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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Nottingham Forest Ladies v Manchester City Women – Vitality Women’s FA Cup Fourth Round

Defector Up All Night

It’s Your Conference Championship Weekend Open Thread

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Kelsey McKinney

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Zillowing Out

A $900,000 (Maybe?) Home That Someone Loved Very Much

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David Roth

Aaron Rodgers, seen here on the field thinking freely during his Packers' loss to the 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.

NFC Divisional Playoffs – San Francisco 49ers v Green Bay Packers

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Cheer Up, Aaron Rodgers

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Chris Thompson

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Set Aside Life’s Worries And Chat With The Defector Staff

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Daniil Medvedev yells at an umpire at the Australian Open.

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Tennis

Daniil Medvedev Calls Umpire “A Small Cat” For Not Calling Coaching Violation On Stefanos Tsitsipas

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Patrick Redford

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JANUARY 27: Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States makes a corner kick in the second half during the World Cup qualifying game against El Salvador at Lower.com Field on January 27, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

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USMNT Wins Procedurally Generated World Cup Qualifier

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Laura Wagner

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Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Drunk Pig Rolling Down A Hill

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz

A photo of Jerry Harris from the Netflix TV show Cheer

Jerry Harris Cheer

‘Cheer’ Was Never Going To Be Able To Adequately Address Jerry Harris

Felix Kent

A group of teenagers having fun in a convertible car in the 1950's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Teenagers In A Convertible

Life Lessons

This Is Not Actually An Endorsement Of Ditching Your Childhood Friends

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Lauren Theisen

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 23: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams runs off the field after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

NFC Divisional Playoffs – Los Angeles Rams v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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It Is Terrifying When Joel Embiid Falls Over

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Media Meltdowns

I Am Begging The Substack Bosses To Can It Already

Aaron Rodgers doing some weird stuff with his hand after losing to the 49ers at home in the NFL Playoffs.

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Quarterbacks Are Not Magic And Other Football Lessons, With Nate Jackson

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Ray Ratto

Fans watch from behind an extra sheet of plexy-glass, designed for greater protection, during the first period of the NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on February 15, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The stands are mostly empty.

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The Arizona Coyotes Consider Disappearing Before Our Very Eyes

Fifa President Gianni Infantino speaks at Jerusalem Post's annual conference on October 12, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. The conference featured officials, diplomats and business leaders discussing the health, economic and security challenges facing Israel

Jerusalem Post’s 10th Annual Conference

FIFA President: The Transcendent Power Of The World Cup Will Keep Refugees From Drowning

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Drew Magary

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And Now, Your State Of The NFL Address

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Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 57

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Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat shots against Quentin Grimes #6 of the New York Knicks at FTX Arena on January 26, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

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The Heat Are Peaking Now That Duncan Robinson Can Shoot Again

A Spalding ball sits on the court during the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena on November 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Some Basketball You Don’t Need To See To Comprehend

Noelle Mateer is a writer in Pittsburgh, previously in Beijing.

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Noelle Mateer

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I’ll Never Let You Go, Beijing Olympics Listserv

Russian Danii Medvedev (ATP 2) pictured in action during the 'Australian Open' Grand Slam tennis tournament, Wednesday 26 January 2022 in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. The 2022 edition of the Australian Grand Slam takes place from January 17th to January 30th. BELGA PHOTO PATRICK HAMILTON (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

TENNIS AUSTRALIAN OPEN WEDNESDAY

Daniil Medvedev Asked Himself “What Novak Would Do”

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More People Need To Understand This

Colombia's Egan Bernal, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides during the 21st and last stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Rambouillet and Paris Champs-Elysees, in Paris on July 28, 2019. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cycling

Tour de France Champion Egan Bernal Survives Horrific Crash During Training

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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LeBron’s Basketball Mind Leaves Poor Austin Reaves Flummoxed

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