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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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Tom Ley

Milwaukee Brewers v St. Louis Cardinals

The Real Albert Pujols Is Still In There Somewhere

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Albert Burneko

Real Madrid's David Alaba celebrates scoring Madrid's second goal in a 2-1 La Liga win over UD Almeria

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Soccer

David Alaba’s Left Foot Is Always Ready To Win A Game

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Billy Haisley

Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal nearly scores during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on August 13, 2022 in London, England.

Arsenal FC v Leicester City – Premier League

Hallelujah, Gabriel Jesus Has Returned!

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Patrick Redford

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 09: Robinson Chirinos #23 of the Baltimore Orioles dumps the Gatorade jug over Rougned Odor #12 after winning a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 09, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Toronto Blue Jays v Baltimore Orioles

Rougned Odor Takes, Gives, Takes, And Gives Again

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Chris Thompson

Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angels is congratulated for his home run with a cowboy hat and cup of water to the face in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics

Wow! Look What The Angels Did!

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Lauren Theisen

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Trey Mancini’s Fairy Tale Came At The Expense Of Josh Lowe’s Face

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Barry Petchesky

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16: Masyn Winn #1 of the St. Louis Cardinals fields the ball in the third inning during the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Masyn Winn Brought The Heat

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 06: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a strikeout during the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on July 06, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Miami Marlins

Shohei Ohtani Cannot Possibly Do More Than This

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Jesús Aguilar Finally Stole A Base

Kalyn Kahler

Figure Skating

Look At This Quad Axel!

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Giri Nathan

Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand at Wimbledon.

Day One: The Championships – Wimbledon 2022

Defector Up All Night

Nice One, Charlie

Kansas City Royals v Los Angeles Angels

Shohei Ohtani Is Doing All Kinds Of Crazy Shit Out There

Some Good Outcomes Are Only Possible When The Game Gets Stupid

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks – Game Three

Andrew Wiggins Is Still Andrew Wiggins, Kind Of

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Samer Kalaf

Trevor Story #10 of the Boston Red Sox holds toy money guns as he gets a ride in a laundry cart after his home run against the Houston Astros in the seventh inning at Fenway Park on May 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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OK, Trevor Story Is Probably Normal Now

TORONTO, ON - MAY 14: Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during Game Seven of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 14, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ( Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty images) *** Local Caption *** Nikita Kucherov

Tampa Bay Lightning v Toronto Maple Leafs – Game Seven

Nikita Kucherov’s Skating At You With A Full Head Of Steam. What Do You Do?

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Kelsey McKinney

Umpire Chris Segal #96 laughs as he checks the throwing hand of Nick Gordon #1 of the Minnesota Twins for foreign substances.

Houston Astros v Minnesota Twins – Game One

Renaissance Man Nick Gordon Put On A Show

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Cycling Fans Engage In Horseplay

Horse Racing

You Simply Must Hoot And Holler At The Zooming Horse

Giannis Simplifies Things

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Jaylen Brown Has The Look

Golden State Warriors v Memphis Grizzlies – Game Two

Ja Morant Goes Where He Wants

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All You Have To Do Today Is Watch Ja Morant’s Dunk

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Laura Wagner

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 24: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning their match against Pablo Carreño Busta of Spain during Day seven of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2022 at Real Club De Tenis Barcelona on April 24, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2022 – Day Seven

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Carlos Alcaraz Is Not A Normal Guy

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This Is So Stupid

Please Be Very Aware Of Any Justin Dean Throws Passing Through The Airspace Above You

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