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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Matt Carpenter of the Padres looking distraught during a road game against the Phillies in July of 2023.

San Diego Padres v Philadelphia Phillies

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What Are The Padres Trying To Tell Us, With Justin Halpern

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Ray Ratto

Houston Rockets v New York Knicks

There’s A Reason The Rockets Think They Can Trade Kevin Porter Jr.


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Diana Moskovitz

A general view of Spartan Stadium during the game between Notre Dame and Michigan State Spartans on September 23, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. The stadium is packed.

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College Football

13 Years After Lizzy Seeberg, Going Up Against College Football Remains A Fraught Idea

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Mordecai Brown Of The Chicago Cubs

An “Old-Fashioned Pitchers’ Duel” Didn’t Always Mean What You Think

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Drew Magary

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 17: Andrew DePaola #42 of the Minnesota Vikings signs a jersey for a fan before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jamboroo logo overlaid.

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Jamboroo

Fuck Fanatics And Fuck Michael Rubin

circa 1885: A couple of men playing a leisurely game of chess. The photo is in black in white. The men are dressed in suits. One of them is also petting a dog.

Chess Game

This Is So Stupid

I Have A Beef With Immaculate Grid, And It Is Exceptionally Petty

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Brian Daboll stands on the sideline during New York's blowout loss.

Media Meltdowns

Michael Kay Apologizes For Ripping Brian Daboll Over Child’s Birthday Celebration

General view of Busch Stadium during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics on August 14, 2023 in St Louis, Missouri.

A’s vs. Cardinals

Joy Is Where You Find It, Even If That Means In St. Louis

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Justin Ellis

A handout file photo dated 17 October 2013 made available by the Groninger Museum shows the painting "Spring Garden", the rectory garden in Nuenen in the spring by the painter Vincent van Gogh in Groningen, Netherlands. Van Gogh's work was stolen from the Singer Laren museum on 30 March 2020. The painting was on loan from the Groninger Museum. Vincent van Gogh's work "Spring Garden" stolen from the Singer Laren museum, Groningen, Netherlands - 17 Oct 2013

Vincent van Gogh’s work “Spring Garden” stolen from the Singer Laren museum, Groningen, Netherlands – 17 Oct 2013

Life's Rich Pageant

Our Delightful Game Of Cat And Mouse Continues, My Dear Arthur

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Linda Yaccarino Is The Last Funny Twitter Bit Left

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Mexico Is Probably Alien-Free, But K2-18b Is Still TBD

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The Dead And The Beautiful

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A super cute dog from the pet sematary:bloodlines trailer

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Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly

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Nicholas Russell

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The ‘Slough House’ Series Lets Spies Be The Losers They Are

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JULY 01: Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach Mike Babcock addresses member of the media during a press conference at Nationwide Arena on July 01, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)

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We’ve Found The One Thing Mike Babcock Might Be Innocent Of

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Trea Turner rounds the bases after hitting a home run

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I Apologize To My Beautiful Son Trea Turner, Who I Never Should Have Doubted For One Minute

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Kevin Porter Jr. #3 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center on March 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets

Rockets Guard Kevin Porter Jr. Charged With Assaulting And Strangling His Girlfriend

A New York Jets fan looks on from the crowd during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, August 19, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New York Jets

For Jets Fans, Disaster Is The Only Love Language

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Jim Trotter’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Makes Working For NFL Network Sound Like A Nightmare

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A screenshot of the Manningcast reacting to Aaaron Rodgers's injury

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The Manningcast Was The Perfect Companion To That Insane Jets Game

Paul Pogba of Juventus FC looks on during the Serie A Tim match between Empoli FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Carlo Castellani on September 3, 2023 in Empoli, Italy.

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Paul Pogba Facing Four-Year Ban For Failing Doping Test

In this photo taken on September 11, 2023, BYD electric cars waiting to be loaded on a ship are stacked at the international container terminal of Taicang Port at Suzhou Port, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

CHINA-ECONOMY-AUTOMOBILE

Funbag

Which Automaker Has The Ugliest Cars?

Golden State Warriors v Utah Jazz – Game Three

Adam Silver Thinks The Key To Resting NBA Players Is More Policy, Not Fewer Games

Buffalo Bills v New York Jets

Josh Allen Was The Problem

<p>Micah Herskind is an organizer, policy advocate, and writer based in Atlanta, GA.</p>


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Micah Herskind

Environmental activists hold a rally and a march through the Atlanta Forest, a preserved forest Atlanta that is scheduled to be developed as a police training center, March 4, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Intent upon stopping the building of what they have called cop city, the environmentalists were evicted from the forest in January, resulting in the killing by police of Manuel Teran, a young activist and medic.

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The Stop Cop City Indictment Is An Act Of Desperation

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