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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Barry Petchesky

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 09: Tracy Walker III #21 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after an interception against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on January 09, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Green Bay Packers v Detroit Lions

Lions Trickerate Their Way To Inspiring, Slightly Pyrrhic Victory

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Samer Kalaf

Jaxon Smith-Njigba #11 of the Ohio State Buckeyes scores a touchdown against the Utah Utes during the second quarter in the Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Was A Record-Breaking Machine At The Rose Bowl

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Chris Thompson

Let’s Dream Big About Evan Mobley

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Joe Johnson Scored A Bucket In An NBA Game In 2021

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Joel Embiid Tramples Freedom

Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys forces Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Football Team to fumble and is returned for a touchdown by Dorance Armstrong #92 (not pictured) during the first quarter at FedExField on December 12, 2021 in Landover, Maryland.

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Micah Parsons Pounced On Taylor Heinicke

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Patrick Redford

Justin Herbert winding up before unloading.

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Justin Herbert Touched The Sky With This Pass

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Tom Ley

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Nikola Jokic Put The Pelicans In Hell

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Lauren Theisen

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Trevor Zegras Invented A New Goal Out Of Sheer Stubbornness

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Billy Haisley

Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Spanish League football match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid CF at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on December 4, 2021.

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Vinícius Go Boom

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Several Rockets Goobers Work Together To Manufacture A Triple-Double

Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara shoots to score their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on November 27, 2021.

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Everything Thiago Does Is Perfect

Los Angeles Lakers v Detroit Pistons

Isaiah Stewart Wanted To Fight LeBron James So Damn Bad

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 21: Victor Olofsson #71 and Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres react to the loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 21, 2021 in New York City. The New York Rangers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-4. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Buffalo Sabres v New York Rangers

Oh No, The Sabres Lost On A Buzzer-Beater

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Steph Curry Only Needed One Good Hip To Kick Cleveland’s Ass

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Giri Nathan

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Infinite Replay

The Transition Bucket That Shone Through The Dark

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Darius Slay Found Two Ways To Humiliate Teddy Bridgewater

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Give Robert Hunt A Retroactive Touchdown

Thank You To Andrew Wiggins For Reminding Me That Karl-Anthony Towns Exists

Imagine Adding Klay Thompson To This!

Ricky damn Rubio led the Cavaliers to an impressive road win.

Just What The Hell Is Going On With The Cavaliers?

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Erste Bank Open – Day 6

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Frances Tiafoe Was Magic For A Few Days In Vienna


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