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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.

Defector

Albert Burneko

Arts And Culture

Appalling Errors In Vulture’s Ranked List Of Muppets Movies, Ranked

Israel Daramola

God Help Me, I Can’t Stop Watching ‘Clipped’

Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

A €12.3 Million Estate Where We Can Become Wine Barons

Lauren Theisen

The Oilers Are Astonishing

Dave McKenna

Gervonta "Tank" Davis clobbers Frank Martin with a huge left hook.

Boxing

Who On Earth Wants To Fight Tank Davis Now?

Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

Heather Wei-Xi Chen

Kenny Moll rips through an impromptu finish line to mark the end of his seventh marathon. Michael-Luca is running to his right, with a crowd of runners behind them. There are trees in the background, and the area is both shaded and sunny.

The Great Outdoors

If You Run Seven Marathons In Seven Days In Central Park, Does It Make A Difference?

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, n+1, Texas Monthly, Air Mail, and other publications.

Owen Lewis

Tennis

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Women sit under hair dryers in a Paris beauty shop, smoking and reading magazines while their hair dries.

Life Lessons

You Should Cut Your Own Hair

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky grabs the rebound during he first half of a WNBA game against the Connecticut Sun

WNBA

Angel Reese Has Genius In Her Fingertips

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 27: Ty Dellandrea #10 of the Dallas Stars is congratulated by Max Domi #18 after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period in Game Five of the Western Conference Final of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

My Child Has Been Taken By The Sharks

Berry Thief, My Enemy; Berry Thief, My Friend

Billy Haisley

Luis Paez-Pumar

Patrick Redford

A general view of pregame ceremonies before the CONMEBOL Copa America match between Argentina and Canada on June 20, 2024 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Soccer

A Comprehensive And Tastefully Belated Guide To The 2024 Copa América

Ray Ratto

, FLORIDA - JUNE 18: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates between teammates Aleksander Barkov #16 and Gustav Forsling #42 of the Florida Panthers in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 18, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

It’s Connor McDavid’s Playoffs

Declan Rice of England shows dejection after a draw ing the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Denmark and England at Frankfurt Arena on June 20, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

This Can’t Be The Sum Of All Of England’s Parts

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

Defector Up All Night

It’s A Lovely Day In The Pleistocene And You Are A Horrible Giga-Goose

JJ Redick looks on before the game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers on March 2, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

After All That, The Lakers Hire LeBron’s Podcast Co-Host

David Roth

Mr. Met cheers during game two of a doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets at Citi Field on August 12, 2023 in New York City.

Podcasts

Mr. Met Has Fallen Down The Stairs

Defector Reads A Book

DRAB:H Is For Defector Reads A Bird: ‘H Is For Hawk’

Kendrick Lamar at Life Is Beautiful 2023 on September 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kendrick Lamar Gets His Curtain Call

Samer Kalaf

Bill Belichick at a press conference for the Patriots.

Life's Rich Pageant

Each New Detail About How Bill Belichick Met His Girlfriend Is The Opposite Of Romantic

Cameron Brink assisted off the court after an injury

Olympics

Team USA’s 3×3 Hoops Is Unmissable No Matter Who’s In Paris

Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: Barclay Goodrow #21 of the New York Rangers prior to the National Hockey League Eastern Conference Final game 5 against the Florida Panthers on May 30, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Barclay Goodrow Is Not Pleased With The Rangers’ And Sharks’ Handshake Deal

Kathryn Xu

Jahmai Jones #14 of the New York Yankees reacts after being tagged out against the Baltimore Orioles during the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium.

If The Yankees Slow Down, The Bus Explodes

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.

Drew Magary

The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Journalismism

Journalism Is Activism

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

Jae Towle Vieira

Normal Gossip logo with cartoon characters gossiping