Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Saint Mary’s is 20–4 with WCC positioning to protect, and Moraga is where that posture turns into margins. San Francisco is 14–11 (6–6), jammed in the league middle, still trying to make its road offense look adult. This is the 195th meeting, but the modern reality is brutal: the Dons haven’t won in Moraga since […]
February 7, 2026
New Mexico has been building a real Mountain West résumé, and The Pit is where that resume usually turns into separation. The Lobos are 18–5 overall and 9–3 in league, sitting at 12–1 at home with conference stakes sitting in every possession. Boise State comes in 14–9 and 6–6 in Mountain West play, and it’s […]
February 7, 2026
This one still carries Pac-12 residue, even with Big Ten stakes stapled to it. Washington arrives in the late window at 12–11, chasing traction and a clean road identity. UCLA is 16–7, living in the league’s top half and protecting its seed line at home. The first meeting ended in an 82–80 squeeze, so there’s […]
February 7, 2026
Saturday night in College Station is a table-setter for the top of the SEC, not just another ranked-vs-ranked box. Florida has been playing like a contender, and it just punked Alabama by twenty-three. Texas A&M is 17–5 and 7–2 in league play, and the home floor at Reed Arena turns scoring runs into stampedes. The […]
February 7, 2026
Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium, Super Bowl LX isn’t going to be decided by one highlight. It’s going to be decided by whose structure stays intact the longest. The Seattle Seahawks want the game compressed—heavy groupings, condensed splits, two-high patience, no cheap explosives. And, on the other side, the New England Patriots want mass and […]
February 7, 2026
The closer we get to Super Bowl 60, the more the commercials start feeling like their own postseason. The game is headed for Levi’s Stadium, with Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots dragging an old grudge back into the light. NBC has the broadcast, the Bay Area has the stage, and the ad world has […]
February 6, 2026
Super Bowl week turns music into marquee conversation—both as vehicle-for and topic-of. In Santa Clara, the asphalt around Levi’s Stadium becomes a pop-up commons—coolers and propane, folding tables and aunties, jerseys over hoodies, a whole temporary city built on appetite and anticipation. The broadcast machine loves a clean host-city montage, but the Bay rarely cooperates […]
February 6, 2026
Santa Clara walks into Stockton in the thick of a real WCC chase, and every road night feels like a résumé deposit. The Broncos are 19–5 and 10–1 in league play, and the math says they’ve been playing like a top-tier group for two months. Pacific is 15–9 and 6–5, and this is the kind […]
February 4, 2026
Corvallis at 11 PM E.T. feels like the sport’s little private hour, and this rivalry always shows up for it. This is the 309th meeting, and the kind of late West Coast tip that turns routine into a stress test. Washington State is 6–5 in league play but has lived rough on the road at […]
February 4, 2026
Gallagher-Iba on a Wednesday night is the kind of room that tests whether a ranked team can stay composed when the game gets fast and loud. No. 16 BYU arrives at 17–4 and 5–3 in the Big 12, still trying to bank road wins in a league that punishes even a mild lapse. Oklahoma State […]
February 4, 2026
Kentucky is 15–7 and 6–3 in the SEC, still hunting the top rung of the league pile. Oklahoma is 11–11 and 1–8, and the margin for error is basically gone. The Sooners have dropped eight straight, and the Texas loss told the whole story. They led 23–9, then got buried by a 61% shooting avalanche […]
February 4, 2026