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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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Kit Fox is a writer, and former editor at Runner&#8217;s World and Men&#8217;s Journal, based in Emmaus, PA. He peaked in middle school after breaking sport stacking&#8217;s world record in the 3-3-3. He is also the co-author of the non-fiction book <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374311605/mightymoe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374311605/mightymoe/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1739381570912000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ixF1HpjLWDV7W39BiDUhA">Mighty Moe: The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women&#8217;s Running Revolutionary</a>.

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Kit Fox

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If You Ever Stacked Cups In Gym Class, Blame My Dad

Elizabeth Hawes is a poet, playwright, and essayist from Minneapolis. A recipient of the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize, she has contributed to multiple pedagogical journals and books. Her quotes have been projected onto the Rockefeller Center during PEN America&#8217;s Centennial Art Installation Celebration: Speech Itself.

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Elizabeth Hawes

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What Happens In Prison When You Can’t Pee On Command

Mohammed Mhawish is a Palestinian journalist and writer from Gaza. He is currently a contributing writer for The Nation. Mohammed, a contributor to the book A Land With a People, has reported for Al Jazeera, The Economist, MSNBC, +972 Magazine, and more. Subscribe to his newsletter <a href="https://www.mohammedmhawish.com/">here</a>.

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Mohammed R. Mhawish

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One Year Ago, Israel Buried Me Alive. I’m Still Clawing My Way Out.

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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

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Life's Rich Pageant

Local Athletes, Leave Me Alone

<div>Nate Jackson is a former NFL tight end and author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/slow-getting-up-a-story-of-nfl-survival-from-the-bottom-of-the-pile-nate-jackson/6430451?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpc-oBhCGARIsAH6ote9JzWMngZDpSjF2eoL1_JlyPm2QhDfkNgOzqvaB4n9ic0qqUNQ4iCwaAsasEALw_wcB">Slow Getting Up</a>. He lives in Denver.</div>
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Nate Jackson

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I Wish I’d Never Become The NFL Weed Guy

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When The Night You Didn’t Die Never Ends

<a href="https://www.caseyjohnston.website/">Casey Johnston</a> is a writer who lives in Los Angeles.

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Casey Johnston

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Into Thin AirPods

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Albert Burneko

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Jordan Neely Just Needed Some Help

Alan Hanson is a writer from California. He writes creative nonfiction, essays, and poetry. He’s worked in advertising for over a decade because he likes to eat. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/iluvbutts247" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@iluvbutts247</a> unless of course he gets suspiciously suspended.

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I Was Almost Elon Musk’s Twitter Voice

Robin Ficker, seen here wearing a Washington Bullets hat and screaming.

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NBA Heckler, Friend Of Ali, And Wannabe Governor Robin Ficker Gets Disbarred

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Patrick Redford

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