defector-orange-no-empty-space

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

defector-no-empty-space

Defector

IMG_3819

Tom Ley

2022 WNBA Finals – Connecticut Sun v Las Vegas Aces

WNBA

Alyssa Thomas And The Sun Can Keep Smiling For Now

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

DFmBbTQF_400x400

Dan McQuade

soldier-field-2

Penalty: Illegal Use Of Towel

IMG_5859

Giri Nathan

Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning the U.S. Open.

2022 US Open – Day 13

Tennis

Against Iga Swiatek, Keeping It Close Is All Anyone Can Hope For

Georgia Southern v Nebraska

College Football

Scott Frost Must Get Himself Fired Before The End Of The Month [Update]

Frances Tiafoe celebrates a point in his U.S. Open semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz.

2022 US Open – Day 12

Frances Tiafoe Proved It

2022 US Open – Day 8

Defector Up All Night

Here Is A Big Sports Weekend Open Thread

bh def prof pic

Billy Haisley

Antoine Griezmann of Atletico de Madrid celebrates after scoring his teams second goal during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Atletico Madrid and FC Porto at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on September 7, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Atletico Madrid v FC Porto: Group B – UEFA Champions League

Soccer

Antoine Griezmann Is Eating Shit With A Smile

headshot1

Patrick Redford

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 06: Weston McKennie of Juventus celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus at Parc des Princes on September 6, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Paris Saint-Germain v Juventus: Group H – UEFA Champions League

What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: Weston McKennie

2019-01-01 00:15:14.989

Maitreyi Anantharaman

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 08: Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker (3) looks on during the second half in game 5 of the WNBA Semifinals between the Connecticut Sun and the Chicago Sky on September 8, 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL.

WNBA: SEP 08 Playoffs Semifinals Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky

The Sky Fall

2022 US Open – Day 11

Iga Swiatek Lightened The Load

150896222_10159099371879636_7101222369896621357_o

Laura Wagner

nflqueen

Dead Queen Shoehorned Into NFL Kickoff

authorpic1294q9q7qfnn

Soraya Roberts

Screen Shot 2022-09-08 at 4.34.34 PM

Defector At The Movies

How We Ended Up In The Summer Of New Enthusiasm

IMG_6025-800

Albert Burneko

Prince Charles, or I guess he is the king now

GettyImages-1243021929

Politics

I Don’t Have A King

ratto-ray_400x400

Ray Ratto

Inglewood, California September 8, 2022-Rams receiver TuTu Atwell cant hold on to the ball wile trying to make a catch as Bills cornerback Aaron Jonson defends in the second quarter at SoFi Stadium Thursday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Rams, Bills, NFL

I Am Not Ready For The Bills To Be This Good

delay2

It’s An Obvious Delay Of Game, Unless It’s Not

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Typing

Sabrina Imbler

A tiny pink snake attempting to swallow a giant centipede.

21297

Creaturefector

Why Do Snakes Eat Things Big Enough To Kill Them?

Staff Writer
Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.09

Profile Pic

Chris Thompson

Baseball? More Like Ruleball

Dave McKenna

a news conference about the arrest of robert telles

Police Arrest Nevada Public Administrator In Connection To Murder Of Journalist Jeff German

Local Public Official Arrested In Murder Of Vegas Reporter

skalaf-photo

Samer Kalaf

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on the show Hard Knocks

dan-campbell-lions

Dan Campbell Thinks Very, Very Hard About The Detroit Lions

Screen Shot 2022-09-08 at 1.12.50 PM

Announcements

The Defector Ideas Festival Left No Norm Unchallenged

headshot

Barry Petchesky

fantasy football draft

Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team

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.

drewkid-1-e1599592436888

Drew Magary

West Ham United v Napoli – Bobby Moore Cup

Jamboroo

Let’s Wander Slowly Through The Fields Of Joy

-b9trzb

Lauren Theisen

GettyImages-1421815286_jpg

Sicko-Hour Tennis: Bad For The Body, Great For The Soul

Super Bowl LVI – Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Los Angeles Rams

VictorPortraitWClaw

David Roth

Kirk Cousins, seen here staring uncomprehendingly at The Distraction logo after a loss to the 49ers.

kirk-cousins

Podcasts

The Good, The Bad, And The Cousins, With Kalyn Kahler

All Articles