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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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Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks

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Merch v3

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Ray Ratto

Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks – Game Two

Basketball Is Just Better Without The Noise

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Lauren Theisen

Blood pressure going up? New York – Goggle-eyed, this Dodger fan tears his hair and clenches a cigar to bits in his teeth as he listens to the battle

MLB’s Radio Streams Still Suck

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Tom Ley

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Antonio Conte, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looks on prior to the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 11, 2023 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest – Premier League

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Nobody Has Ever Wanted To Be Fired As Badly As Antonio Conte

Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners

Cast Off The Tyranny Of The Official Scorer

<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>


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Drew Magary

Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, departs after attending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's video joint address to Congress in the Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Politics

Fuck Joe Manchin

2022 NBA All-Star – Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Defector At The Movies

Please Remove Jack Harlow From The ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Reboot

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Laura Wagner

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This Is So Stupid

Against Wonderful

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No More Beams

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Kelsey McKinney

two color swatches, one a pale buttery yellow, the other an overcast gray

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Journalismism

The Color Of The Year Is Go Fuck Yourself

Wuhan Reopens Cinemas After Months In Lockdown

Please Do Not Doom Me To A Life Of Only Watching Movies In My Wretched Home

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