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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Albert Burneko

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Media Meltdowns

How To Stay Out Of The Right-Wing Outrage Machine

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Chris Thompson

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Danny Ainge Is Doing What He Knows Best

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

Wyoming v Illinois

Podcasts

The Hater’s Guide To The 2022 College Football Season, With Eric Eager

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Samer Kalaf

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College Football

Manti Te’o Picks A New Ending For His Story

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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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Which Strategic Acquisitions Should Defector Make?

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Baker Mayfield Maybe Cussed

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Laura Wagner

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If The Washington Post Is Giving Sports Betting Advice, Anyone Will

MLB Court Filing Says Umpire Ángel Hernández Is An Unaccountable Jerk

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Lauren Theisen

San Diego Padres v San Francisco Giants

The Padres Have A Month To Avoid Humiliation

Arizona Cardinals v Cincinnati Bengals

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Arizona Cardinals

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Tom Ley

Seattle Storm v Las Vegas Aces – Game Two

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Chelsea Gray Keeps It Together For The Aces

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Giri Nathan

Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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Nobody Wants Serena Williams To Lose

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Defector Up All Night

Let’s Get Londo At Tanta

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SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game

Can The Orioles Just Make Up Their Minds Already?

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We Were Bowled Over By ‘Beyond A Boundary’

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Rinky Hijikata Made The Most Of His U.S. Open Moment

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Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Las Vegas Raiders

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This Is So Stupid

This Isn’t The Unaccountable Murder Program I Fell In Love With

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Jon Gruden Emerges With A Sorry Excuse And Sorrier Haircut

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart 2022 – Day 5

Anett Kontaveit Gets The Pleasure Of Being In Everyone’s Way

Cameron Smith holds the trophy at The Open Championship.

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The Golf War Rages On With Fresh Defections And New Escalations

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We Must Protect Soccer From Grubby Rule-Mongers

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Kelsey McKinney

A League Of Their Own

‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has

Carolina Panthers v New England Patriots

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: New England Patriots

2022 US Open – Day 1

Daniel Elahi Galán Gave The U.S. Open A Post-Serena Show

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