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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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Barry Petchesky

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 10: Simon Benoit #2 of the Toronto Maple Leafs fights against Michael Kesselring #7 of the Utah Hockey Club during the second period of a game on March 10, 2025 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Toronto Maple Leafs v Utah Hockey Club

Was It Worth It?

Felix Kent

Simple Hotel Room, Iceland. (Photo by: GHI/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Simple Hotel Room, Iceland

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Why Does Hotel Art Look Like That?

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Kelsey McKinney

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Family Have their Picture Taken on Clapham Common

What Can Another Photo App Give Us?

Joe Martinez, MLB Vice President of On Field Strategy, explains the new bases to the media

On-Field Rules Demonstration

America’s Sportswriters Confirm: Bases Big

<a href="http://www.ddavisla.com">David Davis </a>is the author of Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation and Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku. He lives in Los Angeles.
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UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 01: Football: San Francisco 49ers QB Joe Montana (16) gesturing bunny ears with Brent Jones (84) in locker room before game, San Francisco, CA 11/18/1990--11/25/1990 (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: D52377)

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Michael Zagaris Had The Backstage Pass Of A Lifetime

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How They Shot “The Last Shot”

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The Skier Who Fell To Earth And The Photographer Who Got Out Of His Way

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A Soothing Interview With A Master Of Slow-Motion Bird Videos

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Hockey’s Cold War Was The Summit Of Two Photographers’ Careers

Mil Máscaras finishes Professor Toru Tanaka with a flying body press.

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Pro Wrestling’s Finest Down-And-Dirty Chronicle Is Getting Even Better

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Patrick Redford

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Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Brave Photographer’s Fight Against Authority

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Albert Burneko

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The Great Outdoors

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You can kind of make out some mascots in this photo, by USA Today reporter Bob Nightengale

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Here’s To Bob Nightengale, The Last Avant-Garde Baseball Photographer

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta, Ga., in this April 8, 1974 file photo. Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, catcher Joe Ferguson and umpire David Davidson look on. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Harry Harrris, FIle)

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The Man Who Shot The Home Run Kings

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The Man Who Captured The Hand Of God Has Been Erased From History

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Ryan McDonagh #27 of the Tampa Bay Lightning checks Tyler Seguin #91 of the Dallas Stars

2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Two

The Most Physical Photos From Game 2 Of The Stanley Cup Final

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