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Dave McKenna

Music

Burt Bacharach, The Genius Who Got Punks To Admit Elevator Music Was Cool, Is Dead

David Roth

A store window display in Philadelphia displays Eagles merchandise in the run-up to the Super Bowl.

Podcasts

Super Bowl Days And Baywatch Nights, With Dan McQuade

Lauren Theisen

Anaheim Ducks Goalie Anthony Stolarz sits on the ice

Let’s Survey The Carcasses Of The NHL Season

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Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.19

Chris Thompson

At Last, The Lakers And Russell Westbrook Are Kaput

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

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Tony Romo attends the 2022 Paramount Upfront at 666 Madison Avenue on May 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage)

Jamboroo

“Wow”: Tony Romo Breaks Down The Super Bowl For Defector

Ray Ratto

The NFL Has Yet Another Scandal To Eat

Giri Nathan

Tennis

Nuking Three Straight Rackets Was Just Another Day In The Life Of Alexander Bublik

Susan Elizabeth Shepard

Arts And Culture

The Abrupt And Anonymous End Of StripperWeb

Kelly Conaboy

Rihanna is seen out and about on July 07, 2021 in New York City. And then we photoshopped her purse into a giant NFL football

This Is So Stupid

If Rihanna Songs Were About Football, Ranked

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

A mother killer whale and her small son (soon to be big)

Creaturefector

Large Adult Orca Sons Are A Terrible Burden On Their Poor Mothers

There Go The Nets

Laura Wagner

Adam Lefkoe of TNT interviews LeBron James

Journalismism

As A Wise Man Once Said, “Aristotle Didn’t Say That”

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

Dan McQuade

My lucky Ty Detmer rap tee. Midnight Green. TY DETMER at the bottom, EAGLES down the side.

Can My Lucky Eagles Shirt Carry The Team To Victory? No, But Also: Yes

Cam Thomas Is Vindication For Bucket Enthusiasts, If Not For The Nets

Bo Horvat is congratulated by Mat Barzal after scoring

Don’t Worry, Bo Happy

<a href="https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ken</a> has been cranking out college basketball statistics at <a href="http://kenpom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kenpom.com</a> since 2004. He’s written at The Athletic, Slate, the late ESPN The Magazine, and the late Basketball Prospectus. He hopes to live long enough to see the men&#8217;s game start using quarters, like every other basketball league in the world.

Ken Pomeroy

Michigan defender Will Tschetter draws a charge against Minnesota guard Ta'lon Cooper in a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mi.

College Basketball

College Basketball’s New Anti-Flopping Rules Seem To Be Working

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

Fran Hoepfner

It’s Time To Stop Fucking Around: We Need An Official Super Bowl Dessert

LeBron James breaks the all-time scoring record

LeBron James Is All That Matters In Los Angeles

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 29: A detailed view of the Kansas City Chiefs logo on a fan prior to the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Washington And Cleveland Ditched Their Racist Mascots. It’s Time For Kansas City To Do The Same

Kyrie Irving Deleted His Apology For Sharing Antisemitic Movie [Update]

Albert Burneko

LeBron James looking up at what's probably a rebound

LeBron James’s Former Colleagues Laud His Greatness, Incredibly Rudely

Tom Ley

Stephen Silas May Not Be Getting A Callback

Piper standing on Swilcan bridge at the St Andrews Golf Course on July 1987 in St Andrews,Scotland.

Golf

Hardcore Golf Fans Big Mad About Tiny-Ass Bridge

SLUG: ST/WONDERBOOK. DATE: December, 15, 2008 CREDIT: Katherine Frey / TWP. Frederick, MD. Wonder Book and Video warehouse for their internet business. They also have stores in the area. Debbie Schnibbe (CQ), who has worked at Wonder Book and Video for 8 years pulls about 150 books in an hour and a half. The books are shelved according to a number when they arrive at the warehouse. So, a novel can be next to a textbook which is next to cookbook. That's why the public is not invited to come and browse the million or so books on hand. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Funbag

There’s Too Much Shit To Remember

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 29: Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders (26) leaps into the end zone during the Championship game between the San Fransisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 29, 2023.