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Chris Thompson
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NBA
Phoenix’s Title Push Has Maximums, Minimums, And Nothing In Between
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Chris Thompson
July 17, 2023
Capital
Color Star Makes Its Next Big Move, Teams Up With Max Payne, Johnny Blaze, And Elizabeth
470
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Chris Thompson
July 14, 2023
NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16
The WNBA is back in May! Join Defector and your fellow WNBA fans for a night of stand up, games, giveaways, and special guests as we all get amped up for the new WNBA season. (Pals, check your daily newsletter from April 2 for discount code.)
NBA
Please Do Not Hit Britney Spears For Touching The Shoulder Of Victor Wembanyama
271
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Chris Thompson
July 7, 2023
MLB
Ronald Acuña Jr. Is A Baseball God
84
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Chris Thompson
July 6, 2023
Golf
Golf’s Emerging Behemoth Might Be Too Big To Exist And Too Rich To Stop
89
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Chris Thompson
June 16, 2023
MLB
The Phillies Are On The Frontier Of Pitch-Clock Weirdness
108
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2023
Golf
The PGA Tour Couldn’t Beat ‘Em, But LIV Golf Won’t Join ‘Em
84
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2023
MLB
John Fisher’s Lackeys Eat Shit In Contentious Stadium Financing Hearing, May Win Anyway
110
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Chris Thompson
June 8, 2023
Golf
The PGA Tour’s High Ground Was Just A Bargaining Position
102
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Chris Thompson
June 7, 2023
MLB
The Athletics’ Las Vegas Dreams Are At Least Temporarily On Hold
160
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Chris Thompson
June 6, 2023
NBA
The Heat Forgot Which Direction The Rim Is In
140
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Chris Thompson
June 2, 2023
MLB
Finally, A Night Where It’s Safe To Be Christian At The Ballpark
329
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Chris Thompson
June 1, 2023
NBA
Jaylen Brown Was Supermaximally Shitty When It Counted
154
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Chris Thompson
May 30, 2023
NBA
It’s Fine That The Celtics Are Kicking The Heat’s Butts Off. I’m Not Worried. It’s Fine!
169
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Chris Thompson
May 26, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Mission Re-Accomplished: Shaq Served At Former FTX Arena
209
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Chris Thompson
May 25, 2023
MLB
Dodgers Reverse Course, Apologize For Taking Marco Rubio Seriously
276
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Chris Thompson
May 23, 2023
Things We Actually Like
Heartwarming: Trevor Bauer Is Getting Lit Up In Japan
176
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Chris Thompson
May 22, 2023
MLB
Dodgers Cave To Culture War Crank And Senator From Other Side Of Country, Disinvite Venerable Charity Group From Pride Night
222
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Chris Thompson
May 18, 2023
MLB
The Blue Jays Are Curious About Aaron Judge’s Eyes
94
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Chris Thompson
May 16, 2023
NBA
Joel Embiid Is A Finite Resource
136
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Chris Thompson
May 15, 2023
NBA
Oh No, Shaquille O’Neal Is Still Evading The FTX Lawsuit!
227
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Chris Thompson
May 10, 2023
College Baseball
Two More College Athletic Departments Swept Into Online Gambling Troubles
107
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Chris Thompson
May 9, 2023
NBA
It All Comes Down To Anthony Davis
110
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Chris Thompson
May 5, 2023
NBA
Eating Some Shit Might Be Just What The Grizzlies Need
139
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Chris Thompson
May 1, 2023
NBA
Finally, Some Crotch Abuse We Can All Feel Good About
105
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Chris Thompson
April 28, 2023
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