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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Ashley Feinberg

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: A man dressed as Santa Claus is pictured outside the stadium prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Sheffield United at Craven Cottage on December 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Fulham v Sheffield United – Sky Bet Championship

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Is Santa Claus Real? Wikipedia Editors Battle It Out

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Soraya Roberts

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Cold Comforts

‘Elle’ Is The Kind Of Dark, Twisted, Sexy Christmas Movie Only Paul Verhoeven Could Dream Up

Lori Teresa Yearwood is a trauma-aware and trauma-sensitive journalist currently covering the U.S. housing crisis for The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. A former reporter for the Miami Herald, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Syracuse Newspapers, she has always written stories about people from populations that have been marginalized.

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Lori Teresa Yearwood

Autumn and her mother

How Are You Coping With That?

Facing Trauma When Your Parent Is Homeless

<a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and elsewhere.

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Robert O’Connell

Michael Dickson #4 of the Seattle Seahawks punts the ball in the first half against the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington.

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Prokick Australia Changed Punting, And Football, By Doing What Comes Naturally

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

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Defector At The Movies

‘The Matrix’ Trilogy Has Always Been A Masterpiece

Amy Schneider is a software engineer, cat owner, and Jeopardy champion who posts about her experiences on Twitter @Jeopardamy. She used to have a podcast, and odds are she will again some day.

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Amy Schneider

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Life Lessons

How I Got Smart

Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcnormandin.com/">marcnormandin.com</a>, which you can read for free but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">support through his Patreon</a>. His baseball writing has appeared at SB Nation, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, and TalkPoverty.

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred talks to Astros GM James Click during the 2021 World Series.

World Series – Atlanta Braves v Houston Astros – Game One

MLB Owners Have Forgotten That They Always Lose Lockouts

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Ben Tippett

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Magnus Carlsen And Ian Nepomniachtchi Brought Classic Sports Drama To Chess

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

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Fran Hoepfner

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My Brush With Puzzle Brain

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Julien Ingrassia traditionally drinks from a shoe as he celebrates his 8th World title on November 21, 2021 after the ACI Rally Monza 2021

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The Lottery In Secaucus

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The World Chess Championship Has Given Us The Best And Worst Of Classical Chess

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These Musicians Are Angry, Organized, And Coming For Spotify

Nandini Balial is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Harper&#8217;s Bazaar, Vice, Slate, The Week, The Texas Observer, Ebert Voices, The AV Club, and Wired, among others. She lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Nandini Balial

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Let’s Make Something Sweet, With Cardamom

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Defector Reads A Book

How Do You Pin Down An Auteur As Evasive As David Fincher?

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‘Red Road’ Is A Revenge Story So Hot You Can’t Look Away

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Your Complete Guide To The 2021 World Chess Championship

Claire Watkins is a musician and writer living in Chicago, IL.

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Claire Watkins

Chicago Red Stars v Portland Thorns FC: Semifinal – 2021 NWSL Championship

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This NWSL Final Is The Result Of Knockout Soccer At Its Best

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A Widow Prepares To Start Living In Her Van

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Colin Kaepernick at the Los Angeles premiere of his 2021 Netflix limited series "Colin In Black & White"

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Who Is Colin Kaepernick’s New TV Show Actually For?

1985: A lady racegoer has a nap during Royal Ascot at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

A lady race goer has a nap

The Disappearing Girl

<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnus">Eric Nusbaum</a> is a writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-home-los-angeles-the-dodgers-and-the-lives-caught-in-between-9781541742222/9781541742215">Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between</a>. He is also a former editor at Vice.

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Illustration of Chris Ballew, performing as Caspar Babypants, by Adam Villacin

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Chris Ballew Went Platinum On The Way To Becoming Caspar Babypants

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In ‘The Vanishing,’ What Can Kill You Is What You Want To Know

Neighborhood Sports and Social Center Turns Into a Market To Survive During Quarantine

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Kat Brewster is a PhD candidate in Informatics at UC Irvine. Researching the internet (sad parts only).

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Kat Brewster

Workers haul part of a fibre optic cable onto the shore at the Kenyan port town of Mombasa on June 12, 2009. An undersea fibre optic cable bringing broadband Internet connectivity to east Africa, reached the Kenyan coast from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the president said. The East Africa Marine Systems (TEAMS) fibre optic submarine cable project is a joint venture of the Kenyan government and Emirates Telecommunication Technology (Etisalat) and a consortium of local investors. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

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