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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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Defector

Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Kelsey McKinney

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Olympics

Peacock Made The Perfect Olympics Experience For Sickos Like Me

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Neal and Suit talking in what could honestly be any episode of the USA series "White Collar"

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Arts And Culture

Background Television Isn’t As Easy As It Looks

Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.

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Corey Atad

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Interviews

Steven Soderbergh Says It’s Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studs

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Soraya Roberts

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Defector At The Movies

How 1995’s ‘Party Girl’ Became The First Movie To Premiere Online

Shohei Ohtani looking swole as hell during Samurai Japan's training before the 2023 World Baseball Classic, with The Distraction logo at upper left.

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Podcasts

My Fabulous Vacation Home On Naboo, With Michael Schur

<a href="mailto:tara@taraariano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tara Ariano</a>&nbsp;co-hosts the podcasts&nbsp;<a href="https://www.extrahotgreat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Extra Hot Great</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://listentosassy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen To Sassy</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.againwiththis90210.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Again With This</a>. She is also the co-author, with Sarah D. Bunting, of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Special-90210-Book-Absolutely/dp/1419747460?tag=decider08-20" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A Very Special 90210 Book: 93 Absolutely Essential Episodes From TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code</a>.&nbsp;Her byline has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Collider, Vanity Fair, New York, Slate, Mel Magazine, Vulture,&nbsp;Salon,&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Awl, among many others. She lives in Austin.

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The cast of Amazon's "A League Of Their Own" series, seen here looking determined in their Rockford Peaches uniforms.

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The Future Of Television Looks A Lot Like The Past

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 15: People walk by the world headquarters for CNN on March 15, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Last month CNN's president Jeff Zucker resigned over a consensual, but unreported, relationship with a colleague. Television producer Chris Licht will become the company's new president in April.

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Media Meltdowns

CNN+ Is On Quibi Watch

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Lauren Theisen

26Sep 1995: General view of outfield shadow during a San Francisco Giants practice at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

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MLB Says It’ll Expand Its Audience By Making Baseball Harder To Watch

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Patrick Redford

CHARLOTTE, NC - AUGUST 27: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, UFC President Dana White addresses the virtual convention on August 27, 2020. The convention is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic but will include speeches from various locations including Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington, DC. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)

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The Fights

The Dread Pirate Of The UFC Has Escaped Dana White’s Justice … For Now

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