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Year In Review

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Defector’s Favorite Sports Moments Of 2022

Tom Ley

Defector Up All Night

It’s A Holiday Weekend Open Thread

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Patrick Sauer

Music

The Legend Of Run-DMC’s Immortal “Christmas In Hollis,” As Remembered By The People Who Made It

Patrick Redford

Ayo Dosunmu #12 of the Chicago Bulls reacts as he scores the game-winning basket as time expires in their 110-108 win over the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on December 21, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. 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.

Stupid, Hilarious Loss Perfectly Sums Up Joyless Hawks Season

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Sabrina Imbler

A mated pair of glass frogs sleeping on the underside of a leaf, their bodies translucent and dark hearts beating softly.

Creaturefector

How The Glass Frog Hides Its Blood

David Roth

An artfully out-of-focus shot of a Christmas tree with some gifts under it.

Podcasts

Non-Standard Christmas Trees And Emergency Pants, With Kelsey McKinney

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

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Kliff Kingsbury of the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Jamboroo

Fire This Asshole! A Guide To The Worst NFL Coaches Of 2022

Steve Cohen Got All The Babies Crying

Lauren Theisen

Elmer Soderblom celebrates his goal with Jonatan Berggren

I Want Elmer Söderblom To Succeed Because He Is So Big

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Eastern Illinois skies in for an easy dunk

College Basketball

Eastern Illinois Bagged Big Bucks And Big Buckets

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Chris Thompson

Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and OG Anunoby exchange high-fives.

The Raptors Deserve To Be Good

Laura Wagner

Death To The NCAA

Dabo Swinney Reaches New Level Of Self-Parody

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 20: Jalen Brunson #11, RJ Barrett #9 and Quentin Grimes #6 of the New York Knicks celebrate a basket against the Golden State Warriors during the second quarter of the game at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2022 in New York City. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The Knicks Are Playing Modified Thibodeau Ball And Kicking Everyone’s Ass

Life's Rich Pageant

Lunatic Sports Radio Caller Detects Bidenesque “Fraudulent Corruption” In Carlos Correa Deal

Albert Burneko

Mr. Met stands on the dugout at a Mets game

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Jaccob Slavin and Pyotr Kochetkov are interviewed after a win

Playing Against The Hurricanes Sucks

Ray Ratto

Bars of gold in the vault of the Bank of New York. (Photo by michael norcia/Sygma via Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

All This Spending Is Destroying The Sport

Hater's Guide

The 2022 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

Willie McGinest On Crystal-Clear Video Of Him Jumping Some Guy: “Things Aren’t Always How They Seem”

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Diana Moskovitz

A menorah on a "happy Chanukah" plate. In front of it are dreidels and CRYPTO GELT: Chanukah Coins for the new age.

Arts And Culture

Hanukkah Doesn’t Need A Hip Rebrand

Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Franco Harris is mobed by fans at Three Rivers Stadium after scoring the winning touchdown, nicknamed the "Immaculate Reception," during the American Football Conference (AFC) semi-final game against Oakland. Harris made the touchdown, one of the most famous single plays in the history of professional American football, on a tipped pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw to Frenchy Fuqua to Harris for the score in the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh.

They Don’t Make Fame Like Franco Harris’s Anymore

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 05: Carlos Correa #4 of the Minnesota Twins looks on against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on October 05, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Carlos Correa Eloped With The Mets

Billy Haisley

Lionel Messi right winger of Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain with the World Cup trophy after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.