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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Dan McQuade

Four images that show fans falling out of the stands, with them celebrating with Hurts afterward

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Dan Snyder’s Crummy Stadium Injured A Photographer And Nearly Injured Jalen Hurts

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Samer Kalaf

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Antonio Brown Strips, Tosses His Gear Into Crowd, Leaves Midgame [Update]

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Ray Ratto

Jalen Green #0 of the Houston Rockets dunks the ball during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Toyota Center on December 28, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

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Rockets’ Locker-Room Squabble Ends With Kevin Porter Jr. Driving Home At Halftime

Kraken fan Nadia Popovici meets Canucks equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton

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Kraken Fan Saves Canucks Equipment Manager’s Life By Banging On The Glass

Jaxon Smith-Njigba #11 of the Ohio State Buckeyes scores a touchdown against the Utah Utes during the second quarter in the Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

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College Football

Jaxon Smith-Njigba Was A Record-Breaking Machine At The Rose Bowl

Matt Corral #2 of the Mississippi Rebels looks on from the sideline after he was injured during the first quarter against the Baylor Bears in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on January 01, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Football Doesn’t Love You Back

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Kelsey McKinney

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Zillowing Out

A $589,000 House To Remind Us About The Power Of The Triangle

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Tom Ley

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Defector Up All Night

New Year, Same Open Thread

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Barry Petchesky

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Year In Review

What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?

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Defector Staff

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The Worst Ideas Of 2021

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Life's Rich Pageant

The Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts Of 2021

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The Worst Tweets Of 2021

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What Our Families Thought Of Defector In 2021

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Patrick Redford

Alan Dershowitz leaping into his defense of Alan Dershowitz

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Media Meltdowns

BBC Very Sorry For Inviting An Accused Epstein Collaborator On To Talk About Ghislaine Maxwell

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Drew Magary

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 27: Emmanuel Ogbah #91 of the Miami Dolphins sacks Ian Book #16 of the New Orleans Saints in the fourth quarter of the game at Caesars Superdome on December 27, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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The Integrity Of The Games Has Never Mattered

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The Best Things We Heard In 2021

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ISU World Figure Skating Championships – Stockholm: Day Three

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Bow Before Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, The Empress Of Russian Figure Skating

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John Madden and Pat Summerall in the booth during a CBS Sports NFL broadcast.

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Every Sport Could Use A John Madden

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Chris Thompson

Let’s Dream Big About Evan Mobley

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The Best Things We Read In 2021

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John Madden Smoked ’em Since He Had ’em

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Albert Burneko

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Maybe Your Marriage Just Sucks!

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A Soothing Interview With A Master Of Slow-Motion Bird Videos

Las Vegas Raiders Honor Hall of Fame NFL Coach, Broadcaster John Madden

John Madden Invited Us In

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Harry Reid Was A True Believer

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