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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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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

KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - (FILE) In this file photograph taken in March 12, 2007, a two-week-old boy eyes his new world. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announnced, April 3, 2007 that for the first time, mothers-to-be will have a guarantee that the NHS will provide them with a full range of birthing choices - including home births - and a midwife they know and trust to care for them. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

FILE Changes Announced In Maternity Services

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I Still Know Babies

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Kelsey McKinney

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Newark Airport as travelers are facing eight straight days of massive delay

Politics

The Mess At Newark Airport Is Only The Beginning

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Davide Frattesi central midfield of Internazionale and Italy celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 6, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

FC Internazionale Milano v FC Barcelona – UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg

Soccer

Inter Survived A War For The Ages

Jasper Hutson is a lapsed journalist.

Jasper Hutson

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Any “Halfway Decent Person” Can Join And Own Ireland’s Oldest Gym

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Lauren Theisen

Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates with teammates after a goal

Edmonton Oilers v Vegas Golden Knights – Game One

Leon Draisaitl Makes Everything Easier

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.

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Jae Towle Vieira

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Podcasts

Rolling The 20-Sided Dice On Love

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Ben Goldfarb

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Capital

An Abundance Of Concrete

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Tyrese Haliburton celebrates with teammates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers

Tyrese Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton Sure Knows How To Pick His Spots

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Dan McQuade

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Animals

Oh No, It’s Another Emotional Story About My Cat!

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Albert Burneko

Jayson Tatum holds up three fingers to celebrate making a three-pointer in a game in which the Celtics missed an NBA playoff–record 45 threes, and lost in overtime.

Jayson Tatum

The Celtics Will Just Keep Doing This Until We Are All Driven Insane

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Sabrina Imbler

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An Interview With A Fired EPA Environmental Justice Program Analyst

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Minneapolis Mn, Thursday 12/7/00 Best Buy announced  it is buying Musicland  Stores, parent of Sam Goody— My Yang right, and Pang Nhia of Minneapolis look for CD’s at the Sam Goody store in City Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday.(Photo By JERRY

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What’s The Worst CD You’ve Ever Purchased?

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Baltimore Ravens v Houston Texans

Ravens Release Justin Tucker, Claim It’s A “Football Decision”

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool celebrates the teams victory and confirmation of winning the Premier League title after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield on April 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold Gave Liverpool Everything It Needed

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Ray Ratto

Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on in the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on October 21, 2017.

San Antonio Spurs v Chicago Bulls

Gregg Popovich Was Too Far Ahead To Be Patient

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Barry Petchesky

TORONTO, ON - MAY 5 - Referee Chris Rooney (5) blows the play dead as Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) lays on the ice as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in the first game of their second round series of the NHL Stanley Cup Play-offs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. May 5, 2025. Steve Russell/Toronto Star

Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in the first game of their second round series of the NHL Stanley Cup Play-offs

It Wouldn’t Be A Panthers Postseason Without A Cheap Shot By Sam Bennett

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Tom Ley

Head coach Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on during the fourth quarter of Round Two Game One of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center on May 05, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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.

Denver Nuggets v Oklahoma City Thunder – Game One

That Was All Mark’s Dang Fault

Dave McKenna

Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue (R) punches Ramon Cardenas in the fourth round of their title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 04, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inoue retained his titles with an eighth-round TKO.

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The Fights

Naoya Inoue And Ramon Cardenas Salvaged Boxing’s Meek Weekend

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Kathryn Xu

Frederic Vasseur speaks on the phone outside of the Ferrari garage in the Miami International Autodrome paddock.

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It’s Another Ferrari Radio Meltdown Classic

Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets stands on the ice in front of the Whiteout crowd prior to puck drop

St. Louis Blues v Winnipeg Jets – Game Seven

Connor Hellebuyck Earned A Reprieve

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Niko Stratis

Jakob Dylan, in 1997, singing in front of a microphone. He has short curly hair, maybe has a little beard, and he's in a long sleeve collared button-front shirt. He's playing guitar. In the corner there's an image of a book cover: The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman, by Niko Stratis

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Got To Be Something Better Than In The Middle

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An Interview With A Fired Science For Development Fellow At USAID

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Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 26: Mikal Bridges #25 of the New York Knicks shoots against the Philadelphia 76ers during their game at Madison Square Garden on February 26, 2025 in New York City. 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 Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

An Indianapolis Colts fan reacts after the game against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 06, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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