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.
Euphoria Season 3 Episode 5 is titled “This Little Piggy,” and it airs Sunday, May 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO, streaming the same night on HBO Max. Episode 5 comes after “Kitty Likes to Dance,” which pushed Rue’s storyline deeper into crime-thriller territory. Rue was arrested and pressured into becoming a confidential informant, […]
May 7, 2026
The Rays and Red Sox open at Fenway with two very different kinds of momentum. Tampa arrives 24-12, riding a 9-1 last-10 stretch and a 12-of-13 surge built on run prevention, bullpen depth and clean game management. Boston comes in 18-19 after its first sweep of the season, and the offense finally looked alive across […]
May 7, 2026
The Pirates and Diamondbacks close this Chase Field set with a rubber-game board that looks tighter than the pitching matchup feels. Pittsburgh is 20-17 and has won four of five, Arizona is 17-18 and has dropped five of six, and the first two games of the series have given the market two wildly different memories: […]
May 7, 2026
Kesha’s new single is “ORIGAMI!”, and it is set to arrive Friday, May 8, 2026. The official pre-save page is already live, with options for Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and Tidal, so this looks like a full DSP drop rather than a soft teaser or tour-only release. The rollout is being […]
May 7, 2026
The Reds and Cubs close their Wrigley set with Chicago trying to turn a heated division week into a sweep and Cincinnati trying to stop the slide before it hardens. The Cubs enter 25-12, first in the NL Central, 17-5 at home, and carrying eight straight wins with 14 straight at Wrigley. The Reds are […]
May 7, 2026
Hacks is doubling up again. After last week’s two-episode swing through family history, Ava’s reboot chase, and the deeply ridiculous Amazing Race detour, Season 5 drops Episodes 6 and 7 on Thursday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO Max. The show then returns to one episode per week before the series finale on […]
May 6, 2026
Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced today before the team’s game with the Cincinnati Reds tonight that one of their front-end starters, Matthew Boyd, will require surgery for a surprise meniscus injury. There is no timetable for his return. Even wilder is Rogers’ reporting on how it happened: For the Cubs, this is a real rotation […]
May 6, 2026
TThe Mets and Rockies get the nightcap at Coors Field after Tuesday’s weather postponement, with New York at 13-22 and Colorado at 14-22 in a matchup that looks like Coors chaos on the surface but has a much sharper pitching split underneath. The game was moved to 9:20 p.m. ET, and Denver is still dealing […]
May 6, 2026
The Pirates and Diamondbacks reset at Chase Field with Pittsburgh at 19-17 and Arizona at 17-17, but the offensive read has to start with the park and the starter matchup. Arizona won the opener 9-0, backed by Eduardo Rodriguez’s seven scoreless innings, seven D-backs walks, a five-run sixth, two-run doubles from Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel […]
May 6, 2026
The Reds and Cubs meet at Wrigley Field with Chicago at 24-12, first in the NL Central, 16-5 at home, riding a seven-game winning streak and a 13-game Wrigley winning streak. Cincinnati is still a dangerous divisional piece at 20-16 and 10-8 away, but the Reds have dropped five straight, and the first two games […]
May 6, 2026
The Twins and Nationals meet at Nationals Park with matching 16-20 records, but the current shape of the matchup is not symmetrical. Minnesota just turned the opener into an 11-3 separator, stacking 11 runs, 12 hits, four doubles, a Byron Buxton three-run homer, a Brooks Lee 3-for-5 night with two doubles, three RBI and two […]
May 6, 2026