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College Football
Florida State Got Hosed
381
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Patrick Redford
December 3, 2023
NBA
Nobody Collapses Like The Warriors
37
Comments
Patrick Redford
December 3, 2023
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NBA
The State Of Basketblogging
126
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 30, 2023
College Football
Colorado Football Is Bleeding Recruits
229
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 28, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Wants A Piece Of Britney Spears’s ‘Blackout’
32
Comments
Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Israel Daramola
November 22, 2023
NBA
Jordan Poole Charts A New Frontier In Unseriousness
97
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 21, 2023
Capital
What The Shit Is Happening With OpenAI And Sam Altman? An Explainer
230
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 20, 2023
Racing
The Las Vegas Grand Prix Is Off To A Disastrous Start
193
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 17, 2023
NBA
The Kings Are Making Continuity Work
17
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 16, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Uncoil Your Neck, Turn Down The Cicadas, And Come Chat About ‘Y/N’ With Us
37
Comments
Patrick Redford
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Alex Sujong Laughlin
, and
Kelsey McKinney
November 15, 2023
Science
Iceland, As Always, Is Being Ripped Apart
88
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 14, 2023
NBA
James Harden Is In The Mud
210
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 13, 2023
NBA
The Pistons Have A Unique Disruptor In Ausar Thompson
36
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 7, 2023
College Basketball
Knock Me Over With A Fucking Feather, Cooper Flagg Commits To Duke
152
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 30, 2023
Capital
San Francisco’s Robotaxi Fleet Halved After Horror Crash
270
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 27, 2023
WNBA
Liberty Fans Found Weeping After Realization That The Aces Are Matchless
22
Comments
Patrick Redford
and
Samer Kalaf
October 25, 2023
NBA
All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too
159
Comments
Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
David Roth
,
Giri Nathan
,
Justin Ellis
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 24, 2023
NFL
Sometimes You Just Have To Grab The Football
92
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 24, 2023
NFL
Sam Howell Cannot Stop Getting Sacked
70
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 23, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’
138
Comments
Israel Daramola
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
,
David Roth
, and
Lauren Theisen
October 19, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Getting Low-Key Parasocial With It
28
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 19, 2023
Into The Woods
Where Are We Vis-À-Vis The Woods? An Investigation
93
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 17, 2023
NFL
Jerry Jeudy Tries, Fails To Get Into It With Steve Smith
173
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 13, 2023
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Responds To Shocking Upset By Once Again Kinda-Sorta Accusing Opponent Of Cheating
111
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 12, 2023
NBA
Dillon Brooks Believes He’s Being Targeted And Victimized For Punching People In The Balls
74
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 11, 2023
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