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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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Laura Wagner

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - APRIL 16: A activist chains herself to the goal during the first half of Game One of the Western Conference First Round between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 16, 2022.

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ESPN Wanted No Part Of The Latest NBA Playoff Protest

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Drew Magary

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 11: Mike Greenberg of ESPN looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers

Funbag

Mike Greenberg Is The Smelliest Turd Left In The ESPN Punchbowl

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Media Meltdowns

ESPN Concludes Adam Schefter Is Worth The Embarrassment


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Diana Moskovitz

Three footballs lay on the field prior to the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 5, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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High School Sports

Ohio Officials Suspected Bishop Sycamore Was A Scam And Yet Did Little To Stop It

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Ray Ratto

Washington Nationals v San Francisco Giants

ESPN Boldly Asks: What If These Two Generational Athletes Were Just Average Athletes?

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Lauren Theisen

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Scorebug Inflation Must Be Stopped

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Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?

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Barry Petchesky

attends the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office on September 11, 2013 in New York, United States.

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Adam Schefter Is Pathetic And ESPN Is Gutless

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Giri Nathan

Why Did Adam Schefter Say “Clean Sweep” Like This?

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Patrick Redford

Steele dishing her takes on Jay Cutler's podcast.

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Sage Steele Stumbles On Path To Lucrative Self-Cancellation


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Dan McQuade

Fans mob the field after Stanford upset Oregon. the quality of the still is not very good.

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College Football

No One, Especially ABC Viewers, Could Clearly See Stanford’s Upset Win Coming

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Tom Ley

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Adam Schefter Gives Up On Journalism

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Bishop Sycamore’s Capital Crime Was Not Being Good Enough At Football

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ESPN Bungles Makeup Call For Previous Bungling

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Chris Thompson

Live basketball action, and a masked man.

No One Needs To See The Face

A view as a detective examines fingerprints in the Finger Department at Scotland Yard in London, England. Circa 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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This Is So Stupid

Defector Has Concluded Its Investigation Of A Fart-Like Noise On A Basketball Podcast

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - JULY 10: NFL athlete Aaron Rodgers looks on from the first hole during round two of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

American Century Championship – Round Two

This Isn’t Helpful, Schefty

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David Roth

Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani high-five at the MLB All-Star Game's Home Run Derby

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ESPN Has Found The Absolute Worst Way To Talk About The Absolute Coolest Stuff

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 11: ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 11, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

2021 NBA Finals – Game Three

This Is What Happens When ESPN Only Has One Pundit

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Samer Kalaf

ESPN sports broadcaster, Rachel Nichols at American Airlines Center on February 06, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks

The Current Version Of Deadspin Can’t Even Eat Shit Correctly

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Senators Week

ESPN’s Marvel-Themed NBA Game Was The Sweatiest, Most Painfully Shoehorned Crossover Event By Any Sports Media Company This Week

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Wow: I Can’t Wait To Watch A Broadcast Crossover Event Between The NBA And This Beloved Action Film Franchise

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Life's Rich Pageant

Paul Pierce Loses ESPN Gig After Broadcasting Grim Men’s Evening

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ESPN Details How Billionaire’s Son Overcame Family’s Wealth And Connections To Become NFL Head Coach

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Pedro Gomez, Without Pretense

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