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

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tip jar sweepstakes

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Tom Ley

Southend United v Carlisle United – Sky Bet League Two

Soccer

Mate, You’ve Gone And Named Your Stand After A Bloody Serial Murderer!

2020 NBA Finals – Game Six

This Is The Only Good Use Of A Team Twitter Account

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Patrick Redford

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Rebekah Vardy arrives at Royal Courts of Justice, Strand on May 13, 2022 in London, England. Coleen Rooney, wife of Derby County manager Wayne Rooney, and Rebekah Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, are locked in a libel battle dubbed by the media as the "Wagatha Christie" trial. The case centres around accusations that Mrs Vardy leaked false stories about Mrs Rooney's private life to the press. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Coleen Rooney And Rebekah Vardy Libel Trial – Day 4

Rebekah Vardy Loses Libel Suit Against Coleen Rooney

EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 18: Athletes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final run around a cameraman on the track on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 18, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

World Athletics Championships Oregon22 – Day Four

Track And Field

Hey Man … You Can’t Be Here

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Disgusting Slobs Bored By Oakland A’s

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Celebrates The Launch of the 2022 Issue and Debut of Pay With Change at Hard Rock Hotel New York

Media Meltdowns

Some Ideas For The Sports Illustrated Resort

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Samer Kalaf

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Jim Tomsula Is Alive And Ready To Slap Someone On The Back

Cincinnati Reds v San Diego Padres

Life's Rich Pageant

Dear God, Tommy Pham Might Release The IR Rules

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Who’s Stroking Out On First?

Philadelphia Phillies v Los Angeles Dodgers

The Phillies’ Latest Meltdown Involved Jeurys Familia Repeatedly Failing To Tie His Shoes

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Tommy Pham Slapping Joc Pederson Over Fantasy Football Is The Sports Story Of The Year

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Kathryn Xu

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By God, I Will Get A Good Grade On Statcast’s Pitch Type Guessing Game

Miami Heat v Philadelphia 76ers – Game Three

Some Guys And Radio Freaks Remain 0-97 When Trying To Break NBA News

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Laura Wagner

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Animals

Say Hello To The Horny Lizard In My Yard

Denver Nuggets v Golden State Warriors – Game Five

How Nice It Must Be To Have Your Cranium In Nikola Jokic’s Hand

New York Mets v St. Louis Cardinals

It’s A Great Brawl When Stubby Clapp Tackles “A Big Strong Guy”

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Exasperated Buck Showalter Is The Early Star Of The MLB Season

Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers

Better Than The Last Inning Let’s Go

Oakland Athletics v Kansas City Royals

At Least The A’s Know How To Pull Off A Logistically Efficient Trade

Kalyn Kahler

NFL Combine

Blind Item: A Coach Tried To Eat My Business Card

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Kelsey McKinney

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Arts And Culture

No Wonder Left In World Now That Mysterious Book Thief Has Been Arrested

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Local Politician Very Sorry For Trying To Pull Down Referee’s Pants

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Lauren Theisen

Spanish Jamon Iberico Industry Prepares For Busy Christmas Period

Let Me Be A Ham Sniffer

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Ray Ratto

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This Is So Stupid

The Time Has Come For Us To Turn Sports Over To The Animals

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Defector Up All Night

A Brief Lesson On Hubris

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