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Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Trinity Rodman
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Tom Ley
June 9, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Paul Pierce Traps Kevin Garnett In Grim Men’s Livestream
166
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Tom Ley
June 8, 2023
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Media Meltdowns
Semafor Shithead Screams At Climate Activists
170
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Tom Ley
June 7, 2023
Journalismism
It’s Time To Show Ship
310
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Tom Ley
June 7, 2023
Staff Chat
Come Hurl Your Questions At The Defector Staff
1148
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Tom Ley
June 2, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Rose Lavelle
60
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Tom Ley
June 2, 2023
MLB
Even Anthony Bass’s Own Fans Know He’s A Jerkoff
205
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Tom Ley
June 1, 2023
WNBA
Breanna Stewart Went Home And Conquered
24
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Tom Ley
May 31, 2023
Defector At The Movies
It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly
214
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Tom Ley
May 30, 2023
MLB
Spencer Strider Is Closing Games As Soon As They Start
48
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Tom Ley
May 29, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Take It Easy In The Memorial Day Weekend Open Thread
1138
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Tom Ley
May 27, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Can You Guess The Lone MVP Voter Who Left Nikola Jokic Off His Ballot?
487
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Tom Ley
May 11, 2023
NBA
The Nuggets Need Jamal Murray Pulling Face
65
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Tom Ley
May 10, 2023
College Basketball
Bob Huggins, Live On The Radio And With All His Faculties, Uses Homophobic Slur
186
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Tom Ley
May 8, 2023
NBA
Let’s All Agree That Nikola Jokic Shoving Mat Ishbia Was Good Fun
180
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Tom Ley
May 8, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Hanser Alberto Demonstrates A Painful Way To Lose
481
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Tom Ley
May 4, 2023
Soccer
Seamus Coleman Never Stopped
39
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Tom Ley
May 2, 2023
Very Short Debates
Can Bryce Young Grow?
98
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Tom Ley
April 26, 2023
NBA
Anthony Edwards Needs Some New Pals
173
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Tom Ley
April 26, 2023
Soccer
Tottenham Gave Up
88
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Tom Ley
April 23, 2023
NBA
The Sixers And Joel Embiid Are Back Where They Always End Up
69
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Tom Ley
April 23, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Let’s Have An NBA And NHL Playoffs Open Thread
1356
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Tom Ley
April 22, 2023
NBA
It’s About Contact With The Balls
163
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Tom Ley
April 21, 2023
MLB
Madison Bumgarner Is Going Loudly, But Not Proudly
183
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Tom Ley
April 19, 2023
NBA
Russell Westbrook Is Always Himself
124
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Tom Ley
April 17, 2023
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