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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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Merch v3

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Albert Burneko

Some Baltimore Orioles crash into each other

Atlanta Braves v Baltimore Orioles

Media Meltdowns

Someone, Please, Explain To Me What This Sentence Is Trying To Say

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Samer Kalaf

ESPN FC's Kay Murray and Alejandro Moreno laugh after Steve Nicol farts.

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ESPN Soccer Show Briefly Derailed By In-Studio Fart

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Ray Ratto

Denver Nuggets v Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green And Kevin Durant Squeeze The Last Bit Of Juice From Their Old Argument

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Tom Ley

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

What Is Going On In The Baseball Men’s Brains?

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This Is So Stupid

Only I Know Why Chris Palmer Thought It A Good Idea To Tweet That Vanessa Bryant Doesn’t Know This Stupid Factoid About Her Dead Husband, And I’ll Never Tell

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Dan McQuade

Old headlines about how Marijuana led to killings

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The Myth Of Cops Overdosing From Touching Fentanyl Persists For A Reason

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Either Wirecutter Or I Are Doing Toilet Brush Ownership EXTREMELY Wrong

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Laura Wagner

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CNN’s Brian Stelter Tries A New Job

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Chris Thompson

Live basketball action, and a masked man.

No One Needs To See The Face

Kalyn Kahler

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What Does Tom Brady Think About The Vaccine? Nobody’s Asked Him.

Vice Media Announces Its Cutting 10 Percent Of Workforce

Vice To Employees: Real Quick, What Are Your Thoughts On Saudi Arabia?

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Patrick Redford

MILWAUKEE, WI - FEBRUARY 22: Steve Novak #6 of the Milwaukee Bucks stretches before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at BMO Harris Bradley Center on February 22, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Steve Novak

Los Angeles Lakers v Milwaukee Bucks

Steve Novak Got Very Pissy About A Local Library Sign That Acknowledged Racism Exists

A view as a detective examines fingerprints in the Finger Department at Scotland Yard in London, England. Circa 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Defector Has Concluded Its Investigation Of A Fart-Like Noise On A Basketball Podcast

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots a free throw as Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns watches during the second half in Game Six of the NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

2021 NBA Finals – Game Six

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Championship Inspires Confusing Poetry

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders demands to be called "Coach" during SWAC Media Day.

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Deion Sanders Must Only Be Referred To As “His Coachness”

Perhaps We Have Run Out Of Sports Documentary Subjects

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Defector Verifies Thomas Chatterton Williams

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Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani high-five at the MLB All-Star Game's Home Run Derby

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ESPN Has Found The Absolute Worst Way To Talk About The Absolute Coolest Stuff

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Drew Magary

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 11: ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 11, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

2021 NBA Finals – Game Three

This Is What Happens When ESPN Only Has One Pundit

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An Interview With The Self-Published Author Who Is Trying To Destroy Twitter By Selling Books

Nick Castellanos socks the ball, probably during a memorial service or something.

Nick Castellanos Hit A Drive Into Deep Left Field, Which Is How You Know Something Grave Has Happened

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The Blazers Really Don’t Want To Talk About This

Damian Lillard gestures to the crowd during a playoff game.

Scoopbrain Is A Contagious Illness

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Can The Uncanniness Of This Shams Charania Sentence Be Increased To A Higher Platform Of Such? A Focused Execution Of Scrutiny

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Experts: Albert Burneko Is Handsome And It’s Cool To Just Give Him Money