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.
Today, history will be made. Just 19 pitchers are in the elite 3,000-strikeout club, with the most recent addition being Max Scherzer in 2021. Barring a catastrophic performance, Clayton Kershaw ($8,000) will join that list tonight when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago White Sox for a 10:10 p.m. ET clash. The three-time Cy […]
July 2, 2025
The New York Mets, who have gone just 3-13 in their last 16 games, will have to wait another day to get back on track, as their game tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed due to rain in the New York area. There will be a double-header tomorrow, per Jon Heyman of the […]
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
There are a lot of heavyweights in the expanded 32-team Club World Cup, with knockout stage fixtures that pit the world’s giants against each other. No Round of 16 match is bigger than the 3 p.m. ET clash between Juventus and Real Madrid. By the end of the night, one of the greats will be […]
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
