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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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Maitreyi Anantharaman

A general view of a face off during the first period of the Isobel Cup Game between the Buffalo Beauts and the Boston Pride at Herb Brooks Arena on February 01, 2021 in Lake Placid, New York.

Buffalo Beauts v Boston Pride

NWHL

Why The NWHL Bubble Burst

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Lauren Theisen

The New Jersey Devil stands in the last row of the arena surrounded by cardboard cut-outs

Philadelphia Flyers v New Jersey Devils

The NHL Schedule Might Be Starting To Unravel

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Kelsey McKinney

Cam Newton, quarterback, of the New England Patriots, looks on from the sideline wearing a mask and rain jacket during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Cam Newton

333 NFL Players Were Placed On The COVID-19 Reserve List This Season, And Other Findings From Our Data Collection

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Tom Ley

FC Cincinnati Announcement With MLS Commissioner Don Garber

Soccer

MLS Is Showing Us How Ugly A Pandemic Labor Battle Can Get

Medical Detection Dogs Are Being Re-trained To Help Identify Covid-19

Go To A Miami Heat Game If You Want A Dog To Tell You Whether You’ve Contracted A Deadly Virus

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Ray Ratto

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 22: A woman and a man wearing a face mask view the Olympic Rings on January 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With just six months to go until the start of the Games, it has been reported that the Japanese authorities have privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Spokesmen from the IOC and Japanese government have since rejected the report. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

With 6 Months To Go, Speculation Mounts That Tokyo Olympics Could Be Cancelled

Olympics

The Tokyo Olympics Could Be Off? Good.

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Giri Nathan

A tennis player is seen practicing serve inside her hotel room.

TENNIS-AUS-OPEN-HEALTH-VIRUS

Tennis

The Players At The Australian Open Might Never Leave Those Hotel Rooms

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Patrick Redford

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 27: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers wears a face mask on the bench in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center on December 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty aImages License Agreement. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Minnesota Timberwolves v Los Angeles Lakers

The NBA’s Bold New Plan To Deal With Increasing COVID-19 Cases Is Seating Chart Theater And No Hugging

Kyrie Irving has the look of disappointment on court.

Atlanta Hawks v Brooklyn Nets

What Is Kyrie Irving Doing?

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide gestures to fans

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T – Ohio State v Alabama

Death To The NCAA

All That For Just Another Alabama Title

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Convoy Of Ambulances Travels From Hospital To Fenway Park Honoring EMS Workers

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I’m A Paramedic. Nothing Prepared Me For What I’ve Seen During The Pandemic

Nate Schmidt #88 of the Vancouver Canucks reaches for the puck

Vancouver Canucks Training Camp

Now More Than Ever, We Need Hockey Guys Being Dudes

Head coach Doc Rivers speaks to players during the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Wells Fargo Center on January 09, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Denver Nuggets v Philadelphia 76ers

The NBA Season Is Well Into The Shit


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Dan McQuade

The writer, Dan McQuade, receiving his coronavirus vaccine.

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Life Lessons

I Got The COVID-19 Vaccine, Then I Tried To Figure Out Why

Cleveland Browns v New York Jets

So Much For The Feel-Good Browns

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Defector Staff

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Year In Review

How We Coped With Quarantine In 2020

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Chris Thompson

A referee signals "touchdown" behind a Jets player whose conflicted expression is inscrutable.

To The Screeching Horror Of Jets And Browns Fans, Jets Beat Browns

San Antonio Spurs v Houston Rockets

James Harden Says He Was Not Maskless At A Strip Club, But At A Private Party For A Discreet Luxury Concierge Agency

Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins wears his mask improperly, like a real goof.

Washington’s Quarterback Situation Keeps Getting Dumber

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 18: A general view inside TD Garden during the preseason game between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets on December 18, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics

The NBA Is Back, At All Costs

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma at a December 17 game against UConn

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