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BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 6: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates for the puck against the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL game on March 6, 2023 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Edmonton won, 3-2. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Connor McDavid

Is An Exhausting MVP Debate Any Worse Than A Boring One?

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

TOPSHOT - This video grab taken from a video posted on the Twitter account of billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk on October 26, 2022 shows himself carrying a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile to "Chief Twit" and posted video of himself walking into the social network's California headquarters carrying a sink, days before his contentious takeover of the company must be finalized.

The Machines

Call These People By Their Proper Name: Fucking Dorks

Funbag

Can I Throw Out My Husband’s Old Wrestling Dolls?

Albert Burneko

The Great Outdoors

I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By My Hated Foe, The Wind

Lauren Theisen

The Caps Have Ovi Left To Play For

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 7: Brice James, Bronny James and LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers talk during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Dad Scouting Report On Bronny James Has Arrived

Israel Daramola

Defector At The Movies

‘Creed III’ Fails To Land Its Biggest Punch

Laura Wagner

Media Meltdowns

It’s Not About Hypocrisy

Staff Writer
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Chris Thompson

The Bulls Are Built For Another Era

Justin Ellis

Life Lessons

What Happens When You Forget How To Remember

Patrick Redford

SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 04: Demi Vollering of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx attacks while a horse gallops beside her during the Eroica - 9th Strade Bianche 2023, Women's a 136km one day race from Siena to Siena 318m / #StradeBianche / on March 04, 2023 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Cycling

Wannabe Cyclist Horse Steals The Show At A Spicy Strade Bianche

Giri Nathan

Immanuel Quickley Kept The Knicks On Their Feet

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

A diagram showing how much shorter the extinct fish Dunkleosteus was to a great white shark, with a weenie human for comparison.

Creaturefector

More Like Chunkleosteus

Tom Ley

College Basketball

Mark Adams Has Some Top-Notch Excuses For Saying Racist Stuff And Spitting On One Of His Players

Alex Pareene

Kindle Scribe displaying a crossword puzzle

I Love And Hate My Stupidly Expensive Crossword Puzzle Device

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

A photo of the K-Pop group 8TURN as they are about to perform on the TV show Music Bank. Each is wearing a vintage NFL jersey.

Music

Behold, The K-Pop/Remember Some Guys Crossover Event Of My Dreams

Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on February 23, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ja Morant To Miss Two Games After Flashing Gun On Instagram Live

Luis Paez-Pumar

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on March 05, 2023 in Liverpool, England.

Soccer

Uh Oh, Here Comes Liverpool

Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari looks on after retiring from the race during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 05, 2023 in Bahrain, Bahrain.

Racing

The Bahrain Grand Prix Was Chaos For (Almost) Everyone

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 09: Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel performs in concert during Day 3 of Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shores on November 9, 2014 in Austin, Texas.

Defector Music Club

Introducing Defector Music Club, With Neutral Milk Hotel’s Magnum Opus At 25

A Scrabble board with "I LOVE YOU" across and "NEENIE" down. In front are two tile racks with "DREW MAGARY" on them.

Scrabble Is Home

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Detroit Mercy Titans guard Antoine Davis (0) at the foul line during the first half of the men's college basketball game between the Detroit Titans and Cleveland State Vikings on December 3, 2022, at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH.

Antoine Davis Is Denied His Record-Book Ending

Libby Watson is a writer, <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/libtron">streamer</a> and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatsallthisthen">podcaster</a>.

Libby Watson

A single-story ranch house surrounded by a chain link fence. It is pleasant and well-groomed. There is a mailbox in the front of the photo.

Politics

The Home-Sized Hole In The Safety Net

Kelsey McKinney

This Is So Stupid

Pretty Neat. Defector Outlines Hiring Process That Landed Devin The Dugong

Samer Kalaf

A screenshot of Retro Goal in which I have just scored, with my player exclaiming "Bosh!"