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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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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Tom Ley

Jhon Duran of Aston Villa celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate Morgan Rogers during the Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Aston Villa FC at London Stadium on August 17, 2024 in London, England.

West Ham United FC v Aston Villa FC – Premier League

Soccer

Jhon Durán Picked The Funniest Time And Place To Score

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Samer Kalaf

A photo finish of the 100-meter at the 2024 Olympics, with Noah Lyles winning.

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Olympics

Noah Lyles Wins The 100-Meter Gold By A Skin Cell

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Chris Thompson

Shohei Ohtani smacks a 473-foot home run.

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This Is So Stupid

Sunday’s Events Will Ring Out Through History

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Lauren Theisen

Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani Speaks In Dingers

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Patrick Redford

VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, FRANCE - JULY 11: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Biniam Girmay of Eritrea and Team Intermarche - Wanty - Green Sprint Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of (L-R) Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Pascal Ackermann of Germany and Team Israel - Premier Tech and Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Alpecin - Deceuninck during the 111th Tour de France 2024, Stage 12 a 203.6km stage from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot / #UCIWT / on July 11, 2024 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

111th Tour de France 2024 – Stage 12

Cycling

Biniam Girmay Is The New Sprint King

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These Dang Reds Have Found Another Cool Guy To Squander

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Kathryn Xu

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For Maximum Efficacy You May Wish To Dilute Your Shohei Ohtani Highlight Consumption

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

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Tennis

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

Kristaps Porzingis Rained Hellfire On The Hapless Mavericks

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Barry Petchesky

EDMONTON, CANADA - JUNE 02: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates his first-period goal against the Dallas Stars in Game Six of the Western Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on June 2, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Dallas Stars v Edmonton Oilers – Game Six

Connor McDavid What In The Actual Hell

Absolute Skenes

Anthony Edwards holds up seven fingers to indicate a Game 7.

Anthony Edwards Game 7

That Was Violence!

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Giri Nathan

Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers

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Jalen Brunson Might Be Sore, But He Can Still Cook The Pacers

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Drew Magary

Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball over Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets during the game during Round 2 Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2024 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

2024 NBA Playoffs – Minnesota Timberwolves v Denver Nuggets

Anthony Edwards Is Forcing Me To Say The Unsayable

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Justin Ellis

Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James waving his hands on the court reacting to a ball going out of bounds and a ref's decision against the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the first round series in the NBA Playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-108 to win game 4 of a first round NBA playoff basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

LeBron James And The Lakers Cheat Death For At Least One More Game

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Joel Embiid Is Persevering, For Good And Ill

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Ray Ratto

Doug McDermott of the Indiana Pacers dunks during a game against the Atlanta Hawks

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Pacers Escape The Play-In, Reaffirm That The Hawks Are A 10th-Place Team

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 03: Malachi Flynn #18 of the Detroit Pistons reacts during a timeout against the Atlanta Hawks inthe second quarter at State Farm Arena on April 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Detroit Pistons v Atlanta Hawks

Sure, Yeah, Malachi Flynn Scored 50

Danielle Collins holds the Miami Open trophy

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Danielle Collins Conquers The Miami Open For The First And Last Time

Dejounte Murray #5 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts after hitting the game-winning basket during overtime against the Boston Celtics at State Farm Arena on March 28, 2024 in Atlanta,

Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks

The Game Doesn’t Change Until Dejounte Murray Says So

Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz

Anthony Edwards Is The Master Of Mutually Assured Destruction

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Albert Burneko

Vinicius Junior left winger of Real Madrid and Brazil celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the LaLiga EA Sports match between CA Osasuna and Real Madrid CF at Estadio El Sadar on March 16, 2024 in Pamplona, Spain.

CA Osasuna v Real Madrid CF – LaLiga EA Sports

Get A Load Of This Outrageous Vinícius Jr. Goal

A Marshall player lays on the floor with the ball at the end of regulation.

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Women's Basketball

JMU And Marshall Played The Funniest Basketball Game Of The Season

Anthony Edwards blocks a shot spectacularly

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Anthony Edwards Did Not Expect To Jump That High

Nikola Jokic #15 high fives Aaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets after the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 8, 2024 NBAE at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

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Nikola Jokic And Aaron Gordon Are In Space

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