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.
When the World Cup opted to expand from 32 teams to 48 prior to the 2026 edition, it allowed countries who don’t regularly feature in the world’s most prestigious competition to qualify more frequently. Several of the 48 teams who will descend upon North America this summer are breaking long droughts, and four haven’t appeared […]
May 15, 2026
The reign of French football is alive and well, and it may just be peaking. Les Bleus won the World Cup in 2018, finished as the runners-up in 2022, and are among the favorites for this summer’s tournament in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. To boot, domestic giants Paris Saint-Germain are on the cusp […]
May 14, 2026
The WNBA is back for its biggest season ever, and already, excitement has been at an all-time high. The Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo have each won their first games in franchise history, and the Fire could pick up their second tonight. It’ll be a relatively small slate of action tonight when Portland hosts the […]
May 14, 2026
Griffin Wong details his picks for DraftKings MLB Grand Slam Payout promotion on tonight's slate.
May 14, 2026
Griffin Wong details his picks for DraftKings MLB Grand Slam Payout promotion on tonight's slate.
May 13, 2026
At some point in the next four days, a long drought will come to an end. If the Cleveland Cavaliers end up winning two out of the next three games, Donovan Mitchell will advance to the conference finals for the first time in his nine-season NBA career. If the Detroit Pistons end up winning the […]
May 13, 2026
The era of elite rim-protecting French centers began a decade ago, when Rudy Gobert first broke out as a regular starter and Defensive Player of the Year candidate with the Utah Jazz. With Victor Wembanyama now dominant, France’s reign over the interior (and the DPOY award) looks as if it will extend at least another […]
May 12, 2026
Over the last five-plus seasons, the San Diego Padres have been rather good. Since the start of 2021, the Padres sport a 457-393 record, the 10th-best in baseball across that span. However, they have nothing to show for it, advancing to the National League Championship Series just once and not winning their division since 2006 […]
May 12, 2026
For the San Antonio Spurs, crunch time is now. After dropping Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Western Conference Semifinals are now tied 2-2, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have already secured their place in the next round, so the Spurs effectively need to win the next two games in order to maximize their […]
May 12, 2026
After making it to the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup and failing to qualify in 2022, Sweden is back in the world’s premier football competition. Despite a disastrous European qualifying campaign in which they picked up just two draws and four losses, Blågult snuck into the playoffs through their UEFA Nations League performance and […]
May 12, 2026
UPDATE: San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper ($5,400) has been downgraded to questionable with a knee injury for tonight’s Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder sealed their place in the Western Conference Finals after completing their sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, all that awaits is for them […]
May 12, 2026