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A baseball game being projected onto the side of a French bulldog.

This Is So Stupid

Let’s Figure Out What Dodgers Game They Watched On The Bulldog

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Alysha Clark (L) #7 and Kelsey Plum #10 of the Las Vegas Aces react after receiving their 2023 WNBA championship rings before the team's home opener against the Phoenix Mercury on May 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 89-80.

WNBA

The Aces Are Also A Superteam At Being Investigated

Lauren Theisen

An “Old-Fashioned Pitchers’ Duel” Didn’t Always Mean What You Think

HARRISON, NJ - JULY 31: The digital signage shows the NWSL logo on it before the National Women's Soccer League match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Houston Dash at Red Bull Arena on July 31, 2022 in Harrison, New Jersey.

NWSL

NWSL Report: With Great Power Came No Responsibility

A view as a detective examines fingerprints in the Finger Department at Scotland Yard in London, England. Circa 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Defector Has Concluded Its Investigation Of A Fart-Like Noise On A Basketball Podcast

Ashley Feinberg

US Vice President Mike Pence delivers an update on "Operation Warp Speed" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by

Jamboroo

Is Mike Pence Packin’?


<p>Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.</p>


Dan McQuade

My cat, on the rim of a sink, next to a running faucet

Life Lessons

Is Drinking 40 Sips Of Water With Your Hand, Like A Cat, Every Morning “More Efficient” Than Using A Glass? An Investigation

Investigations