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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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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Giri Nathan

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Samer Kalaf

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Podcasts

The Geography Of A Name, With Thomas Dai

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Patrick Redford

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND - APRIL 06: Wang Shuang of China (C) and teammates thanks supporters for standing during the International Womens Friendly match between Switzerland and China at Swissporarena on April 6, 2023 in Lucerne, Switzerland. (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Switzerland v China PR – International Womens Friendly

Soccer

China Has A Hard Path Back To World Cup Glory

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Laura Wagner

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15 : Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China wins the silver medal during the Olympic Games 2022, women's Freeski Slopestyle on February 15, 2022 in Zhangjiakou China.

Freestyle Skiing – Winter Olympics Day 11

Olympics

Eileen Gu Is An American

This combination of file photos shows tennis player Peng Shuai of China (L) during her women's singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2017; and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (R) during a visit to Russia at the Saint Petersburg International Investment Forum in Saint Petersburg on June 18, 2015. - Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she was safe and well during a video call with the International Olympic Committee chief on November 21, 2021, the organisation said, amid international concern about her well-being after being seen attending a Beijing tennis tournament, marking her first public appearance since she made her accusations against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli. (Photo by Paul CROCK and Alexander ZEMLIANICHENKO / AFP) (

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Tennis

Peng Shuai Says Again Her Allegations Were Misunderstood, Retires From Tennis

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Albert Burneko

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Media Meltdowns

NYT: China Really Screwed Itself By Protecting Its People From Dying Of COVID

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Capital

Chamath Palihapitiya’s Whole Game Is Being A Loudmouth

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Peng Shuai Now Says She Did Not Accuse Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault

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WTA Suspends All Tennis In China Out Of Concern For Peng Shuai

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Where Will Enes Kanter Freedom’s Political Journey Take Him Next?

2019 Wuhan Open – Day 2

Women’s Tennis Is Prepared To Leave China If It Doesn’t Hear From Peng Shuai

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2020 Australian Open – Day 2

Tennis Player Peng Shuai Accuses Former High-Ranking Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault

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David Roth

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Tom Cotton Demands That U.S. Olympians Safeguard Their Sacred Purity Of Essence Against Communist Perfidy

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Science

Terrifying New Record Achieved In Humanity’s Quest To Manufacture A Literal Star

This photo taken on May 22, 2021 shows rescuers assisting people who were competing in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race when extreme weather hit the area, leaving at least 20 dead, near the city of Baiyin in China's northwestern Gansu province. - China OUT (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Extreme Weather At Ultramarathon In China Kills 21 Runners

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The Great Outdoors

The Dark Legacy Of The CIA’s Bungled Plot To Have Famous Climbers Plant Nuclear-Powered Sensors In The Himalayas

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