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.
It hasn’t been too bad of a start to the 2025 PGA TOUR season for Hideki Matsuyama, to say the least. The 32-year-old Japanese star won the season-opening tournament, The Sentry, at the Plantation Course at Kapalua, and did it in record-setting fashion, posting a 35-under 257, the best to-par score in PGA TOUR history. […]
January 8, 2025
UPDATE: Jordan Love was a full participant in practice on Friday and he does not carry an injury designation for Sunday’s contest against Philadelphia. During the Green Bay Packers’ Week 18 loss to the Chicago Bears, they had two key players exit with injuries and not return — not exactly what fans wanted to see […]
January 8, 2025
As the NBA approaches the midpoint of its season, some storylines are starting to round into shape: The Washington Wizards are bad. The Cleveland Cavaliers are good. Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two of the most impactful two-way players in the league. At 9:30 p.m. ET tonight, NBA fans are going to be treated […]
January 8, 2025
The NFL playoffs are finally here, and the first game of Wild Card Weekend will once again feature the fourth-seeded Houston Texans (10-7), who have had the 4:30 p.m. Saturday game in each of their eight previous postseason appearances. This time, their opponent will be the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers, who finished a surprising 11-6 […]
January 7, 2025
What a difference just a few seasons makes. Four seasons ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were celebrating their first postseason appearance in 13 years, snapping the longest postseason drought in the NFC. This year, Tampa Bay is celebrating its fifth consecutive postseason appearance, extending the longest postseason streak in the NFC. The Buccaneers didn’t miss […]
January 7, 2025
Shortly after firing 2022-23 Coach of the Year Mike Brown, the Sacramento Kings seem to have found their answer: Doug Christie. Under Christie’s tutelage, Sacramento (17-19) has won four straight to climb into 11th place in the Western Conference, 3.5 games behind the sixth seed. The Kings have beaten some pretty decent teams during its […]
January 6, 2025
Although New Year’s confetti stopped falling five days ago, the fun is just starting for the LA Clippers. After missing the first two and a half months of the season with right knee inflammation, six-time All-NBA power forward Kawhi Leonard — a.k.a. Fun Guy — made his return in the Clippers’ 131-105 victory over the […]
January 6, 2025
UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns has been ruled out for tonight’s game due to a knee injury. The Orlando Magic have been in a next-man-up mindset all year, losing Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and then Moe Wagner to long-term injuries. But how many men do they have to lose before there is no next man up? The […]
January 6, 2025
It’s finally January, which means after 18 long weeks of drama, heartbreak, and elation, the NFL Playoffs are finally here. Just 13 games remain in the 2024-25 NFL season, and only 14 teams still can dream of lifting the coveted Lombardi Trophy. Of the 14 playoff participants, arguably the most unexpected was the Washington Commanders […]
January 6, 2025
If there’s one word to describe the Indiana Pacers’ season so far, it would be this: weird. Fresh off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, Indiana is 18-18, in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, and two of its top three big men suffered torn Achilles tendons. To complicate things further for the Pacers, point guard […]
January 6, 2025
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 20 of the Premier League.
January 3, 2025