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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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Senators Week

In ‘A Sense Of Where You Are,’ Bill Bradley Was A Bucket

<p><a href="http://www.ddavisla.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">David Davis </span></a>is the author of <i>Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation</i> and <i>Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku</i>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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Pro Wrestling’s Finest Down-And-Dirty Chronicle Is Getting Even Better

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

A Couples Therapist Explains Wilt Chamberlain’s Most Impressive Record (No, Not That One)

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Defector Reads A Book

I Love The Sports Chapter Of The Aeneid

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Lauren Theisen

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Life Lessons

Lost And Found In The Batting Cage

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A Day At The “Largest Festival For Dogs In North America” Where My Dog Was, Quite Frankly, Robbed Of His Accolades

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Year In Review

The Best Things We Read In 2020

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Defector Reads A Book Is Back For December

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Introducing: Defector Reads A Book

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