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Patrick Redford

The Himalayan Mount Everest (C-L) and other mounts ranges are pictured from Namche Bazar in the Everest region, some 140 kms northeast of Kathmandu on March 26, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Interviews

A Geologist Rocks My World On Why Earth’s Tallest Mountain Isn’t So Obvious

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Tom Ley

Tennessee Titans v Baltimore Ravens

The NFL Could Only Get Away With This For So Long

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan (in yellow) passes by Paris Saint-Germain's Italian midfielder Marco Verratti (CL) after the game was suspended amid allegations of racism by one of the match officials during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Istanbul Basaksehir FK

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Soccer

Basaksehir And PSG Players Who Walked Off The Pitch Are Heroes, Even If There Is No Villain

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Giri Nathan

Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Lakers – Game Five

Defector Up All Night

James Harden Came Home

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.

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WNBA

Who Gets The Magazine Cover?

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

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 06: Dan Bailey #5 of the Minnesota Vikings kicked the game winning field goal to give the Vikings the 27-24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in overtime at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Minnesota Vikings

Funbag

It’s Time For Yet Another PAT Fix, But This One Is Good, I Swear

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Ray Ratto

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 07: Jon Bostic #53 of the Washington Football Team celebrates with teammates following an interception during the fourth quarter of their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 07, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Washington Football Team v Pittsburgh Steelers

This Is Not The NFC East We Knew And Loved And Recoiled From

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Chris Thompson

A graduating student wears a money lei, a necklace made of US dollar bills, at the Pasadena City College graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. - With 45 million borrowers owing $1.5 trillion, the student debt crisis in the United States has exploded in recent years and has become a key electoral issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections. "Somebody who graduates from a public university this year is expected to have over $35,000 in student loan debt on average," said Cody Hounanian, program director of Student Debt Crisis, a California NGO that assists students and is fighting for reforms.

A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises

Dave McKenna

Dick Allen, stylish to the last, throws out the first pitch at a Phillies game in 2009.

Dick Allen, Who Didn’t Like Fake Grass Or Being Fucked With, Is Dead

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 05: Head coach Scott Satterfield of the Louisville Cardinals on the sidelines in the game against the Boston College Eagles during the fourth quarter at Cardinal Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Boston College v Louisville

College Football

Louisville Football Coach Says The Quiet Part Loud

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Lauren Theisen

Chase Young #99 of the Washington Football Team celebrates

Chase Young Was There When Washington Needed Him Most

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Alex Smith Is Losing Healthy Legs At An Alarming Rate

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 17: New England Patriots player Tom Brady at the grand opening of the TB12 Performance &amp; Recovery Center on September 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

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Tom Brady Got A Million-Dollar PPP Loan For His Business And A Big Boat For Himself

<a href="https://twitter.com/PeteCroatto" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/PeteCroatto&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664986664225000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IOCSnf8b8k47CXUQY8Wml">Pete Croatto </a>is the author of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/From-Hang-Time-to-Prime-Time/Pete-Croatto/9781982103958" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/From-Hang-Time-to-Prime-Time/Pete-Croatto/9781982103958&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664986664225000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qtPVCYdWjoWnj-HRERk_r">From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-day NBA</a>. His sportswriting has appeared in many outlets, including The New York Times, The Athletic, The Toronto Star, Andscape, Shondaland, and SLAM.

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Walt Clyde Frazier the man, left, holds Walt Clyde Frazier the sneaker, right.

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Walt “Clyde” Frazier, The Clydes, And The Invention Of NBA Cool

Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 06, 2020

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Arsenal Has Fallen Off A Cliff, And There’s No Safety Net In Sight

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Maybe  James Harden Will Continue Partying Until He’s Off The Houston Rockets

Madre Harper #45, Jabrill Peppers #21 and Isaac Yiadom #27 of the New York Giants celebrate an interception

New York Giants v Seattle Seahawks

You Take The Playoffs Every Time

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Billy Haisley

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Defector At The Movies

‘La Grande Bouffe’ Knew Exactly How To Make Arthouse Accessible: Lots Of Fart Gags

Los Vegas Raiders v New York Jets

You Simply Cannot Explain Gregg Williams’s Horrendous Play Call

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Samer Kalaf

Wide receiver Gunner Olszewski #80 of the New England Patriots runs with the ball for a touchdown away from linebacker Nick Vigil #59 of the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth quarter of the game at SoFi Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Inglewood, California.

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The Chargers Were Complete, Historic Ass

Carl Lentz Visits “The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show”

Phony Celebrity Pastor Carl Lentz Was Also A World Class Name-Dropper

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz

Kendall Hinton #2 of the Denver Broncos looks to pass during the third quarter of a game against the New Orleans Saints at Empower Field At Mile High on November 29, 2020

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Football Is Doing Its Best To Turn A Pandemic Disaster Into A Hall-Of-Fame Moment

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

Zach Wheeler pitches in a grey Phillies uniform (red cap) in the 2020 season

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The Phillies Are Reportedly Looking To Get Worse

No. 11 on the Raiders celebrates in the end zone as a Jets player sighs behind him

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Here Is The Totally Believable Way The Jets Lost

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Kelsey McKinney

A general view of signage at Lumen Field on November 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

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Every NFL Team Now Has Placed A Player On The COVID-19 List

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