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Diana Moskovitz
August 13, 2024
Funbag
Annoying Kobe Worship Is Here To Stay
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Drew Magary
August 13, 2024
MLB
An Only Moderately Disgusted Overview Of MLB’s Wild Card Races
91
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Ray Ratto
August 13, 2024
WNBA
Dearica Hamby Sues The Aces And WNBA For Pregnancy Discrimination And Retaliation
52
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
August 13, 2024
MLB
The Mariners Found A Keeper In Washington’s Refuse
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Chris Thompson
August 13, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Borderlands’ Made Me Hate Video Games, Movies, And Even Cate Blanchett
277
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 13, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Seattle Seahawks
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Rohan Nadkarni
August 13, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down In The ‘Industry’ Season Premiere
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Israel Daramola
August 13, 2024
NFL
Jets’ Quarterback Dysfunction Temporarily Overshadowed By Pass-Rusher Dysfunction
98
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Patrick Redford
August 12, 2024
MLB
Nobody’s Waiting Around For Jarren Duran
146
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Kathryn Xu
August 12, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Indianapolis Colts
358
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Drew Magary
August 12, 2024
Racing
NASCAR Driver Goes Hungry Uncle Mode In Overtime To Steal A Controversial Victory
99
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Chris Thompson
August 12, 2024
Olympics
Who Is 3×3 Olympic Basketball For?
107
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Patrick T. Dorsey
August 12, 2024
Crosswords
The Crossword, Aug. 12: Jumping Through Hoops
104
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
August 12, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
China Miéville Is Back
99
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Patrick Redford
August 12, 2024
Olympics
The U.S. Women Win Gold In An Unfamiliar Nail-Biter
66
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Giri Nathan
August 11, 2024
Olympics
It Doesn’t Matter If The IBA Was Lying About Imane Khelif
170
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Olympics
Steph Curry Kept The U.S. On Top
184
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Giri Nathan
August 11, 2024
Olympics
The USWNT Is As Golden As Ever
93
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Announcements
The Defector Summer Interns Say Farewell
112
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Owen Lewis
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August 9, 2024
Olympics
Lost In The Olympics
194
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David Roth
August 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
Kazuo Ishiguro Is A Repetitive Genius
83
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Owen Lewis
August 9, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: New Orleans Saints
250
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Drew Magary
August 9, 2024
Olympics
Marta’s Last Chance
28
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Abigail Segel
August 9, 2024
Cycling
The Tour de France Femmes Is The Perfect Post-Olympics Spectacle
28
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Patrick Redford
August 9, 2024
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