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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Paul Pierce

Life's Rich Pageant

Paul Pierce Turns Grim Men’s Wager Into Pleasant Men’s March

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Albert Burneko

A four-square of Brian Windhorst talking, with a little Windy in the middle as well

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This Is So Stupid

Allowing For Various Metaphors

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Samer Kalaf

Bill Belichick in a ragged sweatshirt on CBS Sunday Morning

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College Football

Bill Belichick’s Shit Isn’t Flying Anymore

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Media Meltdowns

Bill Belichick Brings His Trademark Charm To Excruciating CBS Interview

Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless on Undisputed

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Seal Up The Pit That Contains Fox Sports 1

56th NAACP Image Awards – Arrivals

Shannon Sharpe Stepping Away From ESPN Following Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Painting of Science Fiction Scene with Robot Woman by Anton Brzezinski

Henry Blodget Invents, Hires, Sexually Harasses, Blogs About Nonexistent AI Subordinate

<p>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 <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

during the first round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2017 in Augusta, Georgia.

The Masters – Round One

Golf

Jim Nantz Is Being Weird About The Masters Again

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Kelsey McKinney

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 09 CFP Semifinal Capital One Orange Bowl – Notre Dame vs Penn State

Patrick McAfee You Are 37 Years Old

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Patrick Redford

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ESPN: LeBron James, On ESPN, To ESPN: “ESPN.”

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) talks with former teammate Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) after the professional NFL football game between the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings on October 6, 2024 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.

NFL: OCT 06 Jets at Vikings

I Am Asking Aaron Rodgers, Once And For All, To Leave My Team The Fuck Alone

(L-R) Bari Weiss, The Free Press Founder, Peter Thiel, and Matt Danzeisen attend Inauguration Eve hosted by Uber, X and The Free Press at Cafe Riggs on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Uber, X and The Free Press host Inauguration Eve

Journalismism

They Should Call It The Free Piss

A mugger approaches two victims, holding out his hat, ostensibly to beg, but carrying a large club in his other hand, circa 1790. The image is captioned: 'Honest friend, I'll borrow a little silver of you. He who hath gold hath fear. He who hath none hath sorrow'.

Beg, Borrow Or Steal

Not Enough People Are Taking The Wallet Inspector Seriously

d coach and FOX NFL Sunday Analyst Jimmy Johnson speaks to the media during FOX Sports Media Day at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Super Bowl LIX Previews

Jimmy Johnson Retires From Retirement

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Why Did Adam Schefter Write “Composite Matchups” Like This?

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Giri Nathan

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Oratorical Uncles Bond Over Increasingly Reactionary Views

Dave McKenna

The building of the Washington Post newspaper headquarter is seen on K Street in Washington DC on May 16, 2019.

Washington Post Logo

The Familiarity And Sadness Of Watching The Washington Post Go To Hell

A black-and-white image of some nerds doing computing and codebreaking at an IBM 7090 Data Processing System in the early 1960s.

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One Weird And Unusual Trick To Deciphering And Decoding A Josina Anderson Report Or News Item

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Skip Bayless is seen on October 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA.

Celebrity Sightings in Los Angeles – October 27, 2017

Lawsuit Claims Skip Bayless Tried To Pay FS1 Hairstylist For Sex

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Elias Pettersson #40 and J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks discuss game play during the second period of their NHL game against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena on December 23, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

San Jose Sharks v Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver’s Favorite Sport Isn’t Hockey, It’s Talking About Locker-Room Beefs

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David Roth

Malcolm Gladwell and Carlos Watson speak onstage during OZY Fest 2018 at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 22, 2018 in New York City.

OZY FEST 2018 Presented By OZY.com – Day 2

Podcasts

Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim

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Year In Review

Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Normal Gossip: portraits

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Carlos Watson caught mid-speech in a press conference.

Ozy Media’s Carlos Watson Sentenced In Fraud Trial

Carlos Watson Played The Wrong Game And Lost

ESPN FC studio reacts to a fart-like noise

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ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

31 January 2024, USA, Los Angeles: The Netflix logo can be seen on a building belonging to the video streaming provider. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa

Netflix

Netflix Can’t Even Do Commercials Right