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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

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

The Mark Jackson 1990-91 NBA Hoops card with the Menendez Brothers courtside in the background

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Why I Own An Unremarkable 1990 Mark Jackson Basketball Card

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

A woman stands in front of a Sol LeWitt wall drawing at the Venice Biennale in 1976.

Drawing by Sol Lewitt

Arts And Culture

Who Owns An Idea?

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

The new Alchem-E Gold Ex drum set, made by Zildjian.

Drumroll, please: Norwell cymbal maker Zildjian enters the digital age

Life Lessons

Tom-Tom C’est Moi

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Chris Thompson

A screenshot of Thursday's game on TNT, showing the action pushed over to the left side of the screen.

Thursday View 2

MLB’s Television Product Is Getting Shittier In Exciting New Ways

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David Roth

circa 1955: Studio image of a father flexing his bicep for his young freckle-faced son to feel, 1950s. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Lambert/Getty Images)

One Day Son

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Let’s Remember Some Dad

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

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I Got My Fill

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Ray Ratto

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryan Brasier (57) hands the ball to manager Dave Roberts as he is taken out of the game one of the National League Division Series game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 5, 2024.

MLB: OCT 05 NLDS Padres at Dodgers

It Takes A Village To Pitch A Shutout

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Sabrina Imbler

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The Argonaut Octopus Has Mastered The Free Ride

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Barry Petchesky

A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP)

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Tropicana Field Shredded By Hurricane Milton

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Lauren Theisen

Division Series – Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets – Game 4

Francisco Lindor Has Been Waiting Years For This

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 09: The New York Mets celebrate after winning Game 4 of the Division Series presented by Booking.com between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in New York, New York. The New York Mets won 4-1 and will advance to the NLCS. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Division Series – Philadelphia Phillies v. New York Mets – Game Four

God Appears To Have Given The Mets A Big Sloppy Kiss On The Mouth

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Giri Nathan

Courtney Williams #10 and Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx celebrate their victory against the Connecticut Sun

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WNBA

Courtney Williams Helps The Lynx Slide Their Way Into The Finals

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Division Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Diego Padres – Game Three

Don’t Underestimate The Power Of Spite

BROOKS FALLS, ALASKA - AUGUST 11: A brown bear shakes his fur while fishing for sockeye salmon on August 11, 2023 at Brooks Falls, Alaska within the Katmai National Park and Preserve. The bears feast at the falls between July and September, as millions of salmon swim upstream to spawn. Many of the same bears return to the falls annually, gorging on salmon to fatten up before hibernating for winter. The bears have become something of an internet sensation, as "bearcams" livestream bear activity at and around the falls to viewers worldwide. Commercial salmon fishing in Alaskan waters has often pitted business interests against wildlife conservationists in Alaska, which has more national park and wilderness land than anywhere in the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Brown Bears At Brooks Falls Gorge On Sockeye Salmon In Alaska’s Katmai National Park

Animals

Bear Wins Fat Bear Week By Defeating Bear That Killed Her Cub

Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres screams triumphantly in the outfield at the end of his team's Game 3 win in the National League Divisional Series on October 8, 2024.

The Padres Keep Getting Louder

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Lesley Ryder is a writer and a host covering the Chicago Red Stars. She co-created <a href="https://galpalsports.com/">Gal Pal Sports</a>, a platform that lives to make women’s sports fun for everyone.

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Lesley Ryder

San Diego Wave flags during the NWSL match between the San Diego Wave FC and the Portland Thorns on May 26, 2023, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA.

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NWSL

San Diego Wave, NWSL Sued For Team’s “Abusive And Hostile Work Environment”

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Rachelle Hampton

Six older gentlemen wearing red jerseys stand on a green field, cheering excitedly.

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‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Is Like A Wildlife Cam But For Old Dudes Who Rock

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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All’s Fair In Love And Fanfiction

Chicago Blackhawks v Utah Hockey Club

There’s Officially Hockey In Utah Now

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Kelsey McKinney

Professionally made mint chocolate biscuits, from the show.

GBBO Mint Chocolate Biscuits

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The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Conquers Biscuit Week Easily

Frances Tiafoe yells "Fuck you" at the umpire after a loss.

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Tennis

Frances Tiafoe Provides Postmatch Feedback To Umpire: “Fuck You”

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this photo illustration, the names of the candidates for the 2024 Presidential election, including Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, appear on a vote-by-mail ballot on October 02, 2024 in Miami, Florida. With 33 days to go until election day, voters across the nation have begun to receive their absentee/mail ballots. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida Voters Receive Mail-In Ballots

Funbag

October Surprises Are Bullshit

Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in a scene from the film 'Groundhog Day', directed by Harold Ramis, 1993.

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