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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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Dave McKenna

Actress Angie Dickinson watching her husband composer

Music

Burt Bacharach, The Genius Who Got Punks To Admit Elevator Music Was Cool, Is Dead

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David Roth

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Photo of Tom VERLAINE and TELEVISION

Tom Verlaine, Out And Back

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Barry Petchesky

(Original Caption) Chicago Black Hawk Bobby Hull skids to a stop on the ice.

Bobby Hull Skidding to Stop on the Ice

Bobby Hull Was Not Complicated

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Ray Ratto

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Journalismism

Gwen Knapp Paid Attention To The Things That Matter

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And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023

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New York Giants v Washington Redskins

Elder Wisdom

A Dead Fan’s Notes

Pele’s 1000th Goal

Soccer

To Think Of Soccer Is To Think Of Pelé

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Soraya Roberts

Anne Heche at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

The IMDb Studio At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival Featuring The Filmmaker Discovery Lounge, Presented By Amazon Video Direct: Day Four – 2017 Park City

Defector At The Movies

Anne Heche For Me Is Anne Heche In ‘Walking And Talking’

LOS ANGELES - APRIL 13: the Los Angeles Dodgers the San Francisco Giants on September 2, 2009 at Dodger Stadiium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers

Vin Scully Knew When The Best Words Were No Words


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Dan McQuade

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Arts And Culture

Claes Oldenburg Gave Me A Place To Meet

Roger Angell at the 2009 New Yorker Festival.

The 2009 New Yorker Festival: THE MOTH “Tales Out of School”

See What You Find

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Tom Ley

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Ray Liotta Saved ‘Field Of Dreams’ From Itself

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Charles P. Pierce

2015 Fencing Grand Prix Boston – Day 2

The Coach Who Made Fencing Fun

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John Clayton

John Clayton Loved Football More Than You Did

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Pro Wrestling

Scott Hall Knew The Value Of Losing

ATLANTA - FEBRUARY 8: Singer 'Meatloaf' performs at the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest during the 2003 NBA All Star weekend at Philips Arena on February 8, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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If It Weren’t For Meat Loaf, I Might Not Be Here

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Women's Basketball

Lucy Harris Couldn’t Be Forgotten


<p>Chip Chantry is a television writer and stand up comedian. He has written for <em>Crazy Talk, </em>a comedy/talk series for NBC Universal and the syndicated series <em>Whacked Out Sports</em>. He most recently wrote on the NatGeo series <em>Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things. </em>In 2012, he released his first live comedy album, ACROSS FROM THE ADONIS. His second album, SWINGERS PARTY, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts in March 2019.</p>


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Chip Chantry

&lt;&gt; on March 15, 2010 in Hollywood, California.

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I Was Bob Saget’s Underwear Guy

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Every Sport Could Use A John Madden

Las Vegas Raiders Honor Hall of Fame NFL Coach, Broadcaster John Madden

John Madden Invited Us In

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Kelsey McKinney

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Politics

Harry Reid Was A True Believer

John Madden points to the sky after lighting a flame in the honor of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis during halftime of their game against the Cleveland Browns at O.co Coliseum on October 16, 2011 in Oakland, California.

John Madden

Only John Madden Could Have Lived John Madden’s Life

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Life's Rich Pageant

Can Andy Corren Do My Obit When The Time Comes?

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Obits