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.
For Lord of the Rings gamers, the drought has lasted long enough to become part of the mythology. The old high points are no longer just games; they are keepsakes—the bruising, improbably good movie-era rush of The Return of the King, the Battle for Middle-earth games that still get talked about like lost kingdoms, The […]
April 1, 2026
Houston comes in 4–2 and has spent the last four games grabbing the pen early, stacking 37 runs on 44 hits with 20 extra-base hits in the process. Boston is 1–4, dragging four straight losses and an offense that has been more sketch than painting so far, but this is the kind of afternoon where […]
April 1, 2026
The air is cold enough to thicken contact, the wind has a say in every deep fly, and the rhythm of the game tends to compress rather than sprawl. The Angels arrive at 3–3 having already played a 2–0 game in this series; the Cubs sit at 2–3 and are still searching for a clean […]
April 1, 2026
There are always a few underdogs on a full MLB board that are worth a longer look—not because they’re the better team on paper, but because the matchup is tighter than the price suggests. Tonight’s card has a couple of those spots. The numbers point to a few dogs with real offensive paths, manageable pitching […]
March 30, 2026
The ball carries differently at Great American Ballpark, even this early; the gaps feel shorter, and mistakes certainly turn into runs. The Cincinnati Reds come home off a series win over Boston, the Pittsburgh Pirates limp in from a volatile set in New York. With Braxton Ashcraft and Chase Burns taking the ball in mid-70s […]
March 30, 2026
Truist Park in late March does not need heat to create offense—it just needs contact that carries. The ball comes off the bat a little firmer here, the gaps play honest, and a lineup like Atlanta’s does not need ideal conditions to start stacking pressure. This is a Braves team that opened 2-1 with a […]
March 30, 2026
The Cubs are only 1-2 after dropping two of three to Washington, and they come into Monday night trying to steady a home stand that has already veered from optimism to irritation. The Angels are 2-2 after a split in Houston, and their opening week has carried a little more life than last year’s broad […]
March 30, 2026
The ball carries differently at Great American Ballpark, even this early; the gaps feel shorter, and mistakes certainly turn into runs. The Cincinnati Reds come home off a series win over Boston, the Pittsburgh Pirates limp in from a volatile set in New York. With Braxton Ashcraft and Chase Burns taking the ball in mid-70s […]
March 30, 2026
Camden Yards in late March carries a different kind of quiet—cold air sitting heavy over the infield, the ball not quite jumping yet, everything asking hitters to earn their damage instead of borrowing it. The Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers come into this one off opening-series wins, both 2–1, but arriving through different textures: Texas […]
March 30, 2026
The Comeback opened its third and final season by throwing Valerie Cherish right back into the kind of Hollywood nightmare the show understands better than almost anything else. In Episode 1, Valerie lands the lead in a new sitcom, How’s That?!, which looks like the comeback vehicle she has always wanted until the uglier truth […]
March 28, 2026
We’re almost at the season’s halfway point, so let’s hit a quick recap for Rooster, shall we? Greg Russo came to Ludlow for what should’ve been a simple campus stop, and got pulled into Katie’s very public personal blowup, the kind of mess that instantly becomes departmental gossip and a professional problem, not just a […]
March 27, 2026