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COLUMBUS, OHIO - JULY 01: Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach Mike Babcock addresses member of the media during a press conference at Nationwide Arena on July 01, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)

We’ve Found The One Thing Mike Babcock Might Be Innocent Of

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 10: Mark Glowinski #64 of the New York Giants recovers a fumble during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on September 10, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

The Giants’ Flaws Are Obvious: They Don’t Have Enough Captains

IN SPACE - APRIL 10: In this handout photo provided by the National Science Foundation, the Event Horizon Telescope captures a black hole at the center of galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity near its event horizon, in an image released on April 10, 2019. A network of eight radio observatories on six mountains and four continents, the EHT observed a black hole in Messier 87, a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, on and off for 10 days in April of 2017 to make the image. (Photo by National Science Foundation via Getty Images)

Science

Black Holes Are Doing Something Weird After They Eat

Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 18: Xavier McKinney #29, Dexter Lawrence II #97 and Kayvon Thibodeaux #5 of the New York Giants run out onto the field before a pre-season football game against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on August 18, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defeated the Panthers 21-19. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

O Captain! More Captains!

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 16: Cierra Gaytan-Leach of the Hard Eights prepares to serve during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle &amp; Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

Hear Me Out: Pickleball Eschaton

MIAMI, FLORIDA - AUGUST 13: Jake Burger #36 of the Miami Marlins receives a gatorade bath after hitting a walk-off RBI single to defeat the New York Yankees at loanDepot park on August 13, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Defector Gives Back: Here’s A Brutal Yankees Loss

A Quick Update On A Thing 28 Billion Light Years Away

A NASA image of one of the Voyager space probes. Voyager 1 and its identical sister craft Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 to study the outer Solar System and eventually interstellar space. (Photo by NASA/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Voyager 2 Has A Few Last Things To Say

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 12: LeSean McCoy #25 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against the Green Bay Packers during the NFL season opener at Lincoln Financial Field on September 12, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Green Bay defeated the Eagles 27-20. (Photo by Jim Luzzi/Getty Images)

If You Have A Non-Dogshit Uniform, Just Wear That Instead

Costa Mesa, CA - July 26: Justin Herbert, quarterback with the Los Angeles Chargers, speaks to the media following the first practice of training camp at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

NFL Contract Guarantees Headache

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Giri Nathan

Patrick Redford

Cover of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. Yellow background. Defector reads a book badge.

Defector Reads A Book

Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 30: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins hugs Brad Marchand #63 before exiting the ice after Florida Panthers defeat the Bruins 4-3 in overtime of Game Seven of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Patrice Bergeron Was Unhateable

DENVER, CO - JULY 16: Alan Trejo #13 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates after hitting a walk-off home run to beat the New York Yankees in the eleventh inning at Coors Field on July 16, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Alan Trejo

John Flaherty And The Yankees Would Both Like That Inning Back

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 2: Washington Commanders owners Dan Snyder, right, talks to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, before the Dallas Cowboys defeat of the Washington Commanders 25-10 at AT&amp;T Stadium on October 2, 2022 in Arlington, TX. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The NFL Is Full Of Unpleasant Men Trying To Screw Each Other

REGINA, CANADA - JULY 6: Kendall Watson #88 and Logan Bandy #69 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate after a two point conversion that tied the game between the Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on July 6, 2023 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)

Edmonton Elks Lose When American Player Forgets How Rouges Work, Which Is Very Relatable

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 01: Seth Brown #15 of the Oakland Athletics trots around the bases after hitting a solo home run off Keynan Middleton #99 of the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the seventh inning at RingCentral Coliseum on July 01, 2023 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

There Is No Easy Part Of The Schedule When You’re The White Sox

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 01: in their women's strawweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC Apex on October 1, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Mark Zuckerberg, I Will Give You Five American Dollars If You Choke Out Elon Musk

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 28: Domingo German #0 of the New York Yankees celebrates his no-hit perfect game against the Oakland Athletics, defeating them 11-0 at RingCentral Coliseum on June 28, 2023 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

All The Weight Of A Perfect Game

IN SPACE - MAY 29: In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), back dropped by planet Earth the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space. After 20 years, 25 missions and more than 115 million miles in space, NASA space shuttle Endeavour is on the last leg of its final flight to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Capt. Mark E. Kelly, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) husband, has lead mission STS-134 as it delivered the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

We’re Getting Really Good At Reusing Space Pee

30 May 1993: Pitcher Jose Canseco of the Texas Rangers prepares to throw the ball during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. It was his last inning as a pitcher and he returned to outfielder duties. Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport

Who Is The Best Position Player To Be An Emergency Pitcher?

14 Feb 1993: Leftwinger Alexander Mogilny of the Buffalo Sabres moves the puck during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport

Alexander Mogilny Is Hockey History Even If The Hall Of Fame Doesn’t Think So

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - June 13: &lt;&gt; at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, {year6} in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Whole Ice Belongs To Mark Stone

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - JUNE 08: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Florida Panthers scores a goal past Adin Hill #33 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period in Game Three of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at FLA Live Arena on June 08, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)