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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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David Roth

Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions looks on prior to an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on September 14, 2025. The Distraction logo is at upper left.

Chicago Bears v Detroit Lions

Podcasts

Analytics, Feel, And The Bathroom Sandwich Scenario, With Andy Behrens And Christopher Harris

Holland Roden, Joe Pantoliano, and Matthew Daddario sitting on a very Hallmark movie coach, all admiring a little Buffalo Bills ornament that Pantoliano (in a Bills hat and goatee) has received from an anonymous benefactor. It's from the trailer of Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story.

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The Hallmark Channel And The Buffalo Bills Encourage You To “Go For Four”

Jalen Hurts looking thoughtful after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Kansas City. The Distraction logo is at upper left.

Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs

Teaching Jalen Hurts How To Complain, With Dan McQuade

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller depart Union Station after meeting with federal law enforcement officers on August 20, 2025.

VP Vance And Defense Secretary Hegseth Visit Federal Law Enforcement Officers Patrolling At D.C.’s Union Station

Politics

The United States Of Snitches

of the New York Mets heads to home plate to celebrate with teammates after hitting a home run for a walk off win in the bottom of the 10th against the Texas Rangers at Citi Field on September 14, 2025.

Texas Rangers v New York Mets

How To Go To A Mets Game

General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks on prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on November 17, 2024. He is scowling under a hoodie.

Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears

Management Secrets Of Assholes, And Five Years Of Defector

Mikol Furneaux(L) waves two packages of Windows 95 software in the first store in Australia to sell the product at midnight 24 August. Microsoft hopes to sell between 20 and 30 million copies of the software world wide by the end of 1995. This photo has been edited to insert Defector "Remember Some Guys" baseball cards in the image

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Announcements

Relive Our Week Of Remembering The Guys Of The 21st Century

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens participates in warmups prior to the NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys – NFL Preseason 2025

The Fun Kind Of Bad Vs. The Boring Kind Of Good, With Mina Kimes

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Defector And Immaculate Grid Present: The Guys Of The 21st Century

A screengrab from Mark Teixeira's website for his congressional run. He's holding out a baseball and grinning and wearing a tight red golf shirt. It looks like an ad for a real estate agency.

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Mark Teixeira Is Ready To Do Whatever It Is Congress Guys Have To Do

Justin Jefferson wearing sunglasses and looking up and to the left, smiling widely. He's not in uniform. I put the little Defector logo up there so it looks like he's smiling at it.

Minnesota Vikings v Tennessee Titans – NFL Preseason 2025

Jerry Jones Promises He’ll Be Normal, With Kalyn Kahler

A grimacing Terence Stamp, with some blood splashed across his face, in Stephen Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey"

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Arts And Culture

Seek And Destroy

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates a point against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men’s Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 08, 2025 in Paris, France.

2025 French Open – Day Fifteen

A Forehand That Sounds Like Construction Equipment, With Giri Nathan

David Brooks making a surprised face while being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on the OWN Netwrok.

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Journalismism

David Brooks: Wearing A Mets Hat Might Just Save Our Democracy

Soda packaging are seen at the grocery store in Las Vegas, United States on November 17, 2023.

USA Grocery Products

A Very Fine Cheerwine, With Emma Baccellieri

A screengrab of Alan Dershowitz on his Dershow podcast's mailbag segment. He is literally saying the words "Jeffrey Epstein" at this moment.

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Life's Rich Pageant

Are You Aware Of The Alan Dershowitz Martha’s Vineyard Pierogi Situation?

Isabelle Harrison and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty making some fantastic What Can You Do faces on the bench during a July 25 game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Phoenix Mercury v New York Liberty

A Huge W, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Ichiro Suzuki speaks during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on July 27, 2025 in Cooperstown, New York.

2025 National Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ichiro Saved One Last Surprise For Cooperstown

NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell discusses the state of the union and its direction for the upcoming year before the Super Bowl in New Orleans. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

Super Bowl LIX Previews

Who Can You Trust? With Pablo Torre

Sitting in the dugout and watching the game, (L to R), are Tim Teufel, Howard Johnson, Bob Ojeda and Ron Darling, as they balance baseballs on their caps to try and change the Mets luck. The image is in black and white; and from 1986.

Mets Players Sitting with Baseballs on Their Caps

39 Years Ago, Four Mets Fought The Cops At A Houston Bar Named Cooter’s

Director Bill Paxton behind the set of the Lions Gate Films movie "Frailty", circa 2001. The Bills Week logo is on there.

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Bills Week

In Bill Paxton’s ‘Frailty,’ Certainty Is The Scariest Thing There Is

of the Milwaukee Brewers slides into second base against the New York Mets on April 17, 2009.

Milwaukee Brewers v New York Mets

Bill Hall Put It Together

Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates jokes with Oneil Cruz #15 during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees in 2024.

Pittsburgh Pirates v. New York Yankees

The Hazards Of Bob Nutting Mindset, With Justin Halpern

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Singer and pianist Billy Joel rests on an airline flight between Austin and Dallas during a tour promoting his "57th Street" album. | Location: Above Texas, USA.

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You Should Never Argue With A Crazy M-M-Music Club

A worker stocks food items at a Whole Foods Market grocery store in Manhattan on December 17, 2024.

Some Food Items See Rise In Prices Again As Fed Set To Make Next Interest Rate Announcement

Like A Bat In The Supermarket