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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Tom Ley

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Journalismism

Energetic Sibling Gets Goosebumps Whenever He Sees His Favorite Sport On TV

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Albert Burneko

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Media Meltdowns

The Blog Of The Year Is This Deranged Book Excerpt

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Chris Thompson

In The Game Of Basketball, One Must Be Careful To Avoid Sitting On A Whoopee Cushion While Laying An Egg

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Giri Nathan

Scott Hastings asked JaMychal Green if he's going to play tonight.

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Things We Actually Like

Just Ask The Dude

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Soraya Roberts

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Defector At The Movies

What’s So Great About Relatability?

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Patrick Redford

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Taking Down The Clocks

What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?

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Kelsey McKinney

Future Home Of NHL Team Seattle Kraken Climate Change Arena

‘Seattle Times’ Fires Kraken Beat Reporter And Her Former Colleagues Want To Know Why

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Laura Wagner

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“No One Knows Anything”: Staffers At The Athletic Wait In The Dark Following NYT Deal

World Series – Houston Astros v Washington Nationals – Game Five

Turns Out There Are Some Issues With MLB’s State Media Apparatus

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Year In Review

Presenting The First-Ever Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

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Ray Ratto

Washington Nationals v San Francisco Giants

ESPN Boldly Asks: What If These Two Generational Athletes Were Just Average Athletes?

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How To Quit Your Job, According To The Washington Post: Fuck You

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We Must Do Everything In Our Power To Stop This From Happening Again

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Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?

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This Is Just The Same Old Shit

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David Roth

Manu Ginobili works against Austin Rivers in a NBA Playoff game in 2015.

San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Clippers – Game Two

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Ceremonial Swearing-In Of Leon Panetta Is Held At CIA Headquarters

Behold: The Worst Havana Syndrome Report Yet

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Shams Charania Needs To See His Teacher After Class

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Barry Petchesky

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Adam Schefter Is Pathetic And ESPN Is Gutless

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Plagiarism Is The Weirdest Of All The Frauds


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Dan McQuade

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Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer

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My White Whale Is The Story Of An MLB Veteran Paying His Teammates To Get Vaccinated

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Glenn Greenwald Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance In Stunningly Arrogant Screed About Vaccine Hesitancy

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NYT: People Would Trust Us If They Understood How Great We Are

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Adam Schefter Gives Up On Journalism