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.
Vegas gets a throwback tonight. Maryland flies in with a new coach, a Sweet 16 pedigree, and a schedule that does not let up. UNLV stays home on the Strip with a brand-new roster, a new voice, and two straight demolition jobs fueling the building. Both know Gonzaga and Alabama are waiting tomorrow, which just […]
November 24, 2025
Maui gets a realignment special tonight. Arizona State shows up as the new Big 12 kid trying to crash a grown bracket. Texas walks in carrying SEC expectations and a 4–1 start that looks exactly like a power flex. The Lahaina gym always shrinks the distance between favorite and underdog, but the physical gap here […]
November 24, 2025
Las Vegas gets the purest hoop hit of Feast Week tonight. Alabama wants chaos, Gonzaga wants control and trophies. Alabama already owns headline wins over St John’s and Illinois, with the Purdue loss framed as growing pains. Gonzaga has spent November crushing everyone, barely breaking a sweat through Oklahoma, Creighton, and Arizona State. This feels […]
November 24, 2025
Thanksgiving night is really the second screen to the real story: Joe Burrow’s return has turned into appointment news. We went from “out three months after Grade 3 turf toe surgery” in late September to “activated off IR and trending toward starting” headlines in November, with every practice clip getting slowed down and dissected. Beat […]
November 24, 2025
UPDATE 2:12 PM: DK Metcalf has returned to the game for the Steelers after the Bears scored to tie the game at 14-points apiece. With the Steelers up 14-7 in the second quarter on an offensive drive, star wideout DK Metcalf, who already scored a touchdown on the day, headed to the medical tent before […]
November 23, 2025
Josh Jacobs came into the weekend with a questionable tag due to the knee injury he suffered at MetLife against he Giants in Week 11. His injury first seemed severe, but he practiced a bit this week, so there was some speculation he might take the field vs. the Vikings on Sunday. Unfortunately—not to be. […]
November 23, 2025
Sunday night in Inglewood feels like a referendum on tiers. The Rams are chasing NFC seeding now, not survival—stacked near the top of the conference, trying to keep pace with San Francisco and Philadelphia in the race for a bye. Tampa flies in as the scrappy wild-card hopeful, hovering around that .500 line where every […]
November 23, 2025
New Orleans staggers in at 2-8, trying to convince itself that a rookie quarterback and a feisty defense can still mean something in a year the standings already rejected. Atlanta arrives 3-7, dragging a four-game skid and handing the wheel back to Kirk Cousins while the rest of the division laughs from afar. It’s not […]
November 23, 2025
Cincinnati in late November feels like a crossroads for both franchises. New England arrives 9–2 with a rookie quarterback already commanding the room and the huddle. The Patriots see this as a chance to stack seeding while the Bills and Ravens chase. Cincinnati instead is trying to keep a bad season from becoming a punchline, […]
November 22, 2025
Soldier Field in late November gets honest fast, and both of these teams are walking in a little frayed. Chicago’s offense has settled into something real over the last month while their defense has lost bodies at linebacker and corner faster than they can patch them. Pittsburgh shows up with a wrist-weary Aaron Rodgers, a […]
November 22, 2025
Cincinnati in late November feels like a crossroads for both franchises. New England arrives 9–2 with a rookie quarterback already commanding the room and the huddle. The Patriots see this as a chance to stack seeding while the Bills and Ravens chase. Cincinnati instead is trying to keep a bad season from becoming a punchline, […]
November 22, 2025