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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 May 16

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Los Angeles Chargers v Las Vegas Raiders

We Were So Close

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

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CBS Spares Selected Markets End Of Steelers-Ravens

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Barry Petchesky

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 09: Tracy Walker III #21 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after an interception against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on January 09, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Green Bay Packers v Detroit Lions

Lions Trickerate Their Way To Inspiring, Slightly Pyrrhic Victory

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Albert Burneko

Granada CF v FC Barcelona – La Liga Santander

Soccer

Gavi, Noooo! (But Also, Yesss.)

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Here Is A Play That Sums Up The Giants’ Season

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Demonstrates Transport Tunnel Underneath Las Vegas Convention Center

The Machines

Please Enjoy Two Videos Of Elon Musk’s Obviously Bad Ideas Failing

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Ray Ratto

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 02: Head coach Vic Fangio of the Denver Broncos walks the sidelines during the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Denver Broncos v Los Angeles Chargers

Bring Back Black Monday

Kalyn Kahler

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 06: Alysa Liu skates in the Ladies Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena on January 06, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Day 1

Figure Skating

Alysa Liu Has Been Through It

Dallas Cowboys v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Weekend Open Thread Has Arrived

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Chefector

Let’s Make The Reasonable Omelet

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Kelsey McKinney

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Interviews

A Zillowing Out Fan Builds A Home, Finds Love

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Assistant coach Becky Hammon reacts from the bench while playing the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on December 01, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 132-98. 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.

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WNBA

Becky Hammon Makes Her Next Move

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David Roth

Diana Russini of ESPN, about to speak with a very powerful New Jersey accent.

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Local Sports Broadcasters Should Have Regional Accents

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Laura Wagner

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“No One Knows Anything”: Staffers At The Athletic Wait In The Dark Following NYT Deal

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The Celtics Are Once Again Crappy And Unhappy

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Politics

How Philadelphia Gets Ahead Of Drug Trends

Mass Vaccination Site Opens At Citi Field In New York City

If The Mets Want A Crosstown Rivalry, They’ll Need To Steal More Than A Hitting Coach

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Lauren Theisen

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Infinite Replay

The Picked-Up Flag That Dragged Me Deeper Into The Abyss

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Milwaukee Bucks v Toronto Raptors – Game Six

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Masai Ujiri’s Predawn Fitness Rituals, With Tyler Ricky Tynes

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Jack Hughes Has Insulted Detroit-Style Pizza, And Therefore My Honor

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This Is So Stupid

My Friend Lindsey Vonn Never Texts Me :( [Update]

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Media Meltdowns

The Athletic To Be Swallowed By Industry It Aimed To Kill

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Patrick Redford

Members of the local Serbian community gather for a vigil outside a hotel where Serbia's tennis champion Novak Djokovic is reported to be staying in Melbourne on January 6, 2022, after Australia said it had cancelled Djokovic's entry visa after having failed to "provide appropriate evidence" of double vaccination or a medical exemption. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

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Detained Novak Djokovic Is Jesus And Spartacus All Rolled Into One, According To Novak Djokovic’s Father

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Drew Magary

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I Am Your Greatest Horror: The Dad Fact Dispenser

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Cower, Mortals, In The Face Of Evan Rodrigues’s Pittsburgh Penguins

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