Lotta sports this weekend. Lotta frickin&#8217; sports! Here&#8217;s an open thread for you to enjoy as you watch &#8217;em. Be nice down there.

Have Yourself A Merry Weekend Open Thread

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Tom Ley

World Cup fans cheer as one tries to catch a ball

Defector Up All Night

Try To Cool Off In The July 4th Weekend Open Thread

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Here’s A World Cup Weekend Open Thread

The cast of Our Gang/The Little Rascals singing, circa 1930.

Hey! Over Here! Come Chat With The Defector Staff

Undated group photo of the original "Our Gang."

Staff Chat

Come One, Come All, And Ask The Defector Staff Some Questions

31st December 1931: New Year's Eve revellers at the Piccadilly Hotel in London.

Here’s An Open Thread To Help Ring In The New Year

A fan dressed in a snowman costume looks on during the Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal at Hill Dickinson Stadium on December 20, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Have A Wonderful Christmas Time In This Open Thread

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Tennis

All Hail Lilli Tagger And The One-Hander

Patrick Redford

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates XRG pictured in action during the stage 14 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, a stage of 155km from Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering, on Saturday 18 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)

Cycling

How Tadej Pogacar Got The Joy Back

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ALPE D'HUEZ, FRANCE - JULY 24: A general view of the peloton compete climbing to the Alpe d'Huez (1835m) while fans cheers during the 113th Tour de France 2026, Stage 19 a 127.9km stage from Gap to Alpe d'Huez 1835m / #UCIWT / on July 24, 2026 in Alpe d'Huez, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena

David Roth

President Donald Trump holds up a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey as he hosted 2025 World Series champions in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The Dodgers Went To Grandpa’s House!

Dave McKenna

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)

Gaelic Football

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

Albert Burneko

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1855: The Football Squad of Addiscombe Military College. (Photo by Aaron Penley/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Football teams from the schools of Yale and Princeton playing a match on Thanksgiving Day afternoon that ended in a tie score, November 1879. The illustration, a wood engraving, was published in an 1879 issue of Harper’s Weekly newspaper.