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Chris Thompson
September 15, 2025
Food
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Philly, D.C.: 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.
NBA
ESPN Demotes Wrong Culprit From Lousy NBA Finals Commentary Team
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Chris Thompson
August 28, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
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August 27, 2025
MLB
Alec Bohm Initiates Confusing Delay Because He Saw A Weird Little Thing
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Chris Thompson
August 26, 2025
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
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
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Chris Thompson
August 5, 2025
MLB
Fifty-Six Hits Is Too Damn Many
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Chris Thompson
August 4, 2025
MLB
The Minnesota Twins Are Finished
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Chris Thompson
August 1, 2025
MLB
Red Sox Dance To Commemorate The Flight From Hell
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July 30, 2025
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