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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 22: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates his solo home run in the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on April 22, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Aaron Judge Wasn’t About To Be Anyone’s Bargain

Albert Burneko

Cristiano Ronaldo looking pissy in his yellow substitute's vest

Soccer

Portugal Romped While Ronaldo Watched

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Sabrina Imbler

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These Two Grass Mice Species Look Almost Identical Except For One Small Thing (Their Wieners)

Tom Ley

College Football

Hugh Freeze Is Thinking Massively

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Drew Magary

Funbag

How Old Are You In Your Dreams?

Samer Kalaf

Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson answers questions from the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on March 2, 2022, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

This Is A Funny Way Of Saying That A.J. Brown Got His Old GM Fired

Luis Paez-Pumar

Achraf Hakimi of Morocco celebrates after the team's victory in the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain at Education City Stadium on December 06, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Spain Beat Itself Again

Ray Ratto

The Phillies Might As Well Keep Spending

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Interviews

Star Essayist Sabrina Imbler TELLS ALL In An EXCLUSIVE In-Depth Interview

Ryan Succop Robbed Us Of Full Regional Futility

Cameroonian Football Federation President Samuel Eto'o during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G match between Cameroon and Serbia at Al Janoub Stadium on November 28, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar.

Samuel Eto’o Kicked A Guy In The Face At The World Cup

Lauren Theisen

Jacob Trouba throws a hit against Andreas Athanasiou

When The Going Gets Tough, Jacob Trouba Gets Nasty

Brazil Finally Started Dancing

Patrick Redford

Norways Magnus Carlsen (R) gestures during his round 9 game against the Indonesias team at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, in Mahabalipuram on August 7, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Chess

Magnus Carlsen’s Lawyers Call Hans Niemann’s Lawsuit A Big Dumb Publicity Stunt

Billy Haisley

Japan Finally Plays A Good Game And Loses Anyway

Kirill Kaprizov makes a shot over Scott Wedgewood in the shootout

Kirill Kaprizov Is The Scourge Of The Shootout

Giri Nathan

Anthony Davis Is The Center Of Everything

The 49ers Are Quarterback-Optional

Deion Sanders introduced as CU Buffs head coach

Deion Sanders Meets New Players, Tells Them To Get Lost

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 14: Ken Griffey Jr #24 of the Seattle Mariners, Barry Bonds #24 of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Fred McGriff #19 of the San Diego Padres poses together for this portrait during batting practice prior to the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star game July 14, 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. The American League beat the National League 13-6. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

There’s A Place For Cheaters In The Hall Of Fame

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks onward from the sideline during the second quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

Deshaun Watson Returns And The Browns Win Without Him

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

Dan McQuade

A.J. Brown #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles catches a touchdown reception over Tre Avery #30 of the Tennessee Titans during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on December 04, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A.J. Brown Wrecked His Old Team

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Chris Thompson

Kylian Mbappé holds up two fingers to signify two goals scored.

Kylian Mbappé Scores Two Lovely Goals As France Puts Away Poland

Volleyball player dives into table. Blue court, table is press row but empty. South Dakota 1 point vs Houston 5 points Houston leads 1-2 (Best of 5)

Volleyball

Out Of The Way, Table!

Deion Sanders tells the Jackson State football team that he is leaving for Colorado.

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