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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Patrick Redford

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Politics

NAIA Becomes First Organization To Ban Trans Athletes From College Sports

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Drew Magary

A promotional poster for the James Bond film "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craig at a cineplex in Shanghai showing all six actors who have played the character James Bond.

China Film Marketing

Arts And Culture

It’s Not Who Plays The Next Bond, It’s How You Write Him

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Albert Burneko

Bees

Animals

A Huge Frickin’ Swarm Of Honeybees Came To My House!


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Diana Moskovitz

The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening day of a executive board meeting in Lausanne on March 19, 2024.

Olympic Rings

Olympics

What Will It Take To Fix SafeSport?

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1930s 1940s MAN REPORTER…

Funbag

How Facts Went Out Of Fashion

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Tom Ley

The Connecticut Huskies celebrate with the trophy after beating the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

Purdue v Connecticut

College Basketball

Nobody’s In UConn’s League

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 30: Marcus Stroman #0 of the New York Yankees pitches in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on March 30, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

New York Yankees v Houston Astros

MLB’s New Uniforms Continue To Suck Ass

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Lauren Theisen

Nick Suzuki steps onto the ice for warm-ups

Toronto Maple Leafs v Montreal Canadiens

I Was A Habs Fan For A Night And That’s Plenty

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Cody Rhodes celebrates during Night Two of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 7, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

WrestleMania 40

Pro Wrestling

WrestleMania Distilled WWE’s Worst Excesses Into Five Glorious Minutes

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Ray Ratto

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 21: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats walks off the court after losing to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies during the second half in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies won, 80-76. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Oakland v Kentucky

John Calipari Gets Out Ahead Of The Pitchforks And Torches

Head Coach Doc Rivers of the Milwaukee Bucks speaks during a press conference after the game against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on March 30, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-113.

Milwaukee Bucks v Atlanta Hawks

The Bucks Are All Fucked Up

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Simone Biles from the USA in action on the balance beam.

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The Crossword, April 8: Start Your Engines

Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Sydney Affolter #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes jump for a rebound during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four National Championship game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 7, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – National Championship

South Carolina Is A Perpetual Machine

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel (18) bats during the Los Angeles Angels versus the Baltimore Orioles game on March 28, 2024, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD.

MLB: MAR 28 Angels at Orioles

Major League Baseball EMBROILED In Fussy And Arcane Scoring Scandal

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Barry Petchesky

Honeybee drinking nectar from a flower in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Honeybee Drinking Nectar From A Flower

Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is The First Honeybee Ever To Pull A String

OTTAWA, CANADA - APRIL 6: Brady Tkachuk #7 of the Ottawa Senators stretches during warmup prior to a game against the New Jersey Devils at Canadian Tire Centre on April 6, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/NHLI via Getty Images)

New Jersey Devils v Ottawa Senators

I Need The Senators To Sit Down And Explain To Me What’s Acceptable To Do To An Empty Net And What’s Not

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 05: Atlanta Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz (r) talks to Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider (99) and Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (16) at the pitching mound during the Atlanta Braves 2024 season Home Opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 5, 2024 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

MLB: APR 05 Diamondbacks at Braves

The Elbows Are Exploding

Paige Bueckers #5 of the Connecticut Huskies and JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans looks on during the second half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on April 01, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.

Connecticut v USC

See The Subject Beyond The Frame

Korbin Albert of the United States arrives at the field

USWNT Training

Soccer

USWNT Stars Past And Present Condemn Rising Star Korbin Albert’s Noxious Internet Habits

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Defector Staff

A panicked crowd on Broad Street, New York City, after the closing of the stock exchange doors during the Panic of 1873, 20th September 1873. The stock exchange stayed closed for ten days. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Financial Panic

This Is So Stupid

Defector Status Report: East Coast Earthquake

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Charles P. Pierce

College Basketball: NCAA Final Four, North Carolina State David Thompson (44) victorious with net after winning game vs UCLA, Greensboro, NC 3/24/1974

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50 Years Later, My First Final Four Is Still The Best

<p>A Rockies fan by birth and a White Sox fan by geographic proximity, Annie Howard spends her non-suffering sports moments ardently rooting for the Nuggets and the Orioles.</p>


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Annie Howard

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Ballparks Remain Empty On What Would Have Been Baseball’s Opening Day

How To Fix Chicago’s White Sox–Shaped Black Hole

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Israel Daramola

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The Defector Guide To Making A Celebrity Sports Documentary

Fans hold up a "SELL" flag as the Boston Red Sox play the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on April 02, 2024 in Oakland, California.

Boston Red Sox v Oakland Athletics

The A’s And Sacramento Will Pretend Not To Know Each Other

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David Roth

Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco strikes a prayerful gesture after getting the last out of his no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1, 2024.

Toronto Blue Jays v Houston Astros

The More Random The Pitcher, The Better The No-Hitter

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