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.
Widow’s Bay finally let the island speak last week, and of course it spoke in marriage vows, famine logic, religious mania and Hamish Linklater doing the thing only Hamish Linklater can do: looking like the handsomest man at the end of the world while clearly being the reason the world is ending. Episodes 6 and […]
June 2, 2026
A first-night coupling on Love Island USA is one of reality television’s great ridiculous cruelties. Everyone arrives freshly bronzed, still learning names and pretending that energy has nothing to do with cheekbones. Within minutes, one glance can create a safe opening couple, an immediate triangle or the faint whiff of friendship-couple doom. Season 8 opens […]
June 1, 2026
Several major characters met their ends in the Euphoria series finale. Here's a breakdown of all the deaths and endings from "In God We Trust."
June 1, 2026
The Los Angeles Rams have found the logical extreme of their own philosophy. They won a Super Bowl after trading for Matthew Stafford during a Los Angeles-hosted championship season. Four years later, with Super Bowl LXI coming to SoFi Stadium, they are finalizing a deal for Myles Garrett. Los Angeles is sending Jared Verse, a […]
June 1, 2026
The Cincinnati Reds have scratched Chase Burns from Monday night’s scheduled start against the Kansas City Royals, removing their best available starting pitcher from an already compromised series opener at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati announced Burns has an illness, which is the reason for the scratch. Lyon Richardson will open for the Reds in […]
June 1, 2026
Kansas City arrives at Great American Ball Park carrying the weariness of a season beginning to collapse in public. The Royals are 22-37, losers of six straight and 16 of their last 19, with Sunday’s sweep in Texas deepening a road trip already short on answers. Cincinnati is only 30-28, buried in a packed NL […]
June 1, 2026
Dan Johnson takes you through his favorite future bets for the 2026 Men's French Open Quarterfinals this week.
June 1, 2026
Dan Johnson shares his top player prop bets for today's MLB slate, including home run, HRRs, and more.
June 1, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of today's loaded MLB slate.
June 1, 2026
Busch Stadium owns the final word on a charged weekend in the National League Central. Chicago enters Sunday night at 32-27, holding second place by one-half game over 30-26 St. Louis. The Cardinals won Friday, 6-5, after Nelson Velázquez, Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese each homered. The Cubs answered Saturday with a 6-1 victory behind […]
May 31, 2026
Seattle spent much of May trying to reach level ground. It arrives at Sunday with considerably grander stakes. The Mariners are 30-29, lead the AL West and have won five straight games. Arizona is 31-26, sits third in the NL West and came to T-Mobile Park after winning 10 of 12. Seattle has made that […]
May 31, 2026