Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
UPDATE: Boston will go big with Horford and Kornet starting for Porzingis and Tatum. Entering Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown ($8,500) were listed as questionable with ankle and knee issues, respectively. Only one of the Jay’s will be playing, and that will be Brown, as Tatum has been ruled […]
April 6, 2025
DraftKings, your paradise of DFS nirvana, has done it again with a new contest called NBA Starting 5. You select one point guard, one shooting guard, one small forward, one power forward and one center. There is no salary cap. The only stipulation is that you must select players from at least two different teams. […]
April 4, 2025
Luis Rengifo ($3,900) was removed from Friday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians due to left hamstring tightness. There’s been no mention of when the injury occurred or the severity of it. Kyren Paris was the replacement. Prior to exiting, Rengifo went 1-for-2, with the lone hit being a double. Rengifo has had an interesting past […]
April 4, 2025
There are four NBA games on Saturday’s slate. DAL, DET and LAC are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith are questionable. On DraftKings Sportsbook, MEM is -1.5 over DET on the road with the total at 239.5. MIN is -14.5 over PHI on the road with the total […]
April 4, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the Valero Texas Open, one golfer sat atop the leaderboard: Sam Ryder ($7,200; 65.5 FPTS). He finished Thursday with 67.5 FPTS, but he lost two FPTS after Friday’s round. The day began ominously with a bogey on the first hole. Things did not get better as he closed out the […]
April 4, 2025
UPDATE: On Sunday, Marte said that he will return for the series against the Philadelphia Phillies, which starts on Friday, May 2. He will miss the upcoming three-game set in New York against the Mets. UPDATE: After the game, Torey Lovullo said that Marte will likely be placed on the 10-day IL due to a […]
April 4, 2025
There are seven NBA games on Friday’s slate. GSW, LAL, POR and TOR are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Keldon Johnson is probable. Cade Cunningham, Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam, Aaron Nesmith, Bennedict Mathurin, Nick Smith Jr., Charles Bassey, Devin Carter, Jordan Walsh are questionable. Tobias Harris, Walker Kessler, Isaiah Stewart, […]
April 3, 2025
DraftKings, your paradise of DFS nirvana, has done it again with a new contest called NBA Starting 5. You select one point guard, one shooting guard, one small forward, one power forward and one center. There is no salary cap. The only stipulation is that you must select players from at least two different teams. […]
April 3, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the Valero Texas Open, one golfer sits atop the leaderboard: Sam Ryder ($7,200; 67.5 FPTS), but it’s only by one stroke. The day started off well for Ryder, as he birdied the first two holes. He closed out the front nine with another birdie. Then he went scorched earth on […]
April 3, 2025
UPDATE: Freeman was activated on Friday. Freddie Freeman injured his ankle last weekend after slipping and falling while entering the shower at his home. It was the same ankle that he had surgery on in the offseason. X-rays did come back negative, but he did not play in the Atlanta series, and on Thursday the […]
April 3, 2025
UPDATE: Edwards has returned. Late in the second quarter of Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Anthony Edwards ($9,800) splashed an uncontested corner three in front of the Brooklyn bench. Unfortunately, as he was backpedaling, he rolled his ankle as he stepped on the foot of Jordi Fernandez, who was walking in front of the […]
April 3, 2025