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.
The Reds and Red Sox were playing two games on Wednesday, due to resuming a game from the prior night. In that early game, Spencer Steer launched the second pitch over the Green Monster. Unfortunately, in the seventh inning, Steer got hit in the hand by a pitch. He remained in the game and was […]
July 2, 2025
The eternal search/nightmare for a center is over for the Los Angeles Lakers. Or is it? After being bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers and clearing waivers on Wednesday, the Lakers have agreed to sign Ayton, per Shams Charania. Ayton will be paid $25.5 million from the Trail Blazers while the Lakers contract is […]
July 2, 2025
In the 2025 MLB season, a player hit two home runs in a game 174 times. Only Matt Olson had hit an inside-the-park home run. On Monday, Wilyer Abreu did both, becoming the only player this season to accomplish that feat. He became the eighth Red Sox player to do it and the first since […]
June 30, 2025
UPDATE: Springer is fine and should be able to play on Tuesday. In the bottom of the sixth inning of Monday’s game against the New York Yankees, George Springer suffered a head injury after sliding into the knee of Jazz Chisholm Jr. at third base. Andres Gimenez was the substitute and will man second base […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! Tre Jones was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft. He played five seasons with the Spurs and was very productive in two of those seasons. During the 2022-23 season, Jones started 65-of-68 games and […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! The career arc of Brook Lopez is a fascinating one, as he came into the league as a burly big man that dominated the paint. Then the midlife crisis appeared. Some guys buy a convertible Porsche. Lopez morphed into a three-point specialist. Was […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! Caris LeVert is a professional getter of buckets, as he’s averaged over 20 points per game twice in his nine-year NBA career. He also hasn’t been a black hole in other areas, posting career averages of 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals. He’s 30 […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! On NBA Free Agency day, the Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Nets consummated a trade that swapped shooting wings. Michael Porter Jr. is 26 years old, 6’10”, 218 pounds and averaged 18.2 points per game last season while shooting 39% from downtown. Porter Jr. […]
June 30, 2025
D’Angelo Russell was the second-overall pick for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2015 NBA draft. He made an immediate impact, starting 48-of-80 games while averaging 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals. He has since bounced around more than a ball in a toddler playground. Russell was traded to the Brooklyn Nets […]
June 30, 2025
Jake LaRavia has been an analytics darling since he was selected 19th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Draft. At 6’7″ and 235 pounds, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.0 blocks and 0.8 treys in 33 games at Wake Forest, while shooting 55% from the field, 38% […]
June 30, 2025
Dorian Finney-Smith has averaged double-digit points only twice in his nine-year NBA career. But scoring is not why he’s played this long in the league. Sure, he’s a career 36% shooter from downtown, so he can space the floor and knock down the open jumper but, at 6’7″ and 220 pounds with a 7′ wingspan, […]
June 30, 2025