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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

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Politics

NAIA Becomes First Organization To Ban Trans Athletes From College Sports

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Ray Ratto

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2023 Pac-12 Football Media Day

Death To The NCAA

The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12

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Drew Magary

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Michigan State V Southern California

Funbag

Can I Stop Caring About My College Team?

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Lauren Theisen

Mark Few testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled NCAA Athlete NIL Rights

NCAA Athlete Rights Hearing

New NCAA NIL Rules: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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Charles P. Pierce

Governor Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker Is The NCAA’s Attempt To Put The Horses Back In The Barn

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Out Of The Way, Table!

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Did Your Favorite College Football Team Hire A Shitbag? Let’s Find Out!

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2022 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament – Championship

College Basketball

Here’s The Bracket For The Men’s NCAA Tournament

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STEVE SPURRIER

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Let’s Remember Some College Football Guys, With Spencer Hall

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Laura Wagner

NCAA president Mark Emmert listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on “NCAA Athlete NIL (name, image, and likeness) Rights” on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress hopes to pass legislation on NIL compensation at the federal level before it takes effect in several states across the country on July 1.

NCAA Decides That Someone Else Can Pay Its Unpaid Athletes

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Supreme Court Releases Opinions

Awesome! Supreme Court Rules That Exploited College Athletes Can Have Free Laptops

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 30: NCAA president Mark Emmert attends the game between the Texas Longhorns and the South Carolina Gamecocks during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on March 30, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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We’ll Never Kill The NCAA

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