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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 26: Gustav Nyquist #14 celebrates his power play goal with Filip Forsberg #9 of the Nashville Predators against the Vegas Golden Knights during an NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on March 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

It’s A Beautiful Day To Be The Predators

Our 18,000 Jaromir Jagr Bobbleheads Are No Longer For Sale

DJ Burns celebrates with Casey Morsell after a basket

College Basketball

It’s NC State And Everybody Else

The Caps Can’t Waste An Ovechkin Night Like That

Lucas Raymond celebrates his goal with his teammates

Who Wants To Be The Eighth Seed In The East?

Kino Lilly Jr. (10) shoots a floater over Yale Bulldogs Forward Danny Wolf

The Ivy League Establishment Suppresses A Provocative New Idea: Brown Being Good

Lauren's spatula, with its shaft bent at an angle

Chefector

The Cooking Implement Of The Day Is The Bent Spatula

The Colorado Avalanche celebrate their overtime winner

Who’s Afraid Of The Vancouver Canucks?

Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his game-tying goal with Shea Theodore

Nobody Puts On A Show Like Vegas

Matt Rempe looks at Jonas Siegenthaler down on the ice

Where Matt Rempe Goes, Trouble Follows

J.T. Compher #37 and goaltenderJames Reimer #47 of the Detroit Red Wings take to the ice

The Red Wings Are On Red Alert

Ashlyn Watkins and Kamilla Cardoso celebrate the South Carolina buzzer beater

Tennessee Never Saw Kamilla Cardoso’s Shot Coming

Curtis Lazar #42 of the New Jersey Devils and Martin Pospisil #76 of the Calgary Flames fight while a linesman reacts

What Game Should I Watch?

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) celebrates with Florida Panthers center Evan Rodrigues (17) after scoring a goal

The Devils Are In Hell

The Florida Panthers celebrate after defeating the New York Rangers

The Panthers Are On A Rampage

Sting puts the scorpion death lock on Matthew Jackson in his last match

Pro Wrestling

Sting Went Out Crazier Than He Came In

Israel Daramola

David Roth

Giri Nathan

Patrick Redford

Radiohead performing onstage in support of their 2007 album "In Rainbows," with the Defector Music Club logo right in the middle.

Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Reviews The People’s Radiohead Album

Connor McDavid scores the overtime game winner against Jordan Binnington

Connor McDavid Is Bored By The Remarkable

Christy Mathewson head and shoulders portrait photo

How To Throw A Baseball And Live Forever

Shohei Ohtani runs the bases after hitting a home run

Enjoy Shohei Ohtani’s Dodger Highlights While They’re Still Harmless

The Rangers Have A Big Boy Who Fights

John Cena Can’t Escape Vince McMahon’s Fantasy World

Cam Spencer #12, Alex Karaban #11, Donovan Clingan #32 and Hassan Diarra #10 of the Connecticut Huskies

Invincibility Only Lasts Until It All Goes Wrong

Joey Daccord reacts after letting in a goal