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Chris Thompson
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NFL
The Cowboys’ Annual Contract Stalemate Is Getting Awkward
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Chris Thompson
August 24, 2025
Politics
Never Attempt To Bribe Me With Snacks Unless They Are The Good Snacks
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Chris Thompson
August 21, 2025
SF, Philly, DC: Meet Defector at the Ballpark
Before the end of the season, come hang out at a baseball game in one of the cities where multiple Defector staffers reside. We’ll be doing Defector & Friends at the Ballpark in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and D.C. Make sure you wear your finest Defector merch so other readers can spot you, or at least carry around a printout of Devin the Dugong.
Defector At The Movies
Twelve Minutes Of Ice Cube Stumbling Around An Empty Office In An Escalating Panic Almost Redeems The Rest Of ‘War Of The Worlds’
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Chris Thompson
August 18, 2025
MLB
Here Is One Real Bad Baseball Swing
56
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Chris Thompson
August 5, 2025
MLB
Fifty-Six Hits Is Too Damn Many
98
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Chris Thompson
August 4, 2025
MLB
The Minnesota Twins Are Finished
253
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Chris Thompson
August 1, 2025
MLB
Red Sox Dance To Commemorate The Flight From Hell
83
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Chris Thompson
July 30, 2025
Pro Wrestling
Hulk Hogan Is Dead
445
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Chris Thompson
July 24, 2025
MLB
Braves Coach In Hot Water Over Battle Of Gestures
68
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Chris Thompson
July 21, 2025
Bills Week
Just What You Wanted: A Bill Belichick TV Show
79
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Chris Thompson
July 18, 2025
MLB
Impressive Blue Jays Win Streak Thwarted By Noted Barf Man
51
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Chris Thompson
July 10, 2025
MLB
The Nationals Should Quit Pretending
82
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Chris Thompson
July 8, 2025
MLB
Mighty Brewers Lad Out-Duels Paul Skenes
84
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Chris Thompson
June 26, 2025
MLB
Simply Don’t Be A Shithead
241
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Chris Thompson
June 25, 2025
NBA
The Thunder Finished The Job
218
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2025
Journalismism
Each William Langewiesche Disaster Story Was An Event In Itself
53
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Chris Thompson
June 18, 2025
NBA
The Thunder Are Sharpening Their Knives
46
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Chris Thompson
June 17, 2025
MLB
BWOOP BWOOP BWOOP! Now The Red Sox Have Summoned A Mighty Lad
77
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2025
NBA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Can Make Anyone Look Bad
43
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Chris Thompson
June 9, 2025
MLB
Having Paul Skenes On Your Team Should Not Be Such A Bummer
227
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Chris Thompson
June 4, 2025
MLB
Red Alert! The Dinger-Starved Royals Have Promoted A Mighty Lad
56
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Chris Thompson
June 2, 2025
NBA
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Oklahoma City
184
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Chris Thompson
May 29, 2025
NBA
What The Hell Is Going On Here?
300
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Chris Thompson
May 22, 2025
NBA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Makes It Feel Bad
120
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Chris Thompson
May 21, 2025
MLB
The Orioles Are Nowhere
126
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Chris Thompson
May 19, 2025
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