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Lauren Theisen

Ashlyn Watkins and Kamilla Cardoso celebrate the South Carolina buzzer beater

College Basketball

Tennessee Never Saw Kamilla Cardoso’s Shot Coming

Kelsey McKinney

Sydney Sweeney at the world premiere of "Madame Web" held at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Arts And Culture

Why Can’t People Be Normal About Sydney Sweeney?

Giri Nathan

Anthony Edwards blocks a shot spectacularly

Anthony Edwards Did Not Expect To Jump That High


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


Corey Atad

Actress, Vita Vargas, Carla Hernández, Sayaka Yokoyama, Myriam Behar in Claquetazo Braulio Lopez Producer of a Scene from the filming of the film (Nudus) by director Gibran Bazan on October 26, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Defector At The Movies

Good, Bad, Or Invisible, CGI Makes Movies Unreal

<p>Katie Britt is not actually Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama.</p>


Katie Britt

Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, delivering her floridly bizarre response to the State of the Union speech on Fox News on Thursday, Mar. 7 2024

This Is So Stupid

The Nets, Of The Great State Of Brooklyn, Have Lost, I Fear, For The Children! Of America. To The Detroit Pistons—Of. This. Great. Na. Tion. Tonight. Last Night.

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks coaches his team in the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center on February 9, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado.

Get The Oregon Ducks In A Row

Tom Ley

Nikola Jokic #15 high fives Aaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets after the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 8, 2024 NBAE at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Nikola Jokic And Aaron Gordon Are In Space

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Chris Thompson

Ted Leonsis’s Suburban Arena Scam Is Nearly Kaput

David Roth

o-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca poses for a portrait in February 1991 in Toronto Canada.

Podcasts

Truth In Sandwich Advertising, With Rohan Nadkarni

Patrick Redford

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 06: Alyssa Naeher #1 of the United States celebrates after defeating Canada during the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup semifinals at Snapdragon Stadium on March 06, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Nichols/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

Soccer

The USWNT Survived Some All-Time CONCACAF Madness

Ben Simmons Is Back In Hell

Luis Paez-Pumar

Jordan Poole #13 of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket against Immanuel Quickley #5 of the New York Knicks in the second half during an NBA In-Season Tournament game at Capital One Arena on November 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. 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 Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Jordan Poole Falls, Declines To Take The Greatest Shot Of His Career

Curtis Lazar #42 of the New Jersey Devils and Martin Pospisil #76 of the Calgary Flames fight while a linesman reacts

What Game Should I Watch?

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Tom Scocca

The rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the entire chamber empty.

Margin Of Error

My Fellow Americans

Samer Kalaf

Palestinians, who are unable to meet their basic needs due to the Israeli army's obstruction of humanitarian aid, receive a bag of flour from an aid truck that arrived at al-Rashid Street in the west of Gaza City, Gaza.

Politics

The Status Quo In Gaza Is Death

Billy Haisley

Kylian Mbappe of PSG in action during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Real Sociedad and Paris Saint-Germain at Reale Arena, Estadio de Anoeta on March 5, 2024 in San Sebastian, Spain.

Kylian Mbappé Is Taking The Champions League One On One

Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Colonial Life Arena on January 28, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina.

South Carolina Is Built Different But Winning All The Same


<p>Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99</p>


Diana Moskovitz

A VICE Media Group location is seen on February 23, 2024 in the Venice section of Los Angeles, California.

Capital

“The Locusts Of The Newspaper World”: How Fortress Investment Group Decimated Newspapers Before Gutting Vice

Simona Halep smiles after her doping ban is slashed

Tennis

Simona Halep Appealed A Career-Ending Doping Ban And Won

Israel Daramola

Nick Saban is seen prior to WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) on February 7, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

College Football

Nick Saban Can’t Stop Complaining About NIL In The Most Annoying Way Possible

Ray Ratto

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1969: Nate Colbert #17 of the San Diego Padres poses for this photograph before an Major League Baseball game circa 1969. Colbert played for the Padres from 1969-74. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Nate Colbert

Let’s Remember Nate Colbert, Padres Legend By Default

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) celebrates with Florida Panthers center Evan Rodrigues (17) after scoring a goal

The Devils Are In Hell

A’s Unveil Renderings Of Yet Another Ballpark That Will Never Be Built

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Drew Magary

A little girl eating her breakfast cereal with a glass of milk, 1950. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images)

Food

Raisin Bran Crunch Is The GOAT Cereal

Jack Harrison (L) of Everton and Felipe challenge for the ball during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Everton FC at City Ground on December 02, 2023 in Nottingham, England.