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Chess
Russian Chess Player Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Opponent With Mercury
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Patrick Redford
August 14, 2024
NFL
Jets’ Quarterback Dysfunction Temporarily Overshadowed By Pass-Rusher Dysfunction
98
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Patrick Redford
August 12, 2024
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
Defector Reads A Book
China Miéville Is Back
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Patrick Redford
August 12, 2024
Cycling
The Tour de France Femmes Is The Perfect Post-Olympics Spectacle
28
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Patrick Redford
August 9, 2024
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Idiot Dog Starting A Fire
125
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Patrick Redford
August 8, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Ending The Summer With Janet Malcolm
9
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Patrick Redford
August 6, 2024
Olympics
Kristen Faulkner’s Gold Medal Ride Was A Masterpiece Of Bravery
104
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Patrick Redford
August 5, 2024
Olympics
Cheating-Ass France Men’s Basketball Needed A Pair Of Miracles To Beat Japan
67
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Patrick Redford
July 30, 2024
Olympics
Tom Pidcock Scandalizes Delicate French Fans By Being Too Good At Bike Racing
84
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Patrick Redford
July 30, 2024
Olympics
Stephen Nedoroscik Is The Bespectacled King Of The Pommel Horse
93
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Patrick Redford
July 29, 2024
Video Games
‘Elden Ring’ Makes Everyone A Poet And A Reader
106
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Patrick Redford
July 26, 2024
NBA
The NBA’s Landmark TV Deal Shows What Matters
126
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Patrick Redford
July 25, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Is Insatiable
156
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Patrick Redford
July 23, 2024
Wings Week
Wait By The Door, Light A Cigarette, And Listen To Miranda Lambert With Defector Music Club
19
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Lauren Theisen
,
Brandy Jensen
, and
Patrick Redford
July 18, 2024
Wings Week
A Bird’s-Eye View Of Tennis’s Post-Wimbledon Landscape
24
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Patrick Redford
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Giri Nathan
July 18, 2024
Wings Week
Let Loose The Jesses And Come Discuss ‘H Is For Hawk’ With Us
38
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Brandy Jensen
,
Kelsey McKinney
,
David Roth
, and
Patrick Redford
July 16, 2024
Wings Week
Time Is Running Out To Clip Tadej Pogačar’s Wings
120
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Patrick Redford
July 16, 2024
Cycling
Biniam Girmay Is The New Sprint King
28
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Patrick Redford
July 11, 2024
Soccer
The Era Of Low Expectations Is Over
158
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Patrick Redford
July 11, 2024
College Football
Mike Gundy On Running Back’s DUI Arrest: “I’ve Probably Done That A Thousand Times In My Life”
189
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Patrick Redford
July 10, 2024
Video Games
Peanut Butter The Dog Hits A Two-Run Blast, And The Crowd Goes Wild
96
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Patrick Redford
July 8, 2024
Tennis
Emma Raducanu, Wimbledon Protagonist, Takes Shape
49
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Patrick Redford
July 8, 2024
Cycling
Mark Cavendish Endured So Much To Break The Tour de France’s Most Hallowed Record
89
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Patrick Redford
July 3, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Opens The Tour de France As Pugnacious As Ever
111
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Patrick Redford
July 2, 2024
Cycling
This Year’s Tour de France Will Have No Paris Parade And No Precedent
124
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Patrick Redford
June 28, 2024
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