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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

A worker slices smoked salmon on a counter.

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This Is So Stupid

What Would Be Your Rich-Person Snack?

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Soraya Roberts

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Defector At The Movies

In ‘Sharp Stick,’ Jon Bernthal Invents Kissing

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Drew Magary

New York Jets v Buffalo Bills

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: New York Jets

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Dan McQuade

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I’m Sorry, The Cat In ‘Stray’ Is An Uggo

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Ray Ratto

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 03: Shohei Ohtani #17 waits for the next batter in the fourth inning while playing the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 3, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Angels

Good Teams Win, But Bad Teams Make Baseball Go

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Summer Cries Out For The Rise Of Coffee Granita

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Marc Cucurella of Brighton & Hove Albion in action during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion at Molineux on April 30, 2022 in Wolverhampton, England.

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Soccer

Window Shopping: Is It Cuckoo To Spend €65 Million On Marc Cucurella?

Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angels is congratulated for his home run with a cowboy hat and cup of water to the face in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics

Wow! Look What The Angels Did!

Kalyn Kahler

A photo of lawyer Tony Buzbee unveiling a giant blow up of a Adam Schefter tweet. The tweet reads: "This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints."

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Lawyer For 24 Women Who Sued Deshaun Watson Slams NFL Investigation—And Adam Schefter

Southend United v Carlisle United – Sky Bet League Two

Mate, You’ve Gone And Named Your Stand After A Bloody Serial Murderer!

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

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The Full Statement Of Ashley Solis, The First Woman To Speak Out Against Deshaun Watson

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Armenian-born Argentine 100-year-old Artyn Elmayan plays tennis in Buenos Aires in 2017. The reason this image is on here is that this is our 100th episode.

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Fit, Frisky, And 100, With Brandon Nix

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Laura Wagner

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Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's spokesperson Lis Smith speaks to the press in the Spin Room after participating in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019.

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Defector Reads A Book

We Tried To Review Lis Smith’s Vapid New Book

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Patrick Redford

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAR 03: Trevor Penning #OL38 of the Northern Iowa Panthers speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 3, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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Trevor Penning Simply Loves To Fight His Teammates

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Do You Dare Twirl Your Fork In The Spaghetti Worm?

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Lauren Theisen

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Colorado Rockies  v San Diego Padres

The Fun Is In Trying To Win

Los Angeles Chargers v Houston Texans

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Houston Texans

Business And Media Elites Attend Annual Allen & Co Meetings In Sun Valley

This Is A Mess

Seattle Mariners v Houston Astros

Defector Up All Night

And Now, A Great Moment In Umpiring

The pack rides on the Champs Elysees during the 1st stage of the new edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 81,6 km between the Tour Eiffel and the Champs-Elysees, in Paris on July 24, 2022. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cycling

The Tour de France Femmes Surpassed Every Expectation

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 27, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.

Cleveland Browns Training Camp

At Browns Camp, Deshaun Watson’s Six-Game Suspension Is Nobody’s Business

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Fernando Alonso of Spain and Alpine F1 looks on in the Drivers Press Conference prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 17, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

F1 Grand Prix of Canada – Practice

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F1’s Silly Season Is Here, So Let’s Make Sense Of The Chaos

Colorado Rockies v Los Angeles Dodgers

The Game Bent Around Vin Scully’s Voice

Green Bay Packers v Detroit Lions

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Detroit Lions

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Billy Haisley

England players celebrate with fans during the England women's team celebration at Trafalgar Square on August 01, 2022 in London, England. The England Women's football team beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the UEFA European Women's Championship last night at Wembley Stadium.

The Lionesses Lift The UEFA Women’s Euro Trophy In Victory Celebration For Fans

Is Women’s Soccer Leaving Home?

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