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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 12: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on against the Toronto Raptors during the second quarter at Kaseya Center on December 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida. 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 Rich Storry/Getty Images)

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The Jimmy Butler Fiasco Is Getting Ugly

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Israel Daramola

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 02 CFP Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl – Notre Dame vs Georgia

College Football

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

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Defector Staff

Accademia carrara art gallery: playing cards and tarots, bembo e cicognara, 1455-1490, bergamo, Italy.

Accademia carrara art gallery: playing cards and tarots, bembo e cicognara, 1455-1490, bergamo, Italy

Underexplained Lists

Underexplained Predictions For 2025

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Lauren Theisen

Bob Dylan plays a Fender Jazz bass with the harmonica around his neck while recording his album 'Bringing It All Back Home' on January 13-15, 1965 in Columbia's Studio A in New York City,

Bob Dylan Records “Bringing It All Back Home”

Music

You Can Only Catch Bob Dylan With Time

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Ray Ratto

Safety Xavier Watts #0 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Defensive Lineman Howard Cross III #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Linebacker Jack Kiser #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Quarterback Riley Leonard #13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hoist the Allstate Sugar Bowl trophy after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus Georgia Bulldogs College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2025.

Upsets Aside, The College Football Playoff Is Going According To Plan

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Sabrina Imbler

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Tahlequah Grieves Again

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

CINCINNATI - OCTOBER 25: A general view of Paul Brown Stadium at sunrise prior to the game between the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 23-10.

Denver Broncos v Cincinnati Bengals

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Morning Football Is The Way To Enlightenment

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Chris Thompson

Dalen Terry of the Chicago Bulls goes to floor following a play during the first half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets.

The Next Time The Bulls And Hornets Play Each Other, The Venue Must Be Hell Itself

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Rachelle Hampton

Leslie Chelsey, 10, of Victory Boulevard School, plays violin. (Photo by USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)

Children’s Orchestra

Funbag

Why Didn’t Orchestra Musicians Choose To Learn Cooler Instruments?

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Texas v Arizona State

Arizona State Showed Us How Good The 12-Team Playoff Can Be

An Iranian rock climber scaling a climbing wall in Tehran.

Iran-Youths, First Stage Of The Boulder Cup Rock Climbing League

Life Lessons

How Do You Win When You Compete With Yourself?

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

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1950s COUPLE MAN WOMAN…

I Was Wrong About Diet Coke

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Barry Petchesky

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Year In Review

What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?

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LAGRANGE, GA - JUNE 10: Former US President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalyn Carter attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgia. More than 90 homes are being built in LaGrange; Valdosta, Georgia; and Anniston, Alabama by volunteers as part of Habitat for Humanity International's Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003.

Former President Carter Works On Habitat For Humanity Homes

Politics

Jimmy Carter Was The Iron Man Of Hospice

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Beware The Vacation Fedora

Sancho at the Feast, Starved by his Physician' by William Hogarth (1697 - 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist. Sancho Panza is a key character in the Spanish novel 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes.

Sancho at the Feast.

The Best Things We Ate In 2024

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Andrew Coates 17 yrs doing his homework, 40 Cook Rd, Centennial Park.

Defector Reads A Book

Your Defector Pals Attempt ‘The Artist’s Way’

Women’s Pro-Wrestling “Saree-ISM”

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Some Wrestling Matches I Liked In 2024

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Puka Nacua #17 of the Los Angeles Rams carries the ball against Chuck Clark #36 of the New York Jets during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Los Angeles Rams v New York Jets

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The Crossword, Dec. 30: Out Of Office (Themeless)

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My Fancy Little Mocktail Was Missing More Than Booze

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Samer Kalaf

Aaron Rodgers is sacked in the end zone by a Bills defensive player

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Aaron Rodgers Incapable Of Throwing Even One Touchdown Pass

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Dan McQuade

During an interview with sportscaster Greg Gumbel (right), American disc jockey (from WLUP radio, 'The Loop') Steve Dahl breaks a disco record over his head prior to hosting an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. The event, held between games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, allowed fans to attend the games for 98 cents along with an unwanted record and, following the detonation of those records, eventually resulted in the White Sox forfeiture of the second game due to unsafe playing conditions when fans stormed the field causing serious damage to the venue and playing surface.

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Greg Gumbel Kept It All In Perspective

NFL Christmas Gameday signage advertising the NFL's two Christmas Day marquee games.

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NFL Schedule Creep Is Getting Out Of Control

Magnus Carlsen at Day 2 of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship on December 27, 2024 in New York City.

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Magnus Carlsen Quits Chess Tournament Over Jeans Violation

Cam Ward #1 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates with Jacolby George #3 after connecting for a touchdown in the first quarter during the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl

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Cam Ward Tarnishes The Sanctity Of Bowl Game Sponsored By Toaster Pastry

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