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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) after a week 11 NFL game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs on November 20, 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Buccaneers won 19-17.

Doug Martin’s Family Says He Was Experiencing Mental Health Crisis Before Dying In Police Custody

Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration at the Dam Square, lighting up flares and chanting slogans ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 07, 2024. Maccabi fans clashed with pro-Palestinian citizens and ripped off Palestinian flags hung on the streets. In the lead-up to the Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match, several areas of Amsterdam have been designated as security risk zones.

Soccer

Keir Starmer Won’t Tolerate Racist Hooligans Being Barred From Aston Villa’s Stadium

Ange Postecoglou Head Coach of Nottingham Forest looks dejected with empty seats behind during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at City Ground on October 18, 2025 in Nottingham, England.

Big Ange Has Never Been More Out

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning during Game Four of the National League Championship Series

Shohei Ohtani Plays The Greatest Baseball Game Of All Time

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Michael Lombardi attend the SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Broadcast From Bar A at The Jersey Shore Bar Anticipation on July 26, 2024 in Lake Como, New Jersey.

College Football

Please Spend Some Time Imagining Mike Lombardi Begging For Money In Saudi Arabia

Media Meltdowns

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends

That’s Why You Pay For All Those Guys

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks off the field at the conclusion of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

Ben Johnson Made This Harder On Himself

Yankees Honor Slain Anti–Free Speech Activist

Luis Paez-Pumar

Billy Haisley

Ray Ratto

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A detailed view of a replica Premier League Trophy outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on August 31, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

A Seemingly Late Yet Actually Perfectly Timed Preview Of The 2025-26 Premier League Season

27th May 1963: Supremely confident American boxer Cassius Clay holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper.

Announcements

Five Years Of Defector

The New York Yankees against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on September 2, 2025 in Houston, TX.

Catching A Pissed-Off Framber Valdez Should Come With Hazard Pay

Fans celebrate after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil defeated Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland during their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Five of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Defector Up All Night

Have A Chill Time In The Labor Day Weekend Open Thread

Retired football player and Fox Sports analyst Tom Brady looks on prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NFL Once Again Tweaks Rules To Make Tom Brady Look Better At His Job

Heckler Achieves Impossible Task Of Making Shohei Ohtani Even Cooler Than He Already Was

an old-timey family sitting around the radio

Programming Notes

The Indiana Fever down in the second half of the game against The Los Angles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

WNBA

Lamest Members Of Society Claim Responsibility For WNBA Dildo-Throwing Epidemic

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks on prior to the game against the Chicago Sky during the first half at the United Center on July 27, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Wall Street Journal Calls For Congressional Investigation Into Caitlin Clark Getting Fouled

Bryce Young #9 of the Carolina Panthers makes a call from the line of scrimmage during the first half of the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Carolina Panthers

Brandy Jensen

Defector Reads A Book: The Art of Fielding

Defector Reads A Book

The Art Of Reading

Alanna Smith #8 of the Minnesota Lynx passes around Marine Johannes #23 of the New York Liberty during the first quarter at Target Center on July 30, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

It’s Time To Lock In On The Lynx And Liberty

(Original Caption) St. Louis: Los Angeles Dodgers' Steve Sax is forced to make a leaping throw over sliding St. Louis Cardinals' Gene Tenace to allow David Green to beat the ball to first in the fourth inning. Green hit to Dodgers' Bill Russell to force out Tenace at second. The Dodgers defeated the Cards 11-3.

‘The Art Of Fielding’ Knows What’s Scary About Baseball

Christian Wilkins #94 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on from the sideline prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on October 6, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.

Christian Wilkins Saga Gains Smooch-Based Dimension

Pat McAfee Declares Himself A “Girl Dad” In Apology To Harassed College Student

A big duck with Bills Week coming out if its bill