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<p>Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, n+1, Texas Monthly, Air Mail, and other publications.</p>


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A packed crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds awaits a fateful kick from Carlton's Mitch McGovern.

Australian Football

I Love Australian Rules Football More Than I Get It

Life Lessons

I Don’t Ever Want My Favorite Things To Change

Remco Evenepoel with his third-place honors at the 2024 Tour de France.

Cycling

Cycling’s Belgian Brat Just Needs To Get A Little More Deranged

Patrick Redford

Giri Nathan

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stretches to play a backhand volley against Daniil Medvedev in the Men's Singles Semi-Final match during day twelve of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Wings Week

A Bird’s-Eye View Of Tennis’s Post-Wimbledon Landscape

In Netflix's Lucifer, three angels pause their battle after God interrupts.

On-Screen Angels Are Rarely Divine

Tennis

Wimbledon Is The Theater Of The Comeback

Daniil Medvedev hits a shot between his legs

Daniil Medvedev Stole Some Of Jannik Sinner’s Glory

Holger Rune carrying his bags on the court

Holger Rune Is Clueless

No One Knows How To Beat Carlos Alcaraz In Five Sets

Andy Murray Is Sitting Out His Last Dance

Marketa Vondrousova Is The Forgotten Champion

esse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (R) of the United States and Juan Francisco Estrada (L) of Mexico fight during their WBC world and Ring Magazine super flyweight title bout

The Fights

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez Is A Little Guy With Big Aspirations

The Great Outdoors

I Hate Running. I Miss Running.

In ‘Twelve Final Days,’ Roger Federer Still Has The Magic

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

Josh O'Connor feeds a churro to Mike Faist in a scene from Challengers

Who Wins The Match In ‘Challengers’?

Hell Is Playing Against A Peaking Servebot

Tyson Fury (third left) and Oleksandr Usyk (third right) pose alongside promoter Frank Warren (fourth left), actor Sylvester Stallone (centre) and The Saudi Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment Turki Alalshikh during a press conference at Outernet London.

Don’t Expect Much Resistance To A Saudi Boxing Takeover

David Benavidez waits for the start of a fight for an interim WBC light heavyweight title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boxing

David Benavidez Underwhelmed In Victory

Journalismism

The ‘Longform’ Podcast Told The Story Of An Industry

Defector Blogger Calls Aggregator Tweets “Pathetic” In Furious Takedown. Do You Agree?

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 2: Corentin Moutet of France in action during Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marleen Fouchier/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

The Defector Tennis Desk Bids Adieu To The French Open

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 07: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men's Singles Semi-Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)