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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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NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Tom Ley

Hensley Meulens #31 of the Colorado Rockies poses for a photo during the Colorado Rockies Photo Day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Friday, February 24, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Colorado Rockies Photo Day

There Are Several Reasons Not To Let Anyone From The Colorado Rockies Into An Airplane Cockpit

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Kelsey McKinney

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Hmmm … Something Is STILL Not Right Here

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Hmmm … Something Is Not Right Here.

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Ray Ratto

Charissa Thompson on set of the Amazon Prime TNF pregame show prior to an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on November 2, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Charissa Thompson Decided Her Credibility Is Worth Less Than A Few Podcast Chuckles

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The Worst Ideas Of 2022

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Media Meltdowns

Drew Brees Struck By Idiotic Marketing Ploy, Not Lightning

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Patrick Redford

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Life Lessons

I Just Ate $28 Worth Of Taco Bell Because Some Dingus On TV Claimed He Did

AFC Divisional Playoffs – Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs

The NFL’s New Overtime Rule Won’t Make Anything More Fair

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The Worst Ideas Of 2021

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The USFL Is Back, Because No Bad Idea Ever Dies

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Luis Paez-Pumar

A fan of the Columbus Crew SC holds up a scarf showing his support for keeping the team in Columbus prior to the start of the match between the Columbus Crew SC and the Toronto FC at MAPFRE Stadium on November 21, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.

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