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NBA
Clippers Fans, And Only Clippers Fans, Can Now Buy Alcohol At 3:17 In The Morning In California
132
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Patrick Redford
September 30, 2024
MLB
The A’s Are Oakland’s No More
213
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Patrick Redford
September 27, 2024
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Journalismism
The Truth Is An Inconvenience For Jake Tapper And Dana Bash
325
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Patrick Redford
September 25, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Sending Horny Texts To RFK Jr. Is Not A Public Service
297
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Patrick Redford
September 24, 2024
Media Meltdowns
New York Magazine Suspends Olivia Nuzzi Over “Inappropriate Relationship” With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
439
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Patrick Redford
September 20, 2024
Journalismism
What Is The Cost Of A Woj Bomb?
117
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Patrick Redford
September 20, 2024
MLB
Jose Altuve Ejected For Showing Feet
127
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Patrick Redford
September 18, 2024
Cycling
Marc Hirschi Is Finally Flying Free Again
11
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Patrick Redford
September 17, 2024
WNBA
A’ja Wilson’s Game Is Joyfully Precise
27
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Patrick Redford
September 16, 2024
MLB
It’s A Bad Day To Be A Fly Ball When Pete Crow-Armstrong Is Around
72
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Patrick Redford
September 11, 2024
Chess
Hans Niemann’s Return To The Big Stage Didn’t Go So Hot
28
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Patrick Redford
September 10, 2024
NFL
New Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson
189
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Patrick Redford
September 9, 2024
Gambling
Penn’s ESPN Bet Scheme Looks Increasingly Grim
124
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Patrick Redford
September 9, 2024
Chess
Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Are, Somehow, Going At It Again
60
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 5, 2024
Cycling
Primoz Roglic Shows He’s Up For The Fight
44
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 4, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Is So Brat
59
Comments
Israel Daramola
,
Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Rachelle Hampton
August 30, 2024
Tennis
Naomi Osaka Found The Joy
41
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 28, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
The New Trend In Book Covers Is Old-Timey Animals
67
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 27, 2024
NFL
Fanatics Refiles, Adds New Marvin Harrison To Marvin Harrison Lawsuit
86
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Patrick Redford
August 26, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Let’s Chat Janet Malcolm, Analysis, And Get ‘In The Freud Archives’
40
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Brandy Jensen
, and
Patrick Redford
August 21, 2024
Soccer
Old Man Jamie Vardy Is Back Scoring Goals And Chatting Shit
48
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Patrick Redford
August 20, 2024
Cycling
The Tour de France Femmes Ending Was As Dramatic As It Gets
64
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Patrick Redford
August 19, 2024
Soccer
And Now, A Timely And Exhaustive Preview Of The 2024-25 Premier League Season
180
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Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Albert Burneko
,
Billy Haisley
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
Cycling
Untimely Crash Throws Tour de France Femmes Into Chaos
44
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Patrick Redford
August 15, 2024
Gambling
‘ESPN Bet’ Is A Black Hole
370
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Patrick Redford
August 15, 2024
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