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Cook With A Timer, You Neanderthals

drawing of a turkey wearing a watch

The Rays, Who Had The 28th-Highest Payroll Last Year, Are Reportedly Looking To Dump Salary

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts as he is being taken out of the game

AEW’s Women Need More Than 20 Minutes A Week

Serena Deeb pins Thunder Rosa on AEW Dynamite

Robinson Canó Will Lose $24 Million After Testing Positive For Archaic Steroids

Robinson Cano #24 of the New York Mets spits

Try As It Might, Boxing Couldn’t Ruin Terence Crawford’s Return

Terence Crawford looks on

Mike Vrabel Switched Punters And Hoo Boy Did It Blow Up In His Face

E.J. Speed #45 of the Indianapolis Colts blocks a punt by Trevor Daniel #12 of the Tennessee Titans

Here Are Some Very Good Reasons To Trust The Yzerplan

Filip Zadina #11 of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck

Dalvin Cook Looked Like A Young Adrian Peterson, In Front Of Adrian Peterson

Dalvin Cook #33 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball in for a touchdown

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MLB Concludes Investigation Of Justin Turner’s World Series Celebration, Determines He Shouldn’t Have Done That

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 27: Justin Turner #10 and the Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

It Really Did Feel Nice To Watch Aaron Rodgers Destroy The Niners’ B-Team

Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers signals first down against the San Francisco 49ers

Please Enjoy The Ruthless Competence Of New Zealand’s Rugby Team

Jordie Barrett of the All Blacks dives over to score a try

Naoya Inoue Is Coming To The U.S. And Oh God He’s So Scary

Naoya Inoue celebrates as he knocks down Emmanuel Rodriguez

Donald Trump, On Californians Eating Spaghetti And Meat Sauce While Wearing A Face Mask: “It Looks Like You Got Into A Fight With Dana White, Where’s Dana, You Fought One Of Dana White, I Saw Dana White, Does Anyone Know Who Dana White Is?”

US President Donald Trump dances as he leaves after speaking during a Make America Great Again rally

Blake Snell Made Everybody Look Foolish, Especially His Manager

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by pitching coach Kyle Snyder and third base coach Rodney Linares after being taken out of the game

Can The Dodgers Pull This Off? It’s Our Game 6 Open Thread

Defector Up All Night

Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammates

Max Muncy Has Been The Dodgers’ Foundation

Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo home run leave the park

We’re The Staff Of Defector. Let’s Chat!

The linotype department of a large London newspaper, circa 1930.

Let Goofus And Gallant Teach You How To Catch A Baseball At The World Series

split screen of two fans at the World Series, one with a face mask and one without

These Dodgers Put On One Hell Of A Show

Cody Bellinger #35 and Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate

Finally, It’s Time For Tua Tagovailoa To Amaze Us Again

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins high fives teammate Ted Karras