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.
The Brewers and Athletics meet Monday in one of the strangest run environments on the board. Milwaukee is 40-23, five games clear in the NL Central, and closing its road trip in Las Vegas after sweeping Colorado. The Brewers have gone 21-7 since May 8, reached 40 wins at the fastest pace in club history, […]
June 8, 2026
The Reds and Padres meet Monday at Petco Park with both clubs trying to stop ugly slides before they harden into something larger. Cincinnati is 31-33 after losing eight of its last 10, including a sweep in St. Louis that exposed the bullpen all weekend. San Diego is 33-31, but the Padres have lost 13 […]
June 8, 2026
The Red Sox and Rays open Monday’s series at Tropicana Field with two offenses trying to shake loose. Boston is 27-36 after splitting two games in the Bronx, then watching Sunday’s 1-1 game become a 6-1 loss during a five-run Yankees eighth. Tampa Bay is 37-25 and still tied near the top of the AL […]
June 8, 2026
The Mariners open a four-game series at Camden Yards at 34-32, still leading the AL West after a jagged weekend in Detroit. Seattle had won eight straight before dropping two of three, including Sunday’s 5-4 walk-off loss after leading 4-1. Baltimore is 31-35, eight games back in the AL East, but still close enough in […]
June 8, 2026
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 had the peculiar energy of a company simultaneously celebrating its own history, litigating it, and trying to escape it. This was ostensibly a 25th anniversary victory lap. In practice, it felt more like Microsoft opening a climate-controlled vault and pulling out every artifact capable of triggering a different generation of gaming […]
June 8, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of today's loaded MLB slate.
June 8, 2026
The villa lost a good one tonight. Dan Johnson breaks down Sunday night's episode, including which islander was this season's first to be dumped from the villa.
June 7, 2026
Dan Johnson breaks down Sunday's Love Island USA episode, which featured the villa's first recoupling this season.
June 7, 2026
UPDATE: Taillon will be placed on the IL. UPDATE: Taillon left the game due to a left hamstring strain. Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon exited Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants with a trainer after an apparent injury concern, cutting short his start at Wrigley Field after walking a batter to begin the […]
June 7, 2026
Bobby Witt Jr. left Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins with right knee soreness, giving the Kansas City Royals a late-game scare around the most important player in their organization. Witt was replaced defensively after the top of the seventh inning at Target Field. Michael Massey entered at second base, Maikel Garcia moved to shortstop, […]
June 7, 2026
Albion finally has a date on the calendar. Fable will launch on Feb. 23, 2027, with early access beginning Feb. 18 for Premium Edition buyers. After years of cinematic teases, dry jokes, giant actors, fairy-tale menace, and increasingly baroque waiting, Playground Games’ reboot has moved out of the fog. Xbox used its Showcase to clarify […]
June 7, 2026