Griffin Wong has been a content writer at DK Network since November 2024. Prior to that, he was the former sports editor for the Harvard Crimson, where he covered the football team for two years and earned four Story of the Year nominations from the Associated College Press. A lifelong Lakers and Dodgers fan, Griffin’s favorite athlete of all time is Kobe Bryant. When he’s not writing, Griffin is usually skiing, running, golfing, or playing basketball — badly.
Especially recently, the offenses are the show in baseball, with balls being launched ever higher and deeper into the night sky. Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge’s concurrent chase for the American League home runs record has been such a story that some of the game’s incredible pitchers have been overshadowed. That doesn’t mean the pitching […]
July 1, 2025
Slowly but surely, the full field for what promises to be a star-studded home run derby is shaping up. First, it was Ronald Acuña Jr., who committed to participating in his home stadium. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads all of baseball with 33 homers so far, will also participate in the showcase, while […]
July 1, 2025
Where did the time go? Somehow, we’re more than halfway through the MLB season, as it’s now July and every team has played at least 82 games. It feels like just yesterday that the season started, and soon enough, the league’s top teams will be fighting for their playoff survival. There will be nonstop baseball […]
July 1, 2025
Perhaps more than any other month, July is synonymous with baseball. There’s the All-Star showcase, which will take place two weeks from today, as well as no major events in other sports (sorry, WNBA fans). 20 teams are in action tonight as part of DraftKings’ featured MLB DFS slate, which features a prize pool $22,000 […]
July 1, 2025
This Monday evening features a star pitching battle between Boston Red Sox star Garrett Crochet ($10,700), who ranks third in the American League in ERA, and Cincinnati Reds rookie Chase Burns ($8,000), who dazzled in his debut with eight strikeouts in his five innings, although he gave up three runs in six innings (17.65 FPTS). […]
June 30, 2025
In the AFC North, there are three good football teams and the Cleveland Browns. It has been a dogfight to the postseason in each of the past several seasons, and the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cincinnati Bengals all project to be fairly competitive this season. Each of the three teams has won the division […]
June 30, 2025
With the exception of a walkoff bomb, there’s little more exciting in baseball than a leadoff homer. There’s a reason why teams usually put their best batters near the top of the order — in the long run, it gets them more at-bats, and it can also send a message to start off the game […]
June 30, 2025
Griffin Wong previews tonight's match between Manchester City and Al Hilal.
June 30, 2025
Griffin Wong previews Saturday's match between Palmeiras and Botafogo.
June 28, 2025
In what started out as a four-team race for control of the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks are in danger of falling farther behind the pace. At the halfway point of the season, Arizona trails the Los Angeles Dodgers by nine games, sitting at 41-39. The Diamondbacks have, however, picked up four of their last […]
June 27, 2025
When the WNBA season schedule was announced, fans immediately circled tonight’s game between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings on their calendar. It was set to be the first pro matchup between the WNBA’s pre-eminent star, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark, and the up-and-comer, the Wings’ Paige Bueckers. With so much hype for the game, […]
June 27, 2025