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Lauren Theisen

How Do NFL Players Still Not Know That Ties Exist?

Give Robert Hunt A Retroactive Touchdown

Screenshot of Seton Hall game with scoreboard covering 25 percent of the screen

Media Meltdowns

Scorebug Inflation Must Be Stopped

Soccer

PSG Player Arrested After Masked Men Attack Teammate

Isaiah Buggs of the Steelers celebrates the win

Phantom Doink Torments Bears Fans

The Fourth-Down Revolution Must Not Lose Momentum

Staff Chat

Hey, You! Come Chat With The Defector Staff

Pro Wrestling

Wrestling Has Jon Moxley’s Back

Robin Lehner fights to keep the puck out of the net

Too Many Injuries

Has Jorge Soler’s Home Run Hit The Ground Yet?

Leon Draisaitl Has Thrown His Hat Into The Scoring Race

This Onside Kick Was A New Low For The Jaguars

The Red Wings’ Kids Are Even Better Than Advertised

College Football

Nick Rolovich Is Just Another Dummy

The Leafs Are Losing Everything, Even Their Teeth

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: Buffalo Sabres players celebrate a goal by Cody Eakin #20 during the second period of a NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes at KeyBank Center on October 16, 2021 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joshua Bessex/Getty Images)

OK, What The Heck Is Going On With The Sabres?

Nick Seeler Really Wanted To Fight Jamie Oleksiak

Jack Hughes and Quinn Hughes skate in warm-ups

The Hughes Boys Are Just Delightful

Kia Vaughn and Stefanie Dolson chase a loose ball

WNBA

The WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Boomed The Mercury Off The Court

This Is So Stupid

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Today?

The Braves’ Baserunning Succeeded Where The Dodgers Failed

Jake Odorizzi Took His Sweet Time Giving Up A Grand Slam

Alex Ovechkin Wins Another Round Against The Clock

Freddie Freeman high fives Ron Washington

Everyone Is Fallible In October

Picture taken in the 30s shows France's ice hockey players. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

They Just Keep Adding More Teams: Your 2021–22 NHL Season Preview