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.
It’s only fitting that the first night of the MLB postseason ends in Los Angeles. The defending World Series champion Dodgers are hungry for another title run — and their road back to the Fall Classic begins with a best-of-three Wild Card showdown against the Cincinnati Reds. The Dodgers stumbled at times during the regular […]
September 30, 2025
Who could have predicted this matchup a few months ago? In July, the Detroit Tigers held a staggering 14-game lead atop the American League Central, seemingly cruising toward the division title. But what followed was one of the most epic collapses in baseball history, all while the Cleveland Guardians steadily climbed the mountain, snatching the […]
September 29, 2025
The New York Yankees seemingly forgot how to play baseball for two months — yet here they are, tied with the Blue Jays for the division lead on the last day of the regular season. New York doesn’t own the tiebreaker, so they’ll need to take care of business against Baltimore and hope Toronto drops […]
September 28, 2025
It all comes down to this. One final afternoon of baseball will finalize the 2025 postseason picture — and even after 161 games, there’s still so much left to settle. Who’s going to win the American League East? Will the Mets make the playoffs? Here are the most consequential storylines to follow for the last […]
September 28, 2025
The National League postseason race is coming down to the wire — and this three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field is one of the most pivotal sets in finalizing the postseason picture. Cincinnati’s playoff hopes were kept alive after right fielder Noelvi Marte made a game-saving home run […]
September 26, 2025
Two woefully mediocre seasons culminate in Washington, D.C. this weekend. The Washington Nationals (65-94) welcome the Chicago White Sox (58-101) to Nationals Park for the final series of the regular season on Friday night at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals enter with some momentum on their side after putting an end to the Atlanta Braves’ […]
September 26, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies may have already clinched their first-round bye for the playoffs, but don’t expect them to take their foot off the gas pedal in the final series of the regular season. Momentum is everything in October, and the Phillies will be hungry to finish strong — especially considering that even some of the […]
September 26, 2025
Every game is a must-win for the New York Mets at this point in the season. FanGraphs gives New York a 68.2% shot at making the playoffs, with the team currently hanging onto a narrow 1.0 game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds for the final National League wild card spot with just […]
September 25, 2025
The New York Yankees have gotten hot at just the right time, winning seven of their last matchups to match the Toronto Blue Jays atop the American League East with just four games to play. But the job’s not finished. Toronto owns the tiebreaker over New York, meaning the Bombers must finish with a better […]
September 25, 2025