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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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Professionally made mint chocolate biscuits, from the show.

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Chefector

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Conquers Biscuit Week Easily

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

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The Great Outdoors

I Hate Running. I Miss Running.

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Samer Kalaf

Deion Sanders jogs onto the field with the Colorado Buffaloes

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College Football

Deion Sanders’s First Season At Colorado Ends With A Whimper

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Patrick Redford

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Life Lessons

I Just Ate $28 Worth Of Taco Bell Because Some Dingus On TV Claimed He Did

Competitors psych themselves up before the race starts

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Nobody Finished The Barkley Marathons, Yet Again

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 27: Kepa Arrizabalaga of Chelsea looks dejected after missing the deciding penalty in the penalty shoot out during the Carabao Cup Final match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on February 27, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Chelsea v Liverpool – Carabao Cup Final

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Kepa Arrizabalaga Experiences Pure Agony, Again

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 Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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Funbag

When’s The Last Time You Cried From Physical Pain?

Trevor Bauer lies on the mound, tragically un-owned.

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Heartbreaking: Most Annoying Person In Baseball Makes Great Point

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