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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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Life's Rich Pageant

Get A Load Of These Dolts

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Barry Petchesky

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Defector Up All Night

How To Not Die On The Giant Slide In Belle Isle

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Wife Needs Crudités!

Southend United v Carlisle United – Sky Bet League Two

Soccer

Mate, You’ve Gone And Named Your Stand After A Bloody Serial Murderer!

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Kelsey McKinney

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Now Is As Good A Time As Any To Start A Spotted Lanternfly Kill Log


<p><a href="http://Feldman.cool" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brian Feldman</a> is a software engineer living in Brooklyn.</p>


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Brian Feldman

A comic of video stills of a kid getting hit in the head with a basketball

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The Secret History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater

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David Roth

Andrew McCutchen, seen here celebrating with his Brewers teammates after seeing someone in a fursuit.

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Andrew McCutchen: “Furries”

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Chris Thompson

Raúl Albiol and Lucas Capetian pose for a photograph.

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Oh No, Sir Lucas Capetian Is Out As CEO At Color Star

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Samer Kalaf

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Jim Tomsula Is Alive And Ready To Slap Someone On The Back

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Dear God, Tommy Pham Might Release The IR Rules

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Tommy Pham Slapping Joc Pederson Over Fantasy Football Is The Sports Story Of The Year

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Ray Ratto

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Bulgarian Soccer Owner Sets New Standard For Self-Sabotage

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Albert Burneko

In this photograph taken on June 17, 2011 a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of Susi Air prepares to take off at Jayapura airport in Papua province. An Indonesian aircraft with one Australian and one Slovak pilot on board crashed in the country's remote Papua region on September 9, 2011, a company spokesman said, with both men feared dead. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Point/Counterpoint: Landing A Plane If You Had To

Rudy Giuliani looking weird on a golf course

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Rudy Giuliani Has Borrowed A Smaller Man’s Khakis And Is Ready To Talk Golf

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Life Lessons

The Cost Of Getting Epic

Did The U.S. Military Almost Shoot Down A U.S. Military Plane For Participating In A Military Appreciation Night Stunt In The U.S. Capital? No. Nothing To See Here.

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A Brief And Fruitful Quest To Find Neil, Who Banged Out The Tunes

Kalyn Kahler

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There Is DRAMA Over Irish Dance’s First Replay Review

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Have You Seen The Ass?

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I Hereby Beg All Outside Creatures To Please Remain Outside Of My Home

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Give It Up For The Heroic Barf-Cleaner

World Series: Tampa Bay Rays v Philadelphia Phillies, Game 3

Rooting For The Home Team


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Elouise McDaniel walking down a walkway in a New Jersey park. She is carrying a tote bag in one hand, a pile of documents in the other.

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New Jersey Woman Sued By Her Township For Filing Too Many Public Records Request

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NFL Combine

Blind Item: A Coach Tried To Eat My Business Card