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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

Scott Van Pelt watches Maryland basketball

Ohio State v Maryland

Death To The NCAA

Scott Van Pelt, And Every Other Shithead, Is Missing The Point About Paying College Athletes

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Giri Nathan

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Patrick Redford

Jannik Sinner smiles; an inset photo of Patrick Redford pointing

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This Is So Stupid

Point/Counterpoint: I Am Not Jannik Sinner

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Typing

Sabrina Imbler

a deep-sea Malacosarcus sp., or prickelfish. Seen at a depth of nearly 5,900 meters (3.7 miles)

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The Twilight Chorus That Can Be Heard 18,000 Feet Under The Sea

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Israel Daramola

Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert reacts to a ref giving him a technical foul during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8.

Minnesota Timberwolves v Cleveland Cavaliers

Gambling

What If Rudy Gobert Wasn’t Wrong, Just Early?

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Lauren Theisen

Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his game-tying goal with Shea Theodore

Vegas Golden Knights v Seattle Kraken

Nobody Puts On A Show Like Vegas

I am an independent writer/journalist based in New Delhi, India. I mainly work on long-form reportage on conflict, gender, climate, culture, intersection of technology and human agency. Published with the Al Jazeera Journalism Review, Aljazeera Digital, Defector, C S Monitor.

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Meher Qadri

Two divers jump into the foamy Yamuna River

Divers

Climate

The Yamuna River’s Treasure Divers Fight More Than Poverty To Survive

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Barry Petchesky

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Science

I Think I Found The Problem Here: The Rocket Blew Up

Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans stretches toward the end zone for a touchdown

Tennessee Titans v Pittsburgh Steelers

Derrick Henry Is Here To Remind The Ravens To Run The Fucking Ball

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Tom Ley

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks at a Microsoft Surface tablet during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

New York Jets v Cleveland Browns

Report: Aaron Rodgers Being Considered For Dream Job As Attention-Getting Loser

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Arsenal's Spanish goalkeeper #22 David Raya, Arsenal's Norwegian midfielder #08 Martin Odegaard, Arsenal's English midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka, Arsenal's English defender #04 Ben White and Arsenal's English midfielder #41 Declan Rice celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out session the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg football match between Arsenal and Porto FC at the Arsenal Stadium in north London, on March 12, 2024

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Soccer

Don’t Forget About Arsenal

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Kathryn Xu

J.D. Davis #7 of the San Francisco Giants singles in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies.

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The Giants Used A Loophole To Screw Over J.D. Davis

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 11: Luca Nardi of Italy is congratulated by Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their match during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 11, 2024 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

BNP Paribas Open 2024 – Day 9

Tennis

Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 1: Novak Djokovic Put To The Sword By Italian Hotshot

a Kakapo named Sirocco exhibited at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin, New Zealand

Honey, They Yassified A Kākāpō!

TUNIS, TUNISIA - JULY 26 : A man reads a newspaper with the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (92) on the headline in the country in Tunis, Tunisia on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92

Funbag

I Have To Know Why You Died!

Singer Kim Gordon performing a song on stage at a concert at the Astra in Berlin, Germany in 2002

Kim Gordon Performs In Berlin

Arts And Culture

Kim Gordon Rides The Thin Line Between Hip And Gimmick With ‘The Collective’

Stefan Fatsis is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/word-freak-heartbreak-triumph-genius-and-obsession-in-the-world-of-competitive-scrabblep-layers-stefan-fatsis/11648962">Word Freak</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-few-seconds-of-panic-a-sportswriter-plays-in-the-nfl-stefan-fatsis/7891278">A Few Seconds of Panic</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Outside-Renegade-Baseball-Heartland/dp/0802712975">Wild and Outside</a>, and is a co-host of Slate’s weekly sports podcast, “<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/hang-up-and-listen">Hang Up and Listen</a>.” He used to write about sports for the Wall Street Journal and talk about them on NPR. His daughter has a much higher Scrabble rating than he does.

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Stefan Fatsis

Scrabble World Champion Nigel Richards holds up a trophy and shows the final winning board in London in 2018

World Scrabble Championship

Games

From TED To PERNOCTATED, Scrabble’s Best Player Knows No Limits

Matt Rempe looks at Jonas Siegenthaler down on the ice

New Jersey Devils v New York Rangers

Where Matt Rempe Goes, Trouble Follows

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Albert Burneko

G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller speaking at a conference with one of those microphones you wear on your ear.

Collision 2022 – Day Two

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Jim Spanfeller Is A Third-Rate Parasite

A Marshall player lays on the floor with the ball at the end of regulation.

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Women's Basketball

JMU And Marshall Played The Funniest Basketball Game Of The Season

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

South Carolina and LSU players fight at the end of the SEC Tournament championship game.

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College Basketball

Who In The LSU-South Carolina Scuffle Was Ready To Scrap?

Kirk Cousins speaks on SiriusXM at Super Bowl LVIII on February 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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KirkWatch: I AM FREE

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Samer Kalaf

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Journalismism

Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead

SAINT PAUL, MN - MARCH 10: Juuse Saros #74, Ryan O'Reilly #90 and Gustav Nyquist #14 of the Nashville Predators defend their goal against Joel Eriksson Ek #14 of the Minnesota Wild during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on March 10, 2024 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Nashville Predators v Minnesota Wild

Not Even Wild Players Knew The Obscure Rule That Threatened A Forfeited Point

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Ray Ratto

TAMPA, FL - MARCH 9: Head coach John Tortorella of the Philadelphia Flyers reacts to being ejected during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on March 9, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/NHLI via Getty Images)

Philadelphia Flyers v Tampa Bay Lightning

Torts, You Tease

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets handles as Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors defends during the fourth quarter of Denvers 134-117 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

DENVER NUGGETS VS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, NBA

Crosswords

The Crossword, March 11: Ten-Four, Good Buddy

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