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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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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Laura Wagner

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Death To The NCAA

New York Times Finds Worst Reason To Fret Over NIL Deals

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CNN’s Newest Star Is Proudly “Nonpolitical”

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Semafor Is The Problem

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Tom Ley

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Energetic Verlander Sibling Has Deep Thoughts In Japan

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Axios Employees Instructed To Use Axios Funds To Buy Six Copies Each Of Axios Founders’ Dumb Book

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The New York Times Is Outgrowing Itself

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Samer Kalaf

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College Football

Manti Te’o Picks A New Ending For His Story


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Dan McQuade


<p>Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.</p>


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Diana Moskovitz

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Which Strategic Acquisitions Should Defector Make?

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If The Washington Post Is Giving Sports Betting Advice, Anyone Will

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With Newspaper Owners Like Gannett, Who Needs Enemies?

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Shameless Fraud Goes Home

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This Is Not The Way To Help Local News

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Cops Are Still Fainting When They Touch Fentanyl

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You May Think Things Are Bad, But Have You Considered How Cheap Hammers Are Now?

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Media Meltdowns

New York Times Boss Re-Re-Explains “No Politics” Rule To The Athletic Staffers

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Your Guide To The Kevin-Heavy Red Sox TV Booth Carousel

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Casey Taylor

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Who Is The Disinformation Beat Actually For?

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Under NYT Ownership, The Athletic Lays Down “No Politics” Rule For Staff

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Defector’s Valuation Is $333 Million, According To Very Real Business Math

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Bengals Beat Writers Fail To Do Their Jobs

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

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What Does ‘The Believer’ Want To Be?

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The Oppressor Always Gets The Benefit Of The Doubt

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Albert Burneko

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Shams, Please, Go On Some Dates Man

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Axios To Staff: Our Values Are Cynically Engineered And Incoherent

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Won’t Somebody Think Of The Stupid Children?