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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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Barry Petchesky

ASPEN - FEBRUARY 28: Norm MacDonald performs during the US Comedy Arts Festival at the historic Wheeler Opera House February 28, 2003 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Brands/Getty Images)

US Comedy Arts Festival

Things We Actually Like

Norm Macdonald Surprised Us One Last Time


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Brock_toon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ian Williams</a> is a writer and PhD student studying relationships between craft and mass production at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also writes about labor, games, and pro wrestling.</p>


Ian Williams

Daffney in a match also featuring Miss Elizabeth somehow.

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Pro Wrestling

Daffney Revealed The Heart Of Wrestling’s Unquiet Storm

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MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 4: Drummer Charlie Watts Perform at the opening night of the European leg of The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Tour at the Olimpiahalle Spiridon on June 4, 2003 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Getty Images)

Opening Night Of The European Leg Of  The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Tour

Music

Charlie Watts Knew It’s Not The Drummer, It’s The Song

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Patrick Redford

A photo of Zalokar oout out by the National Parks Service as they sought information about him.

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The Great Outdoors

Champion Marathoner Fred Zalokar Found Dead In Yosemite

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Greg Noll, The Surfer Who Became A Myth, Is Dead At 84

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Chris Thompson

Taal Volcano Erupts In The Philippines

Science

Is Lightning A Fraud? Sadly, Yes [Update]

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)

CHINA-DISASTER-RACE

Extreme Weather At Ultramarathon In China Kills 21 Runners

<p>Craig Fehrman is the author of <em><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Author-in-Chief/Craig-Fehrman/9781476786582">Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote</a>.</em> He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.</p>


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Craig Fehrman

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Life Lessons

It Never Ends Like It Should

Marvin Hagler at a fundraising event in 2006.

The Fights

Tommy Hearns Got The Ball Rolling On The Bullshit Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Of Marvin Hagler’s Death

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Charles P. Pierce

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Marvelous Marvin Hagler Wouldn’t Bend

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David Roth

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Rush Limbaugh, who has since died, celebrates after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh

<div id=":g4.ma" class="Mu SP" title="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5" data-tooltip="January 26, 2021 at 2:34:42 PM UTC-5"><span id=":g4.co" class="tL8wMe EMoHub" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/GoStevenGoldman">Steven Goldman</a> is a former BP editor-in-chief and current consulting editor. He is the author of the Casey Stengel biography <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Forging-Genius-Making-Casey-Stengel/dp/1574888749">Forging Genius</a> </i>and host of the long-running <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/the-infinite-inning/"><i>Infinite Inning </i>podcast</a>, which sits at the crossroads of baseball, history, politics, and culture. His most recent book, which has an introduction by David Roth, is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baseballs-Brief-Lives-Inspired-Infinite/dp/B0BBJTPGDF"><i>Baseball&#8217;s Brief Lives: Player-Stories Inspired by the Infinite Inning</i></a>.</span></div>
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Steven Goldman

The late Don Sutton holding three baseballs marked to reflect the 324 games he won during his Hall of Fame career.

National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Don Sutton

The Secret Success Of Don Sutton

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Lauren Theisen

SOPHIE performs at Mojave Tent during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival

2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival – Weekend 2 – Day 1

SOPHIE Was The Future

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Ray Ratto

Hank Aaron, seen here laughing at a Mets/Braves game.

Henry Aaron Did It All, All The Time

7 Jul 1991: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda yells during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit:

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Tommy Lasorda Was The Showman Who Couldn’t Turn It Off

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K.C. Jones Always Owned The Room

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Billy Haisley

Rapper MF DOOM performs at a benefit concert for the Rhino Foundation at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield on June 28, 2005 in New York City.

Marc Ecko Hosts Central Park Concert To Help Endangered Rhinos

The Infinite Gifts Of MF Doom

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Jon Huber Had Just Reached The Pinnacle Of Wrestling

Dick Allen, stylish to the last, throws out the first pitch at a Phillies game in 2009.

Dick Allen, Who Didn’t Like Fake Grass Or Being Fucked With, Is Dead

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Defector Up All Night

Let’s Remember A Great Tommy Heinsohn Quote


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Dan McQuade

Alex Trebek stands in front of a Jeopardy! board

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Alex Trebek Was A Part Of Our Lives

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: Guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

2015 Billboard Music Awards – Show

Eddie Van Halen Shredded My Teenage Dirtball Face Off

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