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.
Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the point spread. The San Antonio Spurs enter as commanding 11.5-point favorites when they host the Brooklyn Nets in their home opener at Frost Bank Center on Sunday afternoon. The Spurs return home riding the momentum from a pair of convincing road wins, while the Nets trudge into enemy […]
October 26, 2025
It’s all tied up in the Fall Classic. Yoshinobu Yamamoto went the distance once again, twirling a gem backed by plenty of run support as the Los Angeles Dodgers cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night. The Dodgers rebounded from a lopsided […]
October 25, 2025
UPDATE: Luka Doncic is set to miss at least one week with what is being labeled a left finger sprain and lower left leg contusion. He initially popped onto the injury report with the finger issue and was listed as questionable for tonight’s matchup with the Kings. But ESPN’s Shams Charania reports the injury is […]
October 25, 2025
It can’t end like this. UFC 321’s heavyweight title bout between reigning champ Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane ended in disaster, ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke in the first round. Gane was executing his game plan to perfection, bloodying Aspinall and threatening to push the champ beyond the first round for […]
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
This is the moment Tom Aspinall has been waiting for. The most exciting heavyweight in the world was trapped in interim-champ purgatory until Jon Jones “retired” and relinquished the heavyweight strap in June. Handed the belt without truly winning it in the Octagon, Aspinall now gets his first chance to cement his reign atop the […]
October 24, 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