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.
UPDATE: The game is now scheduled to start at 4:55 p.m. ET. The start of Sunday afternoon’s matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks has been delayed due to inclement weather. First pitch was initially scheduled for 3:40 p.m. ET at Coors Stadium, but inclement weather in the area will prevent the contest […]
May 17, 2026
San Diego arrives in Seattle at 25-18, still positioned in the NL West race, while the 22-23 Mariners open the home portion of the Vedder Cup with a chance to pull back toward .500 after a strong series finish against Houston. The Padres already swept the first three meetings between these clubs, so T-Mobile Park […]
May 17, 2026
The Freeway Series closes Sunday with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels moving through opposite versions of May. The Dodgers are 28-18, first in the NL West and riding a four-game winning streak after turning Saturday into a 15-2 avalanche. The Angels are 16-30, last in the AL West and carrying a five-game […]
May 17, 2026
The San Francisco Giants and Athletics close this cross-Bay set at Sutter Health Park with both clubs carrying very different versions of urgency. San Francisco is 19-27, buried in fourth in the NL West and trying to manufacture offense with Heliot Ramos on the injured list. Oakland is 23-22 and still sitting first in the […]
May 17, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of Sunday's loaded early-afternoon MLB slate.
May 17, 2026
Euphoria is down to its final three episodes, and Episode 6 arrives with Rue in the ugliest cliffhanger of the season. The new episode, titled “Stand Still and See,” airs Sunday, May 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and streams the same night on HBO Max. Season 3 has eight episodes total, with Episode […]
May 15, 2026
Giants-Athletics opens the I-80 Series in a strange, charged Sacramento setting: San Francisco arrives at Sutter Health Park at 18-26, still searching for a road identity at 8-14 away from home, while the Athletics are 22-21, 9-10 in their temporary home, and sitting atop the AL West behind a younger, louder offense than the one […]
May 15, 2026
San Diego arrives in Seattle at 25-18, still positioned in the NL West race, while the 22-23 Mariners open the home portion of the Vedder Cup with a chance to pull back toward .500 after a strong series finish against Houston. The Padres already swept the first three meetings between these clubs, so T-Mobile Park […]
May 15, 2026
Milwaukee comes into Target Field at 24-17 with real traction after a 5-1 homestand, carrying a lineup that has been more complete than flashy and a pitching staff that has kept the Brewers steady through changing rotation pieces. Minnesota is 20-24 and playing better baseball than its record suggests, with four wins in five games […]
May 15, 2026
The Florida matchup at the Trop looks cleaner for Tampa Bay on the standings page than it does once the pitching setup and early-game shape get unpacked. The Rays are 28-14, 14-4 at home, and built around contact pressure, left-handed volume, speed and matchup management, averaging 4.5 runs per game with a .257 average, .330 […]
May 15, 2026
Dodgers ace Blake Snell, who was scheduled to pitch against the Los Angeles Angels for the first game of their intrastate rivalry series, has been scratched. The Dodgers instead will go with a bullpen game, according to Katie Woo of The Athetic There’s no word yet on the nature or severity of the injury, but […]
May 15, 2026