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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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Brandy Jensen

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Life Lessons

I Will Take An Annoying World Over A Sterile One

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Abigail Segel

USA's forward #9 Ally Sentnor celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the SheBelieves Cup football match between USA and Japan at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, on February 26, 2025.

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Soccer

Emma Hayes Shows Us The USWNT She Believes In

Dave McKenna

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School boys basketball coach Louis Wilson

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High School Sports

High School Basketball Team Forfeits Season Over Violation, Is Still Eligible For State Championship

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Israel Daramola

Steph Curry dribbling the ball in a game against the Orlando Magic.

Golden State Warriors v Orlando Magic

Steph Curry Still Has The Nuclear Button

Matene Toure

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Arts And Culture

‘Nickel Boys’ Deserves Best Picture

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Sabrina Imbler

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Clownfish Fatten Up Their Best Buddies To Upgrade Their Homes

Dennis M. Hogan

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 19: People including researchers from Chicago area universities gather on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus to voice concerns about the potential loss of federal funding for medical research on February 19, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The researchers are worried about the future of their projects as the Trump administration cuts grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Politics

The NIH Cuts Are Part Of An All-Out War On Higher Education

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Dan McQuade

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Boxing

The Tale Of The Early-Round KO Of Muhammad Ali’s Champburger

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Barry Petchesky

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There Are Other People In The World

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Giri Nathan

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Tennis

With Everyone Watching Women’s Sports, The WTA Tries Another Rebrand

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David Roth

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy attends TwitchCon 2024 San Diego on September 20, 2024 in San Diego, California.

TwitchCon 2024 San Diego

Podcasts

Streams And Nightmares, With Nathan Grayson

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Defector Staff

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Greta Garbo With Rouben Mamoulian on Movie Set

Staff Chat

Lights, Camera, Staff Chat! Let’s Talk Movies.

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Billy Haisley

Pedro Gonzalez 'Pedri' of FC Barcelona competes for the ball with Julian Alvarez of Atletico de Madrid during the Copa del Rey semi-final Leg One match between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on February 25, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

FC Barcelona v Atletico de Madrid – Copa del Rey

Pedri’s Got The Whole World At His Feet

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Ray Ratto

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 12: Former NFL Player Tom Brady looks on prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: Green Bay Packers v Philadelphia Eagles

Nuisance Is That Which You Cannot Escape

Becky Ferreira is a science reporter based in Ithaca, N.Y. She writes <a href="https://www.404media.co/author/becky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.404media.co/author/becky/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740083778769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_mk31dNhas5lklZb38a6k">The Abstract</a>, a weekly science column for 404 Media. Her book First Contact, about the search for alien life, will be out in fall 2025.

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Becky Ferreira

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Which Pests Shall Inherit The Earth?

Sarah Brouillette

A collage of covers of books. A Court of Thorns and Roses, Barbarian Lover, Fourth Wing, Ice Planet Barbarians, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, and The Games Gods Play

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Alien Pleasures

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Lauren Theisen

Zack Ostapchuk #38 of the Ottawa Senators and Moritz Seider #53 of the Detroit Red Wings battle during a game

Ottawa Senators v Detroit Red Wings

A Quick And Dirty Guide To The Eastern Conference Wild Card

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Drew Magary

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Food

Primanti Bros.: The Defector Review

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Patrick Redford

A canyon and waterfall in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Yellowstone National Park Exteriors And Landmarks – 2021

The Great Outdoors

What Are Public Lands For?

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Rachelle Hampton

Normal Gossip: portraits

Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Defector Reads A Book

Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’ Confronts What Comes After The End

Diana Taurasi bites her sixth Olympic gold.

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WNBA

Diana Taurasi Retires After Winning Everything There Is To Win

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Animals

An Interview With My Cat About His Most Annoying Behaviors 

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I Tried A Cockatoo’s Innovative New Snack

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Chris Thompson

Luka Doncic celebrates.

Luka Doncic Rubs The Mavericks’ Noses In Their Own Mess

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Kathryn Xu

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Mercury Astronauts

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 7: The Third-Quarter Slump

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