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Giri Nathan

Staff Writer

German Cycling Coach Ousted From Olympics After Calling African Cyclists “Camel Drivers”

Tennis Can’t Handle The Heat In Tokyo

Naomi Osaka Is Out Of The Olympics

Novak Djokovic Is The Final Boss

Hubert Hurkacz Will Be Taking Your Questions Now

Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon Run Ends With Her Out Of Breath

Ons Jabeur Puked And Made History

Defector Reads A Book

This Blog May Or May Not Be A Place To Talk About Franz Kafka’s ‘The Castle’

Giri Nathan, Maitreyi Anantharaman, and Kelsey McKinney

Slippery Grass At Wimbledon Claims Serena Williams And Adrian Mannarino

USA! USA! USA!

Please Enjoy The Cartoonishly Pinwheeling Arms Of This Man Avoiding The Net

Deandre Ayton Had To “Like, Dunk It, OK?” So He Did

Trae Young Is The Best Enemy

Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is Nikola Jokic Trotting With His Horse

What’s Inside Novak Djokovic’s Head?

Defector Up All Night

That’s Pretty Much As Good As It Gets

Underexplained Lists

G7 Standers, Ranked

Iga Swiatek’s Weapon Jammed

Daniil Medvedev’s Zany Clay Adventure Comes To A Fitting Demise

Defector Reads A Book

Announcing The June Defector Reads A Book Selection

Defector Reads A Book

We’re Rested And Ready To Talk About ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’

Kelsey McKinney, Giri Nathan, Kalyn Kahler, and Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tennis Doesn’t Have To Taste This Bad

The Celtics Chose Death By Joe Harris

The Knicks Got Good And Stayed Good

Russell Westbrook Ended A Good Night With A Bad Shot