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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 July 15

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Great Perfecting Printing Press

Announcements

Transactions, February 16

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Ray Ratto

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 15: Jason Demers #55 of the Arizona Coyotes skates onto the ice before the start of the NHL game against the St. Louis Blues at Gila River Arena on February 15, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

St Louis Blues v Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes Exist To Make Every Other Awful Franchise Look Better

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Zdeno Chara on the cover of The Hockey News

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Media Meltdowns

Hockey Magazine Denies That It Ever Released A “Diversity Issue” With Zdeno Chara On The 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

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Funbag

We Will Never Run Out Of War Movies

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Lauren Theisen

Artem Zub #2 of the Ottawa Senators draws a penalty for pulling down Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Ottawa Senators v Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs Ate A Whole Plate Of Shit In Front Of Everyone

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Patrick Redford

Masai Ujiri pulling out his credentials before being shoved.

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Masai Ujiri’s Outrageous Legal Saga Is Finally Over

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after made a bad pass against the Boston Celtics at Chase Center on February 02, 2021 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors

When Draymond Green Speaks, Listen

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Jonas Valanciunas Freaks Out After Being Dunked On, Gets Revenge On The Wrong King

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Albert Burneko

A tomtit and a sparrow feed from a bird feeder in a park in Moscow on January 31, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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Birdfector

A Suggestion For Bird Feeding

<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnus">Eric Nusbaum</a> is a writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-home-los-angeles-the-dodgers-and-the-lives-caught-in-between-9781541742222/9781541742215">Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between</a>. He is also a former editor at Vice.

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Kids photograph a pitcher for the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Acorns in 1952.

MLB’s Minor League Power Play Is An Offense Against Baseball History

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a goal opportunity during the Italian Serie A football match Napoli vs Juventus on February 13, 2021 at the Diego Maradona (San Paolo) stadium in Naples.

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Juventus’s Grip On Serie A Is Finally Loosening

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Samer Kalaf

Steelers lineman Maurkice Pouncey, and Dolphins lineman Mike Pouncey

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The Pouncey Twins Were Loyal To All The Wrong People

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Barry Petchesky

Dutch skater Henk Angenent (C/red/black) is followed by others as he glides across ice on a canal at Hindeloopen on February 14, 2021, as he attempts the 'Elfstedentocht' in the Netherlands' province of Friesland. - Angenent a farmer, who was winner of the last edition of the 'Elfstedentocht' in 1997, which is an organised 200-kilometre skating tour along the 11 Frisian towns and has been adapted to comly with restrictions as part of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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We Have Been Deprived Of The Elfstedentocht For Far Too Long

Hunter Dickinson #1 of the Michigan Wolverines defends

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College Basketball

Hunter Dickinson Is Helping Michigan Dominate And Wow His Arms Are So Long

Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets

A Good Pass Is One That Makes A Guy Look Silly

Milwaukee Bucks v Detroit Pistons

Mason Plumlee Is Officially A Triple-Double Machine

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Billy Haisley

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Pedri Makes Barcelona’s Bad Season Worth It

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Russell Westbrook Can’t Believe He Airballed A Free Throw Either

Former Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle

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Jacksonville’s Chris Doyle Era Ends, Very Quickly

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Kelsey McKinney

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Zillowing Out

A $635,000 Valentine’s Day Cottage For Smoochin’

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Giri Nathan

Russia's Aslan Karatsev celebrates after victory against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman during their men's singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 12, 2021.

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This Man I Have Never Watched Play Tennis Before Might Be A God

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Gina Carano arrives for the World Premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", the highly anticipated conclusion of the Skywalker saga on December 16, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

World Premiere Of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

Gina Carano Posted Herself All The Way Out Of The Star Wars Universe

Actors Lucille Hutton and Jackie Levine play tug-of-war with Jack Miller's blanket while attempting to get him out of bed in a still from the silent film comedy 'Oh, Mama'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Life Lessons

Hear Me Out: Put A Blanket On Top Of The Comforter

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Patrick Mahomes, seen here running away from The Distraction podcast logo.

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Podcasts

Talking About The People Who Get Upset About Patrick Mahomes, With Mina Kimes

John Loeppky is a freelance writer and theatre artist currently based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His work has appeared for outlets such as FiveThirtyEight, CBC, and Maclean’s.

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DIADEMA, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 19: Para Athlete Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira rests during a training session at the shoulder of the Imigrantes Highway on September 19, 2020 in Diadema, Brazil. Alan had both his legs amputated below the knee since he was 21 days old. He specializes in speed tests and competes in T44 sprint events. He is a Paralympic and World Athletics Champion and will participate in his fourth Paralympics. Alan is being trained by Katsuhico Nakaya, who is going to his ninth Olympics. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

A Day with Track Athletes Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID – 19) Pandemic

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What Does The Pandemic Mean For Paralympians?

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