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.
Oracle Park in early April rarely feels like a launchpad, but this one lands in a softer pocket—mid-70s air, clean daylight, and two teams arriving from opposite directions. The New York Mets have steadied into the season at 5-4, stacking wins with real offensive rhythm, while the San Francisco Giants sit at 3-6 and searching […]
April 5, 2026
This is what a postseason title game is supposed to feel like—two teams that didn’t dominate their seasons, but found something late and carried it into a neutral-floor setting. Oklahoma arrives having tightened its identity, stacking wins with real offensive structure and coherence. West Virginia gets here differently—more uneven, more reactive, but suddenly dangerous in […]
April 5, 2026
Due to inclement weather in the Bronx, the Yankees just announced that they’re not currently intending on starting their home game today against the Miami Marlins on time. Chris Paddack and Max Fried are slated to take the mound when the game eventually begins for the Marlins and Yankees, respectively. Stay tuned here for more […]
April 5, 2026
UPDATE: The Dodgers and Nationals game today will officially start at 3:45 PM ET, according to the official Nationals handle: With inclement weather and current precipitation in the Nationals Stadium area, the teams officially announced that their game today, originally scheduled for first pitch at 1:35 PM ET, will begin in a delay of a […]
April 5, 2026
This Sunday slate has real shape to it. Phillies-Rockies puts the most obvious power environment on the board at Coors, Marlins-Yankees brings the short-porch threat in the Bronx, Padres-Red Sox drops big bats into Fenway, and Dodgers-Nationals gives you another game with top-end homer talent all over it. It is the kind of full-board day […]
April 5, 2026
March Madness has hit its home stretch weekend, and the nightcap for tonight’s Final Four doubleheader is this titanic clash between regional one-seeds. Arizona versus Michigan—a matchup so many had slated away on brackets for this Saturday. If you’re looking to build out a same-game parlay (SGP) of Final Four bets for the game today, […]
April 4, 2026
March Madness has hit its home stretch weekend, and the opener for tonight’s Final Four doubleheader is a clash between the story of the tournament—UConn (again, somehow) and Braylan Mullins’ historic 40-foot game-winner—and the team many thought had one-seed potential at its best, the Illinois Fighting Illini. If you’re looking to build out a same-game […]
April 4, 2026
This is the cleanest game of the weekend and maybe the most violent stylistic collision left in the bracket. Michigan walks in 35-3, first in the Big Ten, after becoming the first team to win four NCAA tournament games by double digits while scoring at least 90 in each. Arizona is 36-2, first in the […]
April 4, 2026
Four episodes in, Rooster has made its core deal clear: Greg Russo is not just doing a drive-by dad check-in—he’s getting absorbed by Ludlow’s weird little ecosystem, where every personal crisis becomes campus business. Episode 3 locked him into the faculty lane, and Episode 4 doubled down on the show’s preferred texture: Greg dodging the […]
April 3, 2026
UPDATE: Per the Cubs and Marquee Sports Network’s Taylor McGregor, Horton left the game due to right forearm discomfort. The next step, almost certainly, is imaging. We’ll likely hear more from Chicago skipper Craig Counsell after the game, but it’ll all be speculation until they get that right forearm under some lights. Meanwhile, the Cubs […]
April 3, 2026
After experiencing technical issues with their electricity, the Minnesota Twins have delayed their game against the Tampa Bay Rays today from 3:40 PM CT to 4:10 PM CT. Stay tuned here for more updates on the delay and the eventual resumption of play.
April 3, 2026