CULTURE

Footer Column 2

Footer Legal

Footer Main

Nav Bar

OTHER

SPORTS

Subscribe, at any level, to play

Thanks for your interest in Defector Crosswords!

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Plans start at $8/month.

Subscribers enjoy unlimited, ad-free browsing.

Register to continue

Or click here to subscribe for unlimited, ad-free access!

Our gift to you: This year's post is unlocked. Register your email to get even more free articles.

Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide!

Just register your email:

This blog is free to read.

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.

Defector

Dave McKenna

Former Dublin GAA star David Hickey and former Donegal player Brendan Devenney, right, during a protest march outside Croke Park in Dublin as the 2026 GAA Annual Congress was in progress.

Gaelic Football

Gaelic Football Legend David Hickey Wants War Profiteers Out Of His Sport

Dublin , Ireland - 26 July 2026; Jordan Flynn, left, and Kobe McDonald of Mayo lift the Sam Maguire Cup after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin.

After 75 Years Of Losing, Mayo Shocked The World And Shook A Stadium

Dublin , Ireland - 11 July 2026; Kobe McDonald of Mayo during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Mayo and Louth at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

From Cursed To First? Mayo And Teen Sensation Kobe McDonald Want To Win Just Once

Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne of Dublin goes highest to win possession during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Dublin and Galway.

Dublin Pulls Off Comeback To Beat Galway In All-Ireland Quarterfinal

Supporters watch on from the Cusack Stand during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin.

Gaelic Football Season Opens With Contested Gaza Protest Scoop

David Clifford of Kerry celebrates his side's goal, scored by team-mate Joe O'Connor, not pictured, during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin.

The New Era Of Gaelic Football Suits David Clifford And Kerry Just Fine

Meath players Seán Coffey, left, and Keith Curtis celebrate after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Meath and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin.

The All-Ireland Football Quarterfinals Were A Real Hoot

Australian Football

Better Hate An Owner

Bowling

Chess

Climbing

Cricket

Curling

Cycling

Darts

Death To The NCAA

Disc Sports

Gambling

Golf

High School Sports

Horse Racing

Hurling

Infinite Replay

Jamboroo

Lacrosse

Olympics

Parasports

Pro Softball

Pro Wrestling

Racing

Rugby

Running

Skateboarding

Soccer

Sports Highlight Of The Day

Tennis

The Fights

The Great Outdoors

Volleyball

Why Your Team Sucks

Wings Week

Sports

Chris Óg Jones of Cork in action against Gavin White of Kerry during the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final match between Cork and Kerry at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Kerry And Cork Redeemed A Dour Season Of Gaelic Football With One Great Game

Dublin , Ireland - 29 June 2024; Paul Mannion of Dublin in action against Jack Glynn of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Dublin and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Internationals

Galway Boots Dublin Out Of All-Irelands With Historic Upset

Mayo , Ireland - 17 March 2024; Mayo players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann before the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Mayo and Derry at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo.

The Quest To End A 73-Year-Old Gaelic Football Curse Starts In The Bronx

Monaghan’s Thrill-Filled Quest For An All-Ireland Football Championship Is Sponsored By A Bronx Flooring Company

Supporters arrive outside Croke Park for the GAA All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, on October 1, 2016. Photo: Karl Burke/AFP. The biggest crowd in Europe on Saturday will not be watching detached professionals kissing the badge of their latest football team, but at the All-Ireland Gaelic football final. Two amateur teams, Dublin and Mayo, will attempt to win the coveted All-Ireland trophy for Gaelic football in a replay following a rare draw two weeks ago. / AFP / Karl Burke (Photo credit should read KARL BURKE/AFP via Getty Images)

History

Echoes Of Bloody Sunday Abound In All-Ireland Football Tourney

<div class="author-header-content">
<p>Charles P. Pierce is a writer at <em>Esquire</em> and the author of four books, most recently <em>Idiot America</em>, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston with his wife but no longer his three children.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<div class="author-header-shares"></div>


Charles P. Pierce

during the International Rules Series match between Ireland and Australia at Croke Park Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland.

100 Years On, Bloody Sunday Still Bleeds