defector-orange-no-empty-space

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

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.

defector-no-empty-space

Defector

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


drewkid-1-e1599592436888

Drew Magary

Former Cincinnati Reds manager and player Pete Rose is seen before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on July 21, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pittsburgh Pirates v Cincinnati Reds

Funbag

Put Pete Rose In The Hall Of Fame So That I Can Forget About Him

Philadelphia Eagles run the tush push for a first down during the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles on October 22, 2023 at Lincoln Financial Field.

NFL: OCT 22 Dolphins at Eagles

Banning The Tush Push Is A Chickenshit Idea

IMG_2542

Lessons From A B-Minus Dog Owner

Members of the far-right militia group, Patriot Front, participate in the 2025 March for Life in Washington D.C., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

Washington-DC-March-for-Life-2025

Nazism & Hitler: The Defector Explainer

LAS VEGAS, USA - JANUARY 06: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, showcasing the company's latest innovations in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on January 6, 2025. At the event, Huang unveiled advanced AI for training robots and cars, enhanced gaming chips, and Nvidia's first desktop computer, while also detailing how the company was expanding its data center AI technology to consumer PCs and laptops.

Nvidia Unveils Robot Training Tech, New Gaming Chips, and Toyota Deal

AI Learned It By Watching You

drews-dogs-3

A Pre-Election Dog Story For You, The Dog Fan

In an old black-and-white photo, a pair of cute kids use an ear trumpet to communicate.

Screenshot 2024-10-22 at 12.19.25 PM

How To Go Deaf

Ostia Antica. Latrine at the Domus of Triclini, headquarters of the guild of builders. 2nd century AD. Near Rome.

Ostia Antica. Latrine.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Our Toilet Apps

Tom Brady looks on prior to the game at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

New Orleans Saints v Dallas Cowboys

We Must Address The Tom Brady Crisis (The Crisis Being That He Stinks)

Eric Ng leads the parade through the cubicles at Yahoo! in Sunnyvale, Calif. on May 24, 1996. Co-workers follow on bikes and roller blades. The parade was a regular, though impromptu, event at Yahoo!

SLEEPLESS TECH

There’s No Such Thing As Wasted Time

Clorox disinfecting wipes are seen displayed for sale at a Walmart Supercenter on September 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Clorox has warned of a drop in quarterly earnings and product shortages after a recent cyberattack on the company's information technology infrastructure has disrupted operations and product availability.

Clorox Products Production Disrupted By Cyberattack

Help! My Friend Wipes His Ass With Bleach!

J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings dives with the ball for a first down during the pre-season game against Las Vegas Raiders in the second half at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. J.J. McCarthy’s season was cut short due to a knee injury in the preseason game.

Las Vegas Raiders v Minnesota Vikings

Bad Timing Can Make Any Injury Devastating

A man touches a mural by artist Bryan Peterson of the late Kobe Bryant depicted kissing his Academy Award on January 25, 2022 in Hollywood, California, a day before the two-year death anniversary of the former Los Angeles Lakers star. - Lakers star Kobe Bryant died with his daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter crash which killed nine people on January 27, 2020. -

TOPSHOT-US-MURAL-BRYANT

Annoying Kobe Worship Is Here To Stay

Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.

TOPSHOT-SURFING-OLY-PARIS-2024

What Summer Olympic Sport Is Best In Person?

Photo of TALKING HEADS; Stop Making Sense

Photo of TALKING HEADS

It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love With ‘Stop Making Sense’

jon-stewart-funbag

Does Jon Stewart Matter?

A new type of dryer is presented on the hair fashion show in London. About 1935. Photograph.

Haartrockner

The Cult Of The New Is Why Everything Feels So Old

Divisional Playoffs – Baltimore Ravens v New England Patriots

Hoodie Addiction Is Real And Also Not My Fault

Fans of the Michigan State Spartans write ''state'' on their chests during a game against the Southern California Trojans at the Rose in Pasadena, California. Michigan State won the game 20-17.

Michigan State V Southern California

Can I Stop Caring About My College Team?

funbagtv

Pop Culture Is Good For Your Children

Walnuts In Baked Goods: The Right Move, Or An Act Of War?

Children Dressed For Halloween

One Last Halloween In The Candy Trenches

NEW YORK, USA, September 11: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain falls to the court at match point as he celebrates his victory against Casper Ruud of Norway in the Men's Singles Final match on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the US Open Tennis Championship 2022 at the USTA National Tennis Centre on September 11th 2022 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

mailbag