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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Ray Ratto

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley makes a thumbs up sign while waiting during free throws in an Eastern Conference Playoff game against the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana Pacers v Milwaukee Bucks – Game One

Patrick Beverley Commits To Tantrum-Based Marketing For His Podcast

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Samer Kalaf

A line of police at City College during pro-Gaza demonstrations

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Interviews

A City College Student Journalist Shares What He Saw During The NYPD Crackdown

John Loeppky is a freelance writer and theatre artist currently based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His work has appeared for outlets such as FiveThirtyEight, CBC, and Maclean’s.

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John Loeppky

PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 04: "La Beaute et le Geste" exhibition by French Artist Laurent Perbos is displayed in front of the French National assembly ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on April 04, 2024 in Paris, France. On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the National Assembly celebrates sport by welcoming the visual artist Laurent Perbos and his 6 metamorphosed Venus de Milo. A universally known work, the Venus here finds her arms and is endowed attributes of six sporting disciplines: tennis, surfing, para archery, basketball, boxing and javelin throwing. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Landmarks Around Paris Ahead Of The Summer Olympics

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Why Is It So Hard To Add New Paralympic Sports?

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Soraya Roberts

Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor sitting on a bed in a scene from Challengers

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Arts And Culture

You Can’t Not Surrender To The ‘Challengers’ Soundtrack

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 2: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks walks off the court after the game against the Philadelphia 76ers during Round 1 Game 6 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

2024 NBA Playoffs – New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers

Fans

Michael Rubin Only Made Sure More Sixers Fans Could Watch Their Team Lose

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Chris Thompson

The Scrappy Knicks Finally Sent The 76ers To The Grave

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Israel Daramola

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Drake appears via video during the Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective during the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (

65th GRAMMY Awards – Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective

Music

Everybody Hates Drake: A Guide To Millennial Rap’s Midlife Beef Crisis

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Patrick Redford

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 1: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers &amp; James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Dallas Mavericks during Round 1 Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

2024 NBA Playoffs- Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Clippers

It Is Happening Again To The Clippers

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David Roth

Josh McRoberts of the Miami Heat attacks the hoop in a game agains the Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland in December of 2016.

Miami Heat v Portland Trail Blazers

Podcasts

Josh McRoberts Reconsidered, With Rohan Nadkarni

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Lauren Theisen

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Defector Music Club

Chet Baker Sings, And Defector Music Club Chats

<div>Nate Jackson is a former NFL tight end and author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/slow-getting-up-a-story-of-nfl-survival-from-the-bottom-of-the-pile-nate-jackson/6430451?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpc-oBhCGARIsAH6ote9JzWMngZDpSjF2eoL1_JlyPm2QhDfkNgOzqvaB4n9ic0qqUNQ4iCwaAsasEALw_wcB">Slow Getting Up</a>. He lives in Denver.</div>
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Nate Jackson

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NFL Weed

I Wish I’d Never Become The NFL Weed Guy

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

Students at the University of Birmingham take part in their degree congregations as they graduate on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Over 5000 graduates will be donning their robes this week to collect their degrees from The University of Birmingham. A recent survey suggested that there are 48 graduates competing for every job.

University Of Birmingham Hold Degree Congregations

Elder Wisdom

To My Daughter, The Graduate: This Is All Your Fault

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Nikola Jovic #5 and Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat walk to the bench during the third quarter of game five of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at TD Garden on May 01, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Miami Heat v Boston Celtics – Game Five

Thank God That’s Over

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jackson Holliday #7 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on during batting practice prior to a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 12, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Milwaukee Brewers v Baltimore Orioles

Here’s How The White Sox Can Still Lose 100 Games, But In An Interesting Way

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Billy Haisley

Toni Kroos of Real Madrid gestures during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid at Allianz Arena on April 30, 2024 in Munich, Germany.

FC Bayern M√ºnchen v Real Madrid: Semi-final First Leg – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Soccer

Real Madrid Goes Where Toni Kroos Leads

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Sabrina Imbler

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Are You Wooed By This Bird’s Gronking Song?

Counter protesters attack pro-Palestinian protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as clashes erupt, in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Clashes broke out on May 1, 2024 around pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of California, Los Angeles, as universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests on dozens of campuses. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

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UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment

NYPD officers in riot gear enter Columbia University's encampment

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The Outside Agitators On Campus Were The Police

Deion Coach Prime Sanders speaks with the media on campus about his second season as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado on March 20, 2024.

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College Football

Deion Sanders Unveils Bold New Recruiting Tactic: Publicly Talking Shit About Former Players

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Colorado Avalanche v Winnipeg Jets – Game Five

There’s Nothing To Do In Winnipeg But Wait

José Siri goes after Abner Uribe, with Rhys Hoskins in the middle.

Days Of Simmering Red-Assedness Lead To Sudden Basebrawl

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Justin Ellis

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

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Jae Towle Vieira

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Chutes, Ladders, And Dagger Hours

Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.

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Corey Atad

Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke attend a screening of "Wildcat" at Angelika Film Center on April 11, 2024 in New York City.

Dior, Cinema Society & Oscilloscope Laboratories Host A Screening Of “Wildcat”

Ethan Hawke Wants To Make Movies That Begin At The End

Beekeeper Matt Hilton removes a colony of bees that formed on the net behind home plate during a delay to the MLB game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 30, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona

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Can You Blame Bees For Loving The Great American Game Of Baseball?

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Tom Ley

John Stewart attends the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

2024 NBA Playoffs – Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks

Knicks-Sixers Is Going To Hurt Someone

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