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I Heard The Roar Of Possibility At The PWHL’s Record-Breaking Sellout
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Abigail Segel
April 22, 2024
Soccer
Mal Swanson Is Back! And So Are The Red Stars
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Abigail Segel
March 24, 2024
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Chefector
Let’s Cook Some Squash, And Get Through This Winter
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Abigail Segel
January 27, 2024
NWSL
Gotham’s Batshit Championship Win Caps NWSL’s Season Of Renewal
38
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Abigail Segel
November 13, 2023
Music
Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Abigail Segel
October 27, 2023
Life Lessons
Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?
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Abigail Segel
August 18, 2023
Soccer
The Matildas Turned My Hair White And They Haven’t Even Faced England Yet
27
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Abigail Segel
August 15, 2023
Soccer
When Your Coach Sucks, Everybody Loses
52
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Abigail Segel
August 14, 2023
Arts And Culture
You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth
388
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Abigail Segel
August 10, 2023
Soccer
Sunrise Is Way Too Early To Be Crying For The USWNT
76
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Abigail Segel
August 7, 2023
Soccer
Tobin Heath And Christen Press Offer A Dose Of Sanity This World Cup
118
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Abigail Segel
August 4, 2023
Funbag
What Are The Best Roads In America?
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Abigail Segel
August 1, 2023
Soccer
It’s Too Bad Canada Was Better Than Ireland
38
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Abigail Segel
July 26, 2023
Soccer
Even During A World Cup Summer, There’s A Lot Of Fun To Be Found In The NWSL
26
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Abigail Segel
July 24, 2023
Chefector
It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant
126
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Abigail Segel
July 22, 2023
Soccer
The Worst And Less Worse Ways To Explain The Offside Rule To Soccer Dummies, Ranked
202
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Abigail Segel
July 19, 2023
Soccer
How A Fan Community United To Send Indie Women’s Soccer Media To The World Cup
32
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Abigail Segel
July 17, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Sofia Huerta
23
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Abigail Segel
July 14, 2023
Soccer
FIFA Struggling To Fill Stadiums In Remote Soccer-Indifferent Country With Nobody In It
232
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Abigail Segel
July 13, 2023
Soccer
What is this USWNT Player’s Deal: Alex Morgan
69
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Abigail Segel
July 7, 2023
Soccer
The USWNT Is Under Pressure, And That’s Bad News For The Rest Of The World
71
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Abigail Segel
July 6, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Kristie Mewis
23
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Abigail Segel
June 30, 2023
Soccer
Canada Needs A Win, And They Might Just Get One
42
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Abigail Segel
June 29, 2023
Soccer
The NWSL Is Terrorizing Rookies With This Dubious Treatment For Cramps
127
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Abigail Segel
June 26, 2023
Soccer
The USWNT World Cup Roster Doesn’t Answer All My Questions
70
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Abigail Segel
June 22, 2023
