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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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Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 08: Sam Darnold #14 of the Minnesota Vikings warms up before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 08, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Sam Darnold Brought Me To Football Nirvana

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Members Miami Marlins celebrate after a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch an National Leauge Wildcard berth at PNC Park on September 30, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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These No-Good, Historically Bad Marlins Have Won Me Back

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A July 17 photo of Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, during the 'Fearless' set.

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You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

Luka Doncic smiling, kind of, for the camera before an early April Mavericks game against the Bulls in which he did not play.

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Scuffing Up The Gossip, With Kelsey McKinney

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