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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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Tom Ley

Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets

Ben Simmons Played Basketball

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Chris Thompson

September Is Once Again Destroying The Phillies

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Albert Burneko

A rope's eye view of an approaching Bryson DeChambeau

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Golf

OK, You Wise-Asses, Who The Fuck Made Bryson DeChambeau Light Himself Up With A Gallery Rope?

I Am Begging The Los Angeles Angels To Please Just Lose In Normal Ways

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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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We Must Praise This Golf Innovator

Allow Me To Offer You This Bounty Of Humiliating Bloopers And Statistics Produced By The Boston Red Sox

To Jump Or Not To Jump, That Is The Question

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Patrick Redford

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR JUNE 14: Christian Pulisic of the United States reacts during the match between El Salvador and the United States as part of the CONCACAF Nations League at Cuscatlan Stadium on June 14, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)

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The USMNT Endured Baptism By Mud

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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 and Zach Bogosian #24 of the Tampa Bay Lightning make a save against Ryan Strome #16 of the New York Rangers during the third period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on June 09, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning v New York Rangers – Game Five

Oh God, Ryan Strome, Oh No

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Samer Kalaf

Daniel Vogelbach and Willson Contreras argue

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Daniel Vogelbach Tripled, Chugged, Then Beefed

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Cyclist Learns Painful Lesson About Hubris, Twice

Eric Haase throws the ball away in Tuesday's Tigers-Twins game

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Tigers’ Boo-Boos Give Twins Remarkably Dumb Walk-Off Win

Milwaukee Brewers v Philadelphia Phillies

Angel Hernandez Is Incredible

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It’s Time To Wrap Up This NBA Season

Losing Is Turning LeBron Into A Sour Old Grouch

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Can Someone Please Help Out The Goalies?

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Canucks, Kraken Produce History’s Dumbest Puck Battle

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Meikayla Moore of New Zealand hunches over after scoring her third own goal of the game against the USWNT.

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Poor New Zealand Defender Scores A Devil’s Hat-Trick For The USWNT

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Here’s A Fun Shot Clock Violation

You Will Simply Never Guess Which NBA Goon Wrought Bodily Destruction From A Routine Play

Russell Westbrook Identifies An Area Of Concern: “I Can’t Make A Fucking Shot”

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Here Is A Play That Sums Up The Giants’ Season

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Nikola Jokic Tried So Hard To Be Good

The Lake Show Is Awful Television

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