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Defector Up All Night
Come Celebrate With Us On Defector’s Birthday Live Stream
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Lauren Theisen
September 8, 2021
Overexplained Lists
Let’s Remember Some Sports Leagues That Defector Has Outlived
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Lauren Theisen
September 8, 2021
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
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MLB
I Appreciate Daniel Vogelbach’s Effort
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Lauren Theisen
September 3, 2021
Tennis
Stefanos Tsitsipas Keeps Bending The Rules With Endless Toilet Breaks
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Lauren Theisen
September 2, 2021
MLB
Robbie Grossman Is Good Enough For Me
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Lauren Theisen
September 1, 2021
Technical Difficulties
Our Newsletter Has Broken Containment And Entered Our Website
131
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Lauren Theisen
August 31, 2021
MLB
The Angels Are Done, Shohei Is Hurt, And Yet He’s Still Blasting Monster Dingers
65
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Lauren Theisen
August 31, 2021
NHL
The Hurricanes Try To Save Their Summer With Petty Spite
57
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Lauren Theisen
August 30, 2021
MLB
For One Night, The Orioles Were Better Than Shohei Ohtani
55
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Lauren Theisen
August 26, 2021
MLB
It Sucks That The Padres Are Getting Crushed This Bad
120
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Lauren Theisen
August 25, 2021
Life Lessons
Every Casino Game Is Out To Get You. Even The Free One.
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Lauren Theisen
August 24, 2021
MLB
Go Away, Rain!
114
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Lauren Theisen
August 12, 2021
MLB
Woosh
125
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2021
MLB
The Weird Baseball Is Upon Us
52
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Lauren Theisen
August 10, 2021
NHL
All Of A Sudden, The Devils Seem Cool As Hell
59
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Lauren Theisen
August 9, 2021
Olympics
The U.S. Men’s Relay Woes Continued
83
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Lauren Theisen
August 5, 2021
MLB
I Guess Dodgers Fans Are Still Mad
220
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Lauren Theisen
August 4, 2021
Pro Wrestling
I’m Mad About How Badly I Want This Frickin’ Wrestling Cowboy To Win This Frickin’ Made-Up Championship
82
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Lauren Theisen
August 3, 2021
Olympics
Canada Finally Got One Over On The USWNT
84
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Lauren Theisen
August 2, 2021
Olympics
The Ghosts Of 2012 Haunt This Year’s U.S.-Canada Semifinal
35
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2021
Olympics
Bobby Finke Pulled Off Another Unbelievable Comeback
29
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2021
NHL
The Hurricanes Took A Turn For The Worse Real Fast
62
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Lauren Theisen
July 29, 2021
Olympics
Yukiko Ueno And Japan Denied USA Softball Its Revenge
52
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Lauren Theisen
July 27, 2021
Olympics
It’s Time For The USWNT To Hit Reset
110
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Lauren Theisen
July 27, 2021
Olympics
Team USA’s Softball Walk-Off Is Just The Appetizer
47
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Lauren Theisen
July 26, 2021
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