the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners meet one last time for the decisive matchup of the American League Championship Series — nine more innings to decide who captures the AL pennant and secures a date with the Los Angeles […]
October 20, 2025