ESPN Now Partially Owned By Biggest League It Reports On
ESPN's position on the NFL is not unlike that of every other network with a significant sports presence, which is...
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MLS Is Keeping Lionel Messi Happy: But What Is the League Getting in Return?
When Lionel Messi signed to join MLS, his contract reportedly included a stipulation to receive a share of the revenues...
Esports World Cup: G2, Hanwha Life advance in League of Legends
YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new...
Mavericks shut down No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg for rest of summer league
Jul 12, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) looks on against the San Antonio Spurs...
Private Equity Now Owns More Than 40 Minor League Baseball Teams, And The Number Keeps Growing
Private equity is the steamroller that crushes all your favorite things. Journalism, for one, and also a once iconic toy...
Zero Lessons From 54 Years Of My Fantasy Baseball League
It is Opening Day tomorrow, which means the peak of Fantasy Draft Season is today. We mention this not because...
Liverpool Has The Premier League In A Stranglehold
Let's start with a flaw. Liverpool's defense is still the best in the Premier League, having allowed 13 goals in...
Premier League Ref Admits Video Of Him Talking Wild Shit About Liverpool Not Actually A Deepfake
On Monday morning, English soccer's referee association (PGMOL) announced that it had suspended Premier League ref David Coote after an...
The New Champions League Format Actually Rocks
As loyal readers of Defector know, I am never wrong. I've certainly never written an article that was eventually proven...
Lionel Messi makes his league debut for FC Barcelona – Chicago Tribune
Today’s Sports Highlight in History:2004 — 17-year old Lionel Messi makes his league debut for FC Barcelona in a 1-0...
Brutally Late Goalie Boner Costs Girona In Champions League Debut
We here at Defector have made our affection for Girona well-known. Even with the City Football Group ownership angle, it's...
Twins Release Minor League Catcher Accused Of Tipping Pitches Because He Wanted To Go Home
Cinema tells us that when a batter steps into the box and the catcher proceeds to tell him which pitch...
The Minor League Shrink And The Growing Gap Between Triple-A And The Bigs
The days leading up to and immediately following the 20 rounds of the Major League Baseball draft are some of...
The Connecticut Sun Are The Coldest Welcome To The League
In April, DiJonai Carrington, the impeccably eyelashed Connecticut Sun guard, asked fellow WNBA players to share their “welcome to the league”...
Update: Yes, The Newest Arena Football League Is Already Collapsing
The Billings Outlaws–Rapid City Marshals game was canceled on Saturday night an hour before kickoff. Marshals players had refused to...
