David Benavidez Underwhelmed In Victory
David Benavidez is a menace. He picks up steam as he fights, and there typically comes a moment when the...
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JJ Redick And Shams Are Back, Maybe
Hey, look who's back! The Once And Future King, and there's still a possibility that he can pull off a...
The NWSL Is There For Barbra Banda’s Taking
One of the easiest ways to understand a soccer player's true talent level is to watch how their opponents treat...
The ‘Longform’ Podcast Told The Story Of An Industry
Wednesday morning, I saw a tweet from the Longform podcast: Jay Caspian Kang, a staff writer at The New Yorker,...
A Field Guide To Luka Doncic’s Many Busted Sports-Watching Setups
As aphorisms go, “Never meet your heroes” seems like a pretty smart and straightforward one. The public figure you admire...
A Guide To The 2024 Euros With A Depth Of Analysis Surpassed Only By Its Timeliness
At least in the European context, the cadence of major international soccer tournaments has long been consistent and well-spaced. One...
Two Bad Neighbors | Defector
"You know what I want?" Martha-Ann Alito asked a stranger who had briefly flattered her at a dinner for the...
100 Foods To Throw In The Garbage, With Megan Greenwell
As someone who has not written a publishable book, I find the very idea of doing so extremely intimidating, to...
Defector Blogger Calls Aggregator Tweets “Pathetic” In Furious Takedown. Do You Agree?
I tried to get the r/tennis subreddit to stop linking to tweets from @TheTennisLetter, an account with more than 100,000...
Lakers’ Messy Coaching Search Revives The Scoopster Standoff Between Woj And Shams
Dan Hurley will not be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Days after ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski broke his...
Bryan Woo Thinks Walks Are For Dogs And Babies
For health and safety reasons, I have been trying to ease myself away from White Sox baseball, and have chosen...
The Defector Tennis Desk Bids Adieu To The French Open
The French Open wrapped up this past weekend, with Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz taking home the trophies. Aside from...
Gambling For Life | Defector
Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we...
Utah Hockey Must Seize Howler The Yeti For Their Own Nefarious Purposes
It's pretty ironic that the current Colorado Avalanche mascot, Bernie the St. Bernard, is described by the team as "a...
Bill Anders First Saw The Earth
The Blue Marble showed the Earth in all its vitality, a living, changing thing. The Pale Blue Dot showed the...
