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New York Yankees Left Fielder Jasson Dominguez (24) steals second base with Los Angeles Angels Shortstop Zach Neto (9) catching the throw.

Will The Yankees Ever Score Another Run? No

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning.

Shohei Ohtani Is Getting Back To Abnormal

Lando Norris walks away after a crash during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada.

Racing

Lando Norris Fails To Find One Gap, Widens Another

Patrick Redford

David Roth

Brandy Jensen

Cyclists in a race are in the background. There is a house or wall on the left side of the road. There is a man in front, looking at the peloton, squatting halfway with his arms spread just past his knees. Next to him in the center of the road is a bicycle laid across the ground.

Defector Reads A Book

Tim Krabbe’s ‘The Rider’ Won Us Over By Losing

al Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates in the dugout with a trident after hitting a home run.

The Rime Of The Big Dumper, Or How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Became A Bona Fide Slugger

This photograph shows a TGV inoui high speed train of the French national SNCF rail company SNCF running in Nantes, western France, on April 4, 2025.

Transit

All The Trains I Rode In France

Barry Petchesky

A baseball game being projected onto the side of a French bulldog.

This Is So Stupid

Let’s Figure Out What Dodgers Game They Watched On The Bulldog

Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing drives the Red Bull RB21 Honda.

Max Verstappen Shatters The Illusion

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammates in the dugout.

Dodgers So Desperate For Starting Pitching They Turn To DH

Kelsey McKinney

Luis Paez-Pumar

Lauren Theisen

Singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen performs at City Year Los Angeles Spring Break at Sony Studios on April 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California

Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Really Really Really Really Really Really Likes Carly Rae Jepsen

Marc Marquez of Spain and Ducati Lenovo Team, Alex Marquez of Spain and BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP during the 2025 MotoGP Michelin Grand Prix of France at Circuit Bugatti on May 11, 2025 in Le Mans, France.

Finding The Limit At Le Mans

Frederic Vasseur speaks on the phone outside of the Ferrari garage in the Miami International Autodrome paddock.

It’s Another Ferrari Radio Meltdown Classic

José Azocar #28, Tyrone Taylor #15, and Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field.

It’s All Coming Up Mets

Starling Marte #6 of the New York Mets celebrates with his team after driving in the winning run.

Mets Invincible, Phillies On Bullet-Train To Hell

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates on arrival in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia.

Oscar Piastri Seizes The Lead

Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

Politics

The DOGE Fencing Hearing Reveals The Latest In Anti-Trans Grift

A racegoer relaxes on day two of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Life's Rich Pageant

Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme, surrounded by fireworks.

Oscar Piastri Takes It To Lando Norris

Randy Arozarena #56 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his walkoff walk as Julio Rodríguez #44 jumps on home plate.

The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

Side-by-side photos of Luis M. Castillo and Luis F. Castillo, both Mariners pitchers.

The Definitive Guide To Mariners Pitchers Named Luis Castillo

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing arrives in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan.

No Matter The Car, Max Verstappen Is Inevitable

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Ray Ratto

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Chris Thompson

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Sabrina Imbler

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 12: Is Julia Cameron Wrong?

Jarred Kelenic #24 of the Atlanta Braves is forced out at second base by Tommy Edman #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Braves May Never Win A Game

Austin Wells of the New York Yankees hits a home run with a torpedo bat.

What Is The Deal With The Yankees’ Weird Bats?

Tom Ley

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Studio portrait of members of the Syracuse Star baseball team, Syracuse, New York , 1877 .