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Tennis
Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Closing Dispatch: Out Of The Desert
19
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 19, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Found Revenge And Happiness In The Desert
16
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 18, 2024
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
Bad news: It's getting colder. Good news: The best way to cover your forearms has returned. The critically acclaimed Defector crewneck sweatshirt has been restocked in all sizes. Now's the time to get one of our most popular items, printed with union labor in the USA.
Tennis
Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 4: The Desert Dads Are On The Loose
20
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 15, 2024
Tennis
An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium
137
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 15, 2024
Tennis
Tennis Baby Shows His Mettle
12
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 14, 2024
This Is So Stupid
Point/Counterpoint: I Am Not Jannik Sinner
65
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 13, 2024
Tennis
Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 1: Novak Djokovic Put To The Sword By Italian Hotshot
33
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 12, 2024
Soccer
The USWNT Survived Some All-Time CONCACAF Madness
63
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 7, 2024
Journalismism
Road & Track EIC Tries To Explain Why He Deleted An Article About Formula 1 Power Dynamics
128
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 5, 2024
NBA
We Tracked A Night’s Worth Of NBA Assists, And Many Of Them Are Baloney
84
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 5, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Reviews The People’s Radiohead Album
203
Comments
Israel Daramola
,
David Roth
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Lauren Theisen
March 4, 2024
MLB
Michael Rubin Will Never Get The Benefit Of The Doubt With Crummy Sports Apparel
340
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 4, 2024
NBA
LeBron James Might Just Keep Doing This Forever
145
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 29, 2024
Soccer
Mexico Finally Killed Off The Old USWNT For Good
93
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 27, 2024
NBA
The Mavericks Are Huge, Healthy, And On A Roll
43
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 23, 2024
MLB
Nike And Fanatics’ Innovative MLB Uniforms Leave Baseball Players With Unintentional Diapers
222
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 22, 2024
Media Meltdowns
NBA Dead Period Filled By JJ Redick Reacting To Himself Blasting Doc Rivers
108
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 21, 2024
Soccer
How Thrilling It Is To Have Christian Pulisic Back In Top Form
66
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 20, 2024
Life Lessons
Here Are Our Stories Of Being Scammed
606
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 16, 2024
MLB
Nike And Fanatics Have Truly Fucked Up MLB’s New Uniforms
200
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 15, 2024
NFL
Gunfire At Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Leaves One Dead, More Than 20 Injured
596
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 15, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
From Hell’s Heart We Blog At Thee: Let’s Chat About ‘Moby-Dick’
170
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
,
Kelsey McKinney
,
Barry Petchesky
,
Patrick Redford
, and
David Roth
February 14, 2024
MLB
Early Reviews Suggest That MLB’s New Jerseys Suck Ass
197
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 14, 2024
This Is So Stupid
What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?
182
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 9, 2024
Soccer
Soccer’s Rulemakers Are Rolling Out Blue Cards
215
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 8, 2024
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