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LLANDUDNO, WALES - MARCH 31: Mountain goats roam the streets of LLandudno on March 31, 2020 in Llandudno, Wales. The goats normally live on the rocky Great Orme but are occasional visitors to the seaside town, but a local councillor told the BBC that the herd was drawn this time by the lack of people and tourists due to the COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine measures. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Overexplained Lists

My Pandemic Pursuits, Ranked

Lauren Theisen

screencaps from AEW Dynamite and Mavericks-Spurs

Pro Wrestling

NBA Arena Audio Somehow Invaded AEW’s Broadcast And Ruined A Match

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Chris Thompson

Lemon peels stewing in booze and a bottle of lemon syrup.

Chefector

Let’s Make Some Delicious Limoncello, For It Is Limoncello Time

Ray Ratto

The Rangers Will Have A Full House Because No One Will Tell Them They Can’t

Laura Wagner

Journalismism

ESPN Details How Billionaire’s Son Overcame Family’s Wealth And Connections To Become NFL Head Coach

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

Dan McQuade

For One Season, Rheal Cormier Was Lights Out

Tom Ley

Life's Rich Pageant

Feebly Mumbling “Blue Lives Matter” Did Not Get Johnny Damon Out Of His DUI Arrest

NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 27: Sandro Mamukelashvili #23 of the Seton Hall Pirates blocks a shot by Ryan Kalkbrenner #32 of the Creighton Bluejays during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Prudential Center on January 27, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

College Basketball

What If They Revealed A Bracket And No One Noticed?

Malfunctioning Horn Goes Off Every Minute, On The Minute, In Lightning–Red Wings

Jason England

A still from the movie Judas and the Black Messiah.

Defector At The Movies

Shaka King, Director Of ‘Judas And The Black Messiah,’ Talks Radical Politics, How To Make Black Movie Stars, And The Black Excellence Industrial Complex

Patrick Redford

FC Porto's Spanish forward Toni Martinez (C-R) celebrates as FC Porto's Argentinian goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin (2ndL Rear) comforts Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata at the end of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Juventus Turin and FC Porto on March 9, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Soccer

Savor All The Dramatic Turns Of Porto’s Shocking Champions League Win Over Juventus

Barry Petchesky

Defector Up All Night

Canucks Ice Guy Has Moves

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Diana Moskovitz

Former head coach Les Miles of the Kansas Jayhawks watches from the sidelines during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas.

College Football

The Problem Was That Les Miles Stopped Winning

Meyers Leonard taking a call right before cutting the stream off.

Media Meltdowns

How Not To Write A Blog About Meyers Leonard’s Heated Gaming Moment

Giri Nathan

Knicks president Leon Rose sits courtside.

And Now For A Heartening Tale Of Leadership From The Knicks’ Front Office

Meyers Leonard Has Heated Gaming Moment, Finds Out He’s In Trouble Live On Stream

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Drew Magary

Funbag

Some Rules For Movie Soundtracks

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

Jonah Peretti Lays Off 47 HuffPost Staffers In Latest “Bloodbath”

Dutch Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix celebrates on the podium after winning the 'Strade Bianche' one day cycling race (184km) from and to Siena, Italy, Saturday 06 March 2021. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Cycling

Mathieu van der Poel’s Attack At Strade Bianche Was Cycling At Its Best

Avs Announcer Marc Moser Is A Land Of Contrasts

The Dak Prescott Deal Is Good For Everybody

Billy Haisley

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates after scoring their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Manchester, England.

Manchester United Has Crawled Out Of The Meme Zone

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 26: Chase Daniel #4 of the Detroit Lions heads off the field following a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on December 26, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

You Expect Us To Believe WHAT About Chase Daniel?

Papa John: For 20 Months I Have Worked To Excise Racial Slur From My Vocabulary

Luis Paez-Pumar

AEW Revolution's Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match ended with a whimper of a bang.

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