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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

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami hoist the trophy with his teammates after defeating the Nashville SC to win the Leagues Cup 2023 final match between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC at GEODIS Park on August 19, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Leagues Cup 2023 – Final: Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

Soccer

Lionel Messi Shared The Spotlight

Spain players celebrate at the end during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.

Spain v England: Final – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Spain’s Players Earned This World Cup

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Kathryn Xu

Abigail Segel is a writer based in Montreal.

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Abigail Segel

Computer room and workers ca. 1980. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Computer room and workers ca. 1980

Life Lessons

Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?

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Tom Ley

The cast of Our Gang/The Little Rascals singing, circa 1930.

Our Gang/The Little Rascals singing

Staff Chat

It’s Time For A Staff Chat

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Samer Kalaf

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Patrick Redford

Chelsea Gray jumps in the air and celebrates as the Aces beat the Liberty.

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WNBA

Upon Further Review, The Aces Have Not Met Their Match

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

Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Raymond James Stadium on August 11, 2023 in Tampa, Florida.

Pittsburgh Steelers v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Israel Daramola

Michael Oher #74 of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

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Journalismism

The Tuohy Family’s Side Of The Story Has A Giant Hole At The Center

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James Harden, Hanging Out On A High School Sports Field, Says Relationship With Sixers Is Beyond Repair

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

Dawand Jones #74 of the Cleveland Browns blocks Nolan Smith #3 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 17, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Lessons Learned At A Terrible Eagles Preseason Game

Krys Malcolm Belc is the author of The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood (Counterpoint) and the flash nonfiction chapbook In Transit (The Cupboard Pamphlet). He is the memoir editor of Split Lip Magazine. Krys is the current Edelstein-Keller Writer-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota and lives in St. Paul with his partner and their four young children.

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Krys Malcolm Belc

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Histories Of Transition

How Transmasc Parents Navigate Testosterone After Pregnancy

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Sabrina Imbler

A very cute hadal snailfish that is blue and chunky and appears to be smiling

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A Unified Theory Of Deep-Sea Fish Aesthetics; Or, The Deeper You Go The Cuter They Get

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: Vlatko Andonovski, Head Coach of USA, speaks to the media in the post match press conference following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 Round of 16 match between Sweden and USA at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on August 06, 2023 in Melbourne / Naarm, Australia. (Photo by Alex Grimm - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Sweden v USA: Round of 16 – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

It Is Mercifully Vlatkover

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 29, 2021: Gunner Olszewski #80 of the New England Patriots performs a drill during training camp at Gillette Stadium on July 29, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

New England Patriots Training Camp

NFL Training Camp Storylines, Ranked

Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions looks on against the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field on November 24, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.

Buffalo Bills v Detroit Lions

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: Detroit Lions

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Video Games

The Slow-Building Joys Of ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ And Turn-Based Combat

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Barry Petchesky

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 16: Cierra Gaytan-Leach of the Hard Eights prepares to serve during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle &amp; Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Major League Pickleball – Columbus

This Is So Stupid

Hear Me Out: Pickleball Eschaton

A t-shirt with a three-by-three grid. Each box has two cows standing in front of the state of New Hampshire. The bottom of the shirt says "... enough said!"

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What Does This Cow Shirt Mean?

&lt;&gt; at KessPro Studios on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

The Girls Guide To Fantasy Football Draft Party

Podcasts

The Hater’s Guide To The 2023 Fantasy Football Season, With Andy Behrens

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Lauren Theisen

Luke Raley rounds third to score his inside-the-park home run

Tampa Bay Rays v San Francisco Giants

Now This Is A Real Inside-The-Park Home Run

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

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Hey It's That Guy

Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?

Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 28, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: Pittsburgh Steelers

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Billy Haisley

Aitana Bonmati of Spain celebrates her team’s 2-1 victory and advance to the final following the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Spain and Sweden at Eden Park on August 15, 2023 in Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand.

Spain v Sweden: Semi Final – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Aitana Bonmatí Can’t Win

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Manchester United supporters protest against Mason Greenwood of Manchester United and the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on August 14, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premier League

Manchester United Continues To Stumble Its Way Toward Reinstating Mason Greenwood

Sabrina Ionescu and Marine Johannes celebrate on the court

2023 Commissioner’s Cup Championship – New York Liberty v Las Vegas Aces

You’re Goddamn Right The Aces Have Met Their Match

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jonquel Jones #35 of the New York Liberty drives to the basket during the 2023 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship on August 15, 2023 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Aces Have Met Their Match

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