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Olympics
Well This Is Stupid As Hell
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Chris Thompson
July 2, 2021
NBA
Guys Can Only Get You So Far
177
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Chris Thompson
July 1, 2021
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
MLB
GunkWatch: We’ve Gunk-Beef On The Diamond
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Chris Thompson
June 30, 2021
NBA
The Clippers Are Not Dead
61
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Chris Thompson
June 29, 2021
MLB
Trevor Bauer Is Not Cheating
124
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Chris Thompson
June 29, 2021
NBA
Scoopbrain Is A Contagious Illness
98
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 28, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Baseball’s New Sticky Stuff Protocols Finally Bust A Guy
81
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Chris Thompson
June 28, 2021
Defector At The Movies
If Porky Pig Attempts To Rap Anywhere Near Me I Will Turn Him Into Carnitas
175
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Chris Thompson
June 25, 2021
MLB
What’s With This Damn Kyle Schwarber And All The Dingers!
110
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Chris Thompson
June 25, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Shohei Ohtani Laughs At Mere Mortals Who Need Sticky Stuff
102
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Chris Thompson
June 24, 2021
MLB
Joe Girardi’s Corncobbing Highlighted A Delightful Night For Sticky-Stuff Enforcement
178
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Can The Uncanniness Of This Shams Charania Sentence Be Increased To A Higher Platform Of Such? A Focused Execution Of Scrutiny
112
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Chris Thompson
June 22, 2021
NBA
What Was Doc Supposed To Do?
110
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Chris Thompson
June 21, 2021
Chefector
Today’s Cocktail Is The White Rum Sour
103
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 18, 2021
NBA
What The Damn Hell
113
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 16, 2021
NBA
The Sixers Can’t Get Away With Both Of These Guys Sucking
111
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Chris Thompson
June 15, 2021
NBA
Cameron Payne Worked Hard To Arrive At The Point Of Nikola Jokic’s Surrender
50
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Chris Thompson
June 14, 2021
NBA
Kevin Durant’s Idiot Bodyguard Rushed The Court To Protect Him From P.J. Tucker
63
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2021
MLB
10 Uninterrupted Minutes Of FRAYHAYLAYYYYY, Sure
64
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Chris Thompson
June 10, 2021
Science
Is Lightning A Fraud? Sadly, Yes [Update]
161
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Chris Thompson
June 10, 2021
MLB
Dinger Beauty Is A Joy Forever
99
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Chris Thompson
June 9, 2021
NBA
God Help Me, I’ve Been Charmed By Chris Paul
40
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Chris Thompson
June 8, 2021
Animals
Please, Brood X Cicadas, I Beg You, Shut The Fuck Up
139
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Chris Thompson
June 7, 2021
NBA
Kristaps Porzingis Came Up Short
97
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Chris Thompson
June 7, 2021
Science
Terrifying New Record Achieved In Humanity’s Quest To Manufacture A Literal Star
95
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Chris Thompson
June 4, 2021
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