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This Is So Stupid

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Albert Burneko

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first inning at Oracle Park on September 04, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Reverse Baseball!

Maitreyi Anantharaman

WNBA

Candace Parker Simply Loves Getting Trampled

Tom Ley

Kelsey McKinney

Jon Gruden gives the thumbs-up to sometimes wearing glasses and sometimes not.

Why Won’t These Squinting Football Coaches Wear Corrective Lenses?

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Chris Thompson

Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees socks a mega dinger off the wall in left, for a single.

Where Were You When Giancarlo Stanton Socked This Epic Out-Of-The-Park Dinger Against The Red Sox?

Tom Brady Looks Like Crud Today

Jonathan Isaac answers questions at the podium on media day.

Glenn Greenwald Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance In Stunningly Arrogant Screed About Vaccine Hesitancy

Fans watch as the Chicago Bears take on the Miami Dolphins during a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Dolphins 20-13.

Who Is The Real @ScottBears?

The San Quentin Athletics pose for a team photo for the prison newspaper before their game against Club Mexico on April 29, 2017 in San Quentin, California.

Throw These Slow-Playing Bozos In Baseball Jail

Science

Could A Handful Of Swallowed Metal Ball Bearings And Exposure To The World’s Strongest Magnets Cause My Torso To Explode Into A Cloud Of Viscera? A Scientific Examination

Check Out Defector’s New Mixed-Reality Dugong

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slides into second base against the Orioles.

The Orioles Must Help Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Hit For The Triple Crown

Samer Kalaf

A close-up of two men shaking hands, circa 1948.

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Defector Staff

Defector Staffers Did Not Eat Hallway Food

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, stretches toward a ground ball

Please Explain To Me What The Hell Aaron Boone Is Trying To Say About Derek Jeter

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Richaun Holmes Releases Official Statement On The Matter Of The Crates

There Should Be A Game Show Where People Compete To Be A Game Show Host

It’s Now Illegal To Draw Any Conclusions From Ben Simmons Workout Videos

Patrick Redford

One Fan In This Conversation Is Much More Thrilled About It Than The Other

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