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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Kansas City Chiefs v Green Bay Packers

Damnit Packers, Be Bad For A Few Years

Ville Husso shot from below after the Rangers score

Detroit Red Wings v New York Rangers

What’s The Ceiling On The Red Wings?

Eric Adams and girlfriend Tracey Collins looking into a camera while outside

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Defector Up All Night

It’s A Beautiful Day For Weather

Buffalo Sabres v Chicago Blackhawks

Corey Perry Is Everyone’s Problem

Tommy DeVito stands on the field with his hand over his heart

New England Patriots v New York Giants

Tommy DeVito Is A Two-Time Winner

TUSTIN, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: The Tustin Cobras Pop Warner team holds a practice at Foothill High School.

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My Year Of Boy Football

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Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Wants A Piece Of Britney Spears’s ‘Blackout’

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs #15 of the Minnesota Vikings fumbles the football after being hit by safety Kareem Jackson #22 of the Denver Broncos during the first quarter of the NFL game at Empower Field At Mile High on November 19, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

Minnesota Vikings v Denver Broncos

The Vikings Caught The Turnover Bug Again

Sean Durzi tries to keep the puck away from Evgenii Dadonov

Arizona Coyotes v Dallas Stars

My Yotes Are Getting Better

Joshua Dobbs leaps into the end zone at the end of a run

NFL: NOV 12 Saints at Vikings

Joshua “Playmaker” Dobbs Is Helping The Vikings Save Their Season

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Arts And Culture

‘Stereophonic’ Is “The Fleetwood Mac Play” And So Much Better For It

Mikhail Sergachev grabs the stick of Auston Matthews

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The Leafs Are As Nerve-Racking As Ever

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Joshua Dobbs Has Renewed My Faith In Mediocre Quarterbacks

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 01: Kevin Ginkel #37 of the Arizona Diamondbacks reacts during Game 5 of the 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Edits by Defector; The Gink is surrounded by various colors.

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The Defector World Series MVP Is The Gink

World Series – Texas Rangers v. Arizona Diamondbacks – Game Four

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

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Who Are These People?

Alex Ovechkin celebrates his empty net goal with Dylan Strome

Washington Capitals v New Jersey Devils

October Is A Vacuum

Corbin Carroll celebrates by smoking a cigar in the clubhouse

Championship Series – Philadelphia Phillies v Arizona Diamondbacks – Game Seven

Corbin Carroll’s Small Ball Came Up Big

Anaheim Ducks v Arizona Coyotes

Travis Dermott Made The NHL Blink

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The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle

Championship Series – Houston Astros v Texas Rangers – Game Three

It’s On Max Scherzer, Again

Indiana v Michigan

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

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

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

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

Championship Series – Arizona Diamondbacks v Philadelphia Phillies – Game Two

This Is How A Team Pleads For Mercy

Yordan Alvarez is upset after striking out

Championship Series – Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – Game One

Jordan Montgomery Won The First Three Rounds Against Yordan Álvarez