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Stage winner Jonas Abrahamsen of Norway and Team Uno-X Mobility and Mauro Schmid of Switzerland and Team Jayco AlUla sprint at finish line during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 11 a 156.8km stage from Toulouse to Toulouse

112th Tour de France 2025 – Stage 11

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What It’s Like To Lose From The Winning Move

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Bills Week

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of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after hitting three home runs in three swings to win the Inaugural All-Star Game Swingoff. The Bills Week logo is at lower left.

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The All-Star Game’s Confusing Ending Fit The Bill For A Confused League

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In Paradigm-Shifting Business Maneuver, Defector Acquires Basketball Podcast

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

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates with James Cook #4 of the Buffalo Bills after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium on January 19, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: Baltimore Ravens v Buffalo Bills

Who The Fuck Is Josh Allen Gonna Give The Ball To?

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An Ode To Bill, The Pokémon Maniac

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Women Listening to Radio

Defector Is Launching New Podcasts

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28 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Donaueschingen: A mallard duck swims in a pond in Donaueschingen Castle Park. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Spring in Baden-W√ºrttemberg

Bill Shapes, Ranked

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Bill Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers poses for a photo during the 2025 MLB All-Star player photo shoot

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How Did Will “Bill” Smith Do At The MLB All-Star Game?

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Bill Belichick’s Talent Is Becoming Tiresome

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Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management speaks about higher education and Harvard University during at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

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Bill Ackman Says He’ll Give Tennis Hall Of Fame $10 Million After His Weird, Sad Match

James Butler Hickok, known as Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876), American frontiersman and U.S marshal, struggles in a fight against fifteen soldiers. The chromolithograph illustration is from a book published circa 1882.

Wild Bill Hickok Fights Soldiers

And Now, A Letter From A Bill

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I Have Found A Personal Finance Influencer Who Isn’t As Bad As “Personal Finance Influencer” Sounds

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Shakespeare Makes Me A Slower And Better Reader

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Bill’s Wines & Liquors: The Defector Review

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All-Star Week Needs A Cool Catch Contest

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Fatal Battles In Common Loons: A Subsequent Analysis

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An Interview With A Guy Who Hosts A Podcast About ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’

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Bill Skarsgard In His Nude ‘Nosferatu’ Getup Would’ve Been A Better MLB All-Star Week Host Than Pat McAfee

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Cole Palmer of Chelsea FC celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates Reece James and Joao Pedro of Chelsea during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain: Final – FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Cole Palmer Demolished A Bill-Less PSG, And The Rest Is History

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Katie Taylor, right, and Amanda Serrano during their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. (

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Taylor–Serrano III Couldn’t Live Up To Its Historic Billing

1998: Pro wrestler Bill Goldberg. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)

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Bill Goldberg Was A Star From Day 1

The Space Shuttle Discovery, aboard a specially modified NASA Boeing 747, flies over the Washington, DC, April 17, 2012, as seen from Arlington, Virginia. NASA is transferring the Shuttle, which completed 39 missions and spent 365 days in space, to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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The “Big Beautiful Bill” Is Trying To Steal A Space Shuttle

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William Zepeda (R) lands a punch on Shakur Stevenson (L) during their lightweight title fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium on July 12, 2025 in New York City.

The Ring III – William Zepeda v Shakur Stevenson – Fight Night

The Fighters Pay The Bills

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Jermaine Johnson #52 of the New York Jets blocks a punt from Sam Martin #8 of the Buffalo Bills in the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on December 11, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York.

New York Jets v Buffalo Bills

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