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Patrick Redford
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Announcements
‘Only If You Get Caught’ Returns Next Week
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Patrick Redford
September 9, 2026
10
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NBA
Perfect Spiritual Fit Between NBA Player And NBA City Achieved
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Patrick Redford
September 4, 2026
94
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Journalismism
How Do We Make Sense Of ESPN Duffing Its Big Clippers Scoop?
By
Patrick Redford
September 3, 2026
116
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NBA
NBA Crushes Clippers After Kawhi Leonard Investigation
By
Patrick Redford
September 2, 2026
297
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Tennis
Interminable U.S. Open Night Sessions Are Bad For Everyone Except Me
By
Patrick Redford
September 2, 2026
22
Comments
Podcasts
Canada Vs. America, With Jake Bittle
By
Patrick Redford
September 2, 2026
11
Comments
Gambling
Kalshi Lawsuit Pits States Against Trump Family’s Corruption Machine
By
Patrick Redford
August 31, 2026
127
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Reds Week
Who Needs Life On Mars When It Has Glacial Spiders?
By
Patrick Redford
August 28, 2026
22
Comments
Reds Week
Defector Music Club Gets Back Together For Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’
By
Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
,
Rachelle Hampton
,
Alex Sujong Laughlin
, and
Ray Ratto
August 27, 2026
48
Comments
Podcasts
I’m On That Good Kushner Alcohol, With Harrison Faigen
By
Patrick Redford
August 26, 2026
9
Comments
Reds Week
Vuelta a España Haunted By Red-Haired Viral Video Prankster
By
Patrick Redford
August 25, 2026
49
Comments
Cycling
Tadej Pogacar Returns To The Scene Of His Arrival
By
Patrick Redford
August 21, 2026
28
Comments
Podcasts
They Put A Data Center In Rack City, With Ock Sportello
By
Patrick Redford
August 18, 2026
7
Comments
NBA
ESPN Reports Steve Ballmer Cleared By NBA’s Kawhi Leonard Investigation, NBA Says Otherwise
By
Patrick Redford
August 17, 2026
179
Comments
NBA
Russell Westbrook Was Singular
By
Patrick Redford
August 13, 2026
52
Comments
NBA
Lakers Owner Mark Walter Suddenly Sells Team Amid Federal Investigation
By
Patrick Redford
August 12, 2026
167
Comments
Podcasts
Trans Rights And Lesbian Lefts, With Maya Goldberg-Safir
By
Patrick Redford
August 12, 2026
4
Comments
Music
Charli XCX Made A Beautiful Monument To Impermanence
By
Patrick Redford
August 11, 2026
22
Comments
Cycling
The Tour de France Femmes Was A Contentious, Hypercompetitive Classic
By
Patrick Redford
August 10, 2026
57
Comments
This Is So Stupid
Defector Also Investigating How Our Super Powerful AI Tool Broke Contain
By
Patrick Redford
August 6, 2026
172
Comments
Podcasts
‘Nothing But Respect’ Is Back From Summer Break
By
Patrick Redford
August 5, 2026
5
Comments
Capital
David Ellison’s Bid To Control Warner Bros. Hits The Rocks
By
Patrick Redford
August 4, 2026
195
Comments
Cycling
Some More Stuff I Saw At The Tour de France
By
Patrick Redford
July 27, 2026
69
Comments
Cycling
How Tadej Pogacar Got The Joy Back
By
Patrick Redford
July 26, 2026
60
Comments
Cycling
A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena
By
Patrick Redford
July 25, 2026
52
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