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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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Sabrina Imbler

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Life's Rich Pageant

Who Lives At The Rainforest Cafe?


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

Conkers in boxes at the annual World Conker Championships at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough. Picture date: Sunday October 13, 2024.

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Criminy! King Conker Charged With Cheeky Cheating At Conkers Contest

Dave McKenna

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A Very Ugly Year In The Life Of A D.C. Little League

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Giri Nathan

A screencap of some unhappy Detroit Bridgerton Themed Ball attendees

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‘Bridgerton’ Fans Paid Hundreds To Attend Sham Ball Organized By Uncle-Niece Duo

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

An adaptation of the "Oh, the Places You'll Go" cover with a Robert Moses statue.

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Oh, The Power You’ll Broker!

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David Roth

Dan and Dave split image on Wildwood boardwalk. In middle are two shirts: Trump as 50 Cent: Many men wish death upon me A shirt that says My favorite people call me pop-pop

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Dan And Dave Hit The Wildwood Boardwalk: A 2024 T-Shirt Report

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Kathryn Xu

Shohei Ohtani holds Decoy in his arms while Decoy licks at his face.

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Just A Bunch Of High-Resolution Photos Of Shohei Ohtani And His Dog

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Samer Kalaf

Boar's Head deli meats Recall notice at Deli counter in grocery store, Queens, New York.

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“Heavy Meat Buildup,” And More Alarming Phrases From A USDA Inspection Of A Boar’s Head Plant

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Ray Ratto

Bocce is played near the ferry building, Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in San Francisco, Calif.

A Bocce Loser’s Guide To Losing At Bocce

<p>Justin McHenry is an archivist and historian from West Virginia, and the author of <i><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/lemuria-the-true-story-of-a-fake-place/19663689">Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place</a> </i>and the upcoming book, <i><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/raising-philadelphia-the-making-of-america-s-first-great-city-1750-1775-justin-mchenry/20390701?ean=9781955041201">Raising Philadelphia: The Making of America&#8217;s First Great City</a>.</i></p>


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Justin McHenry

MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 6: Smoke shrouds Mt. Shasta as the Park Fire burns on August 6, 2024 in Mill Creek, California. (Photo by Ethan Swope/Getty Images)

Park Fire Grows In Size Sparking New Evacuation Orders

History

How AI Copyright Law Is Being Guided By Spirits From Atlantis

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Chris Thompson

Cinderella’s Castle

A Disney World Pervert’s Take On: Wrongful Death At A Themed Irish Pub

Crufts Dog Show 2016 – Day Two

Defector Up All Night

Vet Stories, With Dave McKenna

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DraftKings Abruptly Shuts Down NFT Operation, Panicking Collectors With Vast Holdings Of Digital Tokens

A 3D model of Jake Cave among his teammates is contorted beyond human bounds.

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MLB’s Gameday 3D Feature Turns A Walk-Off Win Into A Devil’s Dance

<p>Alex Shultz is a journalist based in Brooklyn.</p>


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Alex Shultz

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59 Blu-Rays, A Nazi Trinket, And Everything Else I Found In A Right-Wing Senate Candidate’s Robust eBay Store

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Wings Week

Who Was Getting Buckets At The JFK Airport Basketball Court?

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Kelsey McKinney

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This Is NOT A Damn Bell!!

Bill Belichick at a press conference for the Patriots.

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Each New Detail About How Bill Belichick Met His Girlfriend Is The Opposite Of Romantic

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Keith Hernandez, Mookie Wilson, and Sesame Street's the Count.

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Local Athletes, Leave Me Alone

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<div dir="auto">Corbin Smith is a writer and photographer from Vancouver, Washington. His work has appeared in Deadspin, The Daily Beast, and <em>Rolling Stone</em>. He is also the host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pacific-northwest-insurance-corporation-moviefilm/id1712416222"><em>The Pacific Northwest Insurance Corporation Moviefilm Podcast</em></a> a podcast about movies.</div>
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Corbin Smith

People riding bikes around in a very small loop at the Ladd's 500 relay in Portland, Oregon.

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The Beauty And Boredom Of 500 Laps Around The Same .148-Mile Loop

A Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicle sits parked next to a garbage truck in Los Angeles.

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Have You Seen A Cybertruck Yet?

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Patrick Redford

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Ohio State Graduates Subjected To Commencement Speaker’s Cryptobabble And Bad Singing

Racegoers fight each other as they scuffle on the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England, on April 12, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

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

<p>Alex Prewitt is a writer in Brooklyn. He shoots free throws the normal way.</p>


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Alex Prewitt

The inside of Jamsil Arena, home of the Korean Basketball League's Seoul Thunders.