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Lauren Theisen

Ryne Nelson Was An Excellent Janitor

A collage of QBs from this weekend's NFL games. Jaren Hall, Mitch Trubisky, Tyson Baget, Brett Rypien, Will Levis, Josh Dobbs, P.J. Walker, Tommy DeVito

Who Are These People?

Alex Ovechkin celebrates his empty net goal with Dylan Strome

October Is A Vacuum

Corbin Carroll celebrates by smoking a cigar in the clubhouse

Corbin Carroll’s Small Ball Came Up Big

Travis Dermott Made The NHL Blink

Logo for The Messenger, with letters flickering out and then going blank. First the 'h', then the 'nge', then the 'T e e r.' Blue background, white text.

Journalismism

The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle

It’s On Max Scherzer, Again

College Football

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh

Israel Daramola

Giri Nathan

Patrick Redford

David Roth

Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney perform at Barnsdall Art Park as part of ArthurFest on September 4, 2005.

Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’

Evan Longoria and Ryne Nelson look disappointed about the ball that dropped

This Is How A Team Pleads For Mercy

Yordan Alvarez is upset after striking out

Jordan Montgomery Won The First Three Rounds Against Yordan Álvarez

Rocco Baldelli visits the mound to remove Caleb Thielbar

The Astros Were Not About To Lose A Battle Of Bullpens

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 05: William Carrier #28 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck during the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena on October 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edits by Defector to put the logo on the boards

Something Old, Something New: You Can Borrow My NHL Preview

Bryce Harper walks back to the dugout as the Atlanta Braves celebrate their win

The Phillies Went For The Throat And Missed

Sam LaPorta and Josh Reynolds celebrate after scoring a touchdown

The Lions Are Swaggering

Did The Twins Transfer Their Demonic Energy To The Blue Jays?

Royce Lewis celebrates after hitting a home run

The Twins Regained Some Control Over Their Existence

Miguel Cabrera fields a ground ball at first for the last time

Miguel Cabrera, First To The Last

Fans stand and cheer as Miguel Cabrera walks to the dugout

Miguel Cabrera Was Always Worth It

Justin Verlander tips hit cap after being taken out of the game

Justin Verlander Pulled The Astros Out Of The Quicksand

The Vikings Forgot How To Be Clutch

Jordan Love Beat Not-The-Bears, But I’m More Confused Than Ever

Chip Trayanum #19 and Cade Stover #8 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Heartwarming: Ohio State Wins Big Game

Luis Paez-Pumar

Outkast, winner of 6 Grammys during The 46th Annual Grammy Awards - Press Room at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20

Nick Castellanos rounds third after hitting a home run