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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.

Defector

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Models walk the finale of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Arts And Culture

No One Needed The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Come Back

David Roth

Harrison Bader (left) and Jesse Winker (right) celebrate in the outfield at CitiField after the Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. Bader is yelling; Winker, also yelling, kind of looks like a snake a little bit.

The Hazards Of Beef Tourism, With Rohan Nadkarni

Ray Ratto

CHIMCHIME, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2024/10/13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image taken with drone) In this aerial view, the domed roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, is seen ripped to shreds from Hurricane Miltonís powerful winds in St. Petersburg. The storm passed through the area on October 10, 2024, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Siesta Key, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Where Should The Rays Play?

Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his home run sail out to right field in Game 3 of the NLCS in New York.

The Dodgers Are More Than Advertised

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty reacts after hitting a game winning three point basket to defeat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 in Game Three of the WNBA Finals at Target Center on October 16, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

WNBA

The Liberty Can Always Count On The Big Three

Kelsey McKinney

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Chris Thompson

Paul Hollywood's Seven-Strand Plaited Wreath

Chefector

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Proves Its Baking Chops In Bread Week

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

In this aerial view, a person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida.

Climate

What Can We Learn From Back-To-Back Monster Hurricanes Helene And Milton?

Tom Ley

An image from the BOS Nation rollout video depicting a goat standing in front of the words Goat Balls

NWSL

BOS Nation Apologizes For Ill-Advised Rollout, Not For Being Named BOS Nation

Las Vegas Raiders owner and managing general partner and Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis (L) and Tom Brady attend Game One of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs finals between the Aces and the New York Liberty. Brady looks kind of gaunt and pointy; Davis looks like Mark Davis.

As Owner Or Broadcaster, All Tom Brady Has To Do Is Show Up

Israel Daramola

College Football

What’s Going On With Bama?

Barry Petchesky

ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Filip Gustavsson #32 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates his empty net goal against the St. Louis Blues on October 15, 2024 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

A Short History Of The Goalie Goal

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.

Jae Towle Vieira

Normal Gossip logo with cartoon characters gossiping

Podcasts

Illegal Casino Night Is For The Children

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 15: A banner honoring Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau is raised to the rafters before a game against the Florida Panthers in the home opener at Nationwide Arena on October 15, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Gaudreau along with his brother Matthew were killed by a driver while biking in Salem County, New Jersey in August. at Nationwide Arena on October 15, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)

Columbus’s Johnny Gaudreau Tribute Was A Thank You, Not A Goodbye

Dave McKenna

Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 15, 2024 in New York City.

Aaron Judge Finally Woke Up

Defector Up All Night

It’s BOS Nation

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on, and kind of like a very rich/mean version of Yoda, before a game against the Baltimore Ravens in September of 2024.

Jerry Jones Doesn’t Appreciate Your Tone

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.

Drew Magary

Ostia Antica. Latrine at the Domus of Triclini, headquarters of the guild of builders. 2nd century AD. Near Rome.

Funbag

What We Talk About When We Talk About Our Toilet Apps

Lauren Theisen

Mark Vientos rounds first base after hitting a grand slam

Mark Vientos Blew The Dodgers Away

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Conkers in boxes at the annual World Conker Championships at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough. Picture date: Sunday October 13, 2024.

Life's Rich Pageant

Criminy! King Conker Charged With Cheeky Cheating At Conkers Contest

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 13: Head coach Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on after their 20-16 win over the Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on October 13, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nick Sirianni Has Had It Up To Here With The Fans Of The Team He Coaches

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets reacts after a play during the second half of an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on October 14, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Jets Remain Allergic To Competence

Screengrab of TBS showing a bad score bug that makes it look like there's always a runner on second.

TBS’s Score Bug Is Dreadful

Science

Let’s Go See What’s Swimming Around On Europa

Justin Ellis

A look inside the offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a sign for FEMA sits in the foreground as we see the silhouettes of people against large monitors in the background.

Politics

It’s Not The Weather Machine That Is Making Life Shittier

Trinity Rodman #2 of Washington Spirit in action against the OL Reign during the second half of the NWSL game at Audi Field on May 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.