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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Philly, D.C.: Meet Defector at the Ballpark

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Defector at the Ballpark

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Sabrina Imbler

a spotted ratfish, which is a brownish fish with white spots and a white spot between its eyes

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Why Not Have A Rod Of Teeth On Your Forehead For Sex Reasons?

two winged male ants: Messor ibericus (left) and Messor structor (right) against a black background

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Everything You Need To Know About The Girlboss Ants That Give Birth To Another Species In Order To Exploit Their Offspring (Slay Ant Queen!)

a swarm of bumblebee catfish climbing the vertical rock of a waterfall

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Where Are You Going, Fish?

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Brother May I Have Some Rat

<a href="http://www.ddavisla.com">David Davis </a>is the author of Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation and Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku. He lives in Los Angeles.
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - CIRCA 2000: Photographer Bruce Bennett photographers a battle between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the of the New York Islanders circa 1990 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images)

Bruce Bennett Collection

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After 50 Years Of Shooting Hockey, Bruce Bennett Finds An Even Tougher Challenge: Birds

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Chameleons Endure Tiny Knock To Colorful Reputation

Adelie penguins on nests, Antarctica.

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How Climate Change Is Transforming The Soundtrack Of The Natural World

a 3D-printed crab named Wavy Dave is waving his claw at a fiddler crab in the distance

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The Brief Adventures Of Wavy Dave

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Behold: A Surprisingly Beautiful Depiction Of Being Swallowed By A Toothy Penis Worm

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