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Lauren Theisen

The Avalanche Power Play Is Completely Unfair

Jake Evans is checked hard by Mark Scheifele

Mark Scheifele’s Hit On Jake Evans Ruined A Great Canadiens Game

Defector Up All Night

Tommy Pham Had An Unpleasant Day

There Are No Second Chances Against Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jon Moxley with fans at Double or Nothing

Pro Wrestling

AEW’s Crowd Was The Star Of ‘Double Or Nothing’

Sometimes The Puck Picks The Hero

Abolish The Penalty For Losing A Replay Challenge

White Sox Seating Area, Dedicated To Beloved Longtime Employee, Rededicated To Disliked Short-Term Employee

JARRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRR-EEEEEE.

Marty Necas’s Beautiful Wraparound Saved The Hurricanes

WWE’s Adnan Virk Experiment Is Already Over

Tristan Jarry’s Boner Was One For The Ages

Golf

Phil Mickelson Earned His Fairytale Ending

The Colorado Avalanche celebrate a goal by Nathan MacKinnon

Can Anybody Handle The Almighty Avalanche?

NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

Politics

It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates during warm ups before the game against the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on May 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

This Isn’t Quite The Alex Ovechkin I Remember

Imagine What The Islanders Are Capable Of

It Sure Looks Like Marc-André Fleury Will Get Another Shot At Postseason Glory

College Football

Law Firm Report: Bo Schembechler Knew About Michigan Doctor’s Abuse

Start The Damn Playoffs Already!

I Wonder If The Rockies Regret Dealing Nolan Arenado Yet

Three men sitting on a park bench reading the newspaper

Staff Chat

It Is Time To Enter The Mind Palaces Of The Defector Staff. Let’s Chat!

Senators Week

Shane Pinto’s First Career Goal Highlights Sens’ Beatdown Of Habs

TORONTO - OCTOBER 5: Goalie Dominik Hasek #39 of the Ottawa Senators readies for the play against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre October 5, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario.The Senators beat the Leafs 3-2 in the first ever official shootout in the history of the NHL.(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dominik Hasek

When Dominik Hasek Was A Senator, Everything Went Wrong

Tom Wilson Lightly Disciplined For Breaching Decorum, Much Like When The U.S. Senate Censured Francophobic Massachusetts Federalist Timothy Pickering