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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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Laura Wagner

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Journalismism

Hack Meekly Endorses Hack

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Women's Basketball

The “Guru” Of Women’s Basketball Gets His Due

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Albert Burneko

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Atlanta Braves v Baltimore Orioles

Media Meltdowns

Someone, Please, Explain To Me What This Sentence Is Trying To Say

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CNN’s Brian Stelter Tries A New Job

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Olympics

What Kind Of Toilet Destruction Are We Talking About, Here?

Oregon v USC

This Stupid Basketball Cliche Impacts Puking Out My Fucking Breakfast

A man walks past The Washington Post on August 5, 2013 in Washington, DC after it was announced that Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos had agreed to purchase the Post for USD 250 million. Multi-billionaire Bezos, who created Amazon, which has soared in a few years to a dominant position in online retailing, said he was buying the Post in his personal capacity and hoped to shepherd it through the evolution away from traditional newsprint.

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Objectivity Is A Workplace Hazard

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Samer Kalaf

ESPN sports broadcaster, Rachel Nichols at American Airlines Center on February 06, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks

The Current Version Of Deadspin Can’t Even Eat Shit Correctly

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The Staff Of The Appeal Is Ready To Make Something New

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Chris Thompson

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Scoopbrain Is A Contagious Illness

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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Frank Bruni, I’m Not Sorry

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Dan McQuade’s New Balance Gesture Followed By $4.1 Billion Drop In Company’s Market Value

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This Is So Stupid

Experts: Albert Burneko Is Handsome And It’s Cool To Just Give Him Money

Kalyn Kahler

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Long Live Open Locker Rooms, Where Today’s Secrets Become Tomorrow’s Stories

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Giri Nathan

2019 China Open – Day 9 (Finals)

Tennis Doesn’t Have To Taste This Bad

Online Fantasy Sports Sites, FanDuel And DraftKings, Under Scrutiny Of Government

The AP Reaches New Level Of Sleaziness With FanDuel Deal

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It’s Never About Fairness

Camille Bromley is a features editor at The Believer and a story editor at the Columbia Journalism Review.

Camille Bromley

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What’s Happening At ‘The Believer’ Is About More Than Just A Zoom Incident

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Barry Petchesky

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 15: Chicago Police officers guard the front entrance the their headquarters building during a rally on April 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The rally is held in protest of the killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a Chicago Police officer on March 29th. The video of the fatal shooting was released on Thursday to the general public by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability more than two weeks after the incident took place. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images)

Chicago Reacts To Video Of Police Shooting That Killed 13 Year Old Adam Toledo

Police Say A Lot Of Things

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues warms up before their game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on February 27, 2021 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

St Louis Blues v San Jose Sharks

Everyone Reading This Beat Writer’s Insanely Worded Tweet Understands It Completely. Or At Least Is Capable Of Understanding Written Language.

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Diana Moskovitz

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NFL Reporter Who Compared Women Suing Deshaun Watson To Terrorists No Longer Working For Houston Chronicle

Cleveland Cavaliers v Detroit Pistons

Won’t Somebody Protect Poor NBA Team Owners From Their Own Choice To Buy Out Shitty Veterans?

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Justin Ellis

Making Headlines

Rich People Are Never Going To Save Media

The football field at Duxbury High School. You can see the field, a track around it, and the goal posts. There's also a TV graphic that says "Breaking News: Duxbury High School removes the head football coach."

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Here Is A Fancy Boston Suburb’s High School Football Team Using “Auschwitz” As An Audible

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Shams Charania Participates In Daily Heated Altercations With Prose, Per Sources