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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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Live Event

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Lauren Theisen

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The Mess – GIF logo – Messenger story

Journalismism

The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle

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Ray Ratto

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Funbag

Should Halloween Always Be The Last Saturday In October?

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Nate Tibbetts talks to the media during a press conference announcing him as the team's new head coach on October 20, 2023, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nate Tibbetts introduced as Phoenix Mercury Head Coach

WNBA

The Mercury Turn To A Girl Dad To Solve Their Problems

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 20: Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf (64) and Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) await the puck drop on the face off during the second period of game two in the Eastern Conference First Round between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 20, 2023, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Gavin Napier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

NHL: APR 20 Eastern Conference First Round – Lightning at Maple Leafs

It’s Time For Hockey Until Your Eyes Bleed

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Samer Kalaf

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Giri Nathan

The Namedropping podcast logo, a coffee cup with a scratched-out name

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Podcasts

How Your Name Can Determine Your Opportunities, With Xian Zhao

Collared Peccary or Javelina is widespread through the Southwestern United States and Central and South America. It is not a member of the pig family, despite its looks.

Collared Peccary or Javelina is widespread through the Southwestern United States and Central and South America.  It is not a member of the pig family, despite its looks.

Animals

I Ate All Your Precious Golf Worms And I’d Do It Again

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Tom Ley

The Ohio State University Marching Band performs prior to a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

Penn State v Ohio State

College Football

Report: Connor Stalions Lurked In The Shadows At 11 Big Ten Games

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Billy Haisley

Jeremy Doku of Manchester City battles with Pascal Gross of Brighton &amp; Hove Albion during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brighton &amp; Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Manchester, England.

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League

Soccer

Jérémy Doku Unleashed

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 23: Adolis Garcia #53 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after hitting a solo home run against Jose Urquidy #65 of the Houston Astros during the eighth inning in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 23, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Championship Series – Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – Game Seven

Adolis Garcia Is The Engine

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Israel Daramola

Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans looks on against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium on October 14, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana.

USC v Notre Dame

Caleb Williams Might Be Buckling Under The Weight Of His Own Hype

Championship Series – Houston Astros v Texas Rangers – Game Three

It’s On Max Scherzer, Again


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Dan McQuade

A photo of a television with a Dolphins/Eagles game on it, with Nick Sirianni's face filling the screen. Below it is a media cabinet, and there are some books and a PS5 behind a sound bar. In front of that sound bar is a small 1980s boombox.

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I Just Want To Listen To Merrill Reese Call The Eagles Game While I Watch. It Is Harder Than You’d Think.

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors gather as they demonstrate against Israeli war on Gaza calling for a ceasefire at Sergelstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, October 22, 2023.

Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Sweden

Politics

What Happens After The Rally Ends?

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Patrick Redford

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 22: Dexter Lawrence II #97 and Kayvon Thibodeaux #5 of the New York Giants sack Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders in the second quarter of the game at MetLife Stadium on October 22, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

Washington Commanders v New York Giants

Sam Howell Cannot Stop Getting Sacked

<p>Andre Kobayashi Deckrow is Post-Doctoral Associate in the Heritage Studies and Public History program and the Department of History at the University of Minnesota. He is currently working on a book about Japanese state-led migration to São Paulo in the 1920s and &#8217;30s. When not teaching or researching, he can be found rooting for Seattle sports teams or cooking Japanese food.</p>


Andre Kobayashi Deckrow

Pedro Okuda of Team Brazil celebrates a win over Panama in the WBC qualifiers in 2012.

World Baseball Classic Qualifier 3  Game 6: Team Panama v Team Brazil

How Baseball Became Brazilian

An image of a jumbotron at Michigan State university before a football game. It has a giant photo of Hitler on it, as part of a trivia video.

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Michigan State: Sorry For Putting Hitler On Our Jumbotron

Jose Leclerc #25 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after striking out Jon Singleton #28 of the Houston Astros to end the eighth inning in Game Six of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 22, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Championship Series – Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – Game Six

José Leclerc Stepped Away From The Void

Dave McKenna

George Harrison and Eric Clapton, playing their guitars, in a black-and-white concert photo from the 1970s

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Music

You Too Can Score Cheap On The Open Market For Dead People’s (Hammond) Organs

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Albert Burneko

Arizona's Zac Gallen and Philadelphia's Bryce Harper watch Harper's sixth-inning home run soar into the night during Philadelphia's 6-1 win in Game 5 of the NLCS.

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Never Make Zac Gallen Face Kyle Schwarber And Bryce Harper In The Same Inning Ever Again

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Chris Thompson

Signage during the LIV Golf Invitational -Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on October 20, 2023 in Doral, Florida.

Golf

39,000 Steps At A LIV Golf Party In Trumpland

A UFC referee cradles the head of Alexander Volkanovski, crumpled against the fencing at the end of his match against Islam Makhachev

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The Fights

UFC Fave Volkanovski Takes Bad And Unnecessary Beating In Abu Dhabi

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Oh What The Heck, Here’s A Weekend Open Thread

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Arts And Culture

Charles Bissell Has Finally Moved On From The Wrens

Indiana v Michigan

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


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Defector At The Movies

The Survival Of Independent Cinema Begins With The Belief Of Those Who Make It

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