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Abigail Segel
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Soccer
Orlando Runs Away With The NWSL, And The Rest Will Have To Catch Up
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Abigail Segel
November 24, 2024
Soccer
Alex Morgan Knew How To Use The Spotlight
35
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Abigail Segel
September 11, 2024
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Olympics
Marta’s Last Chance
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Abigail Segel
August 9, 2024
PWHL
I Heard The Roar Of Possibility At The PWHL’s Record-Breaking Sellout
64
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Abigail Segel
April 22, 2024
Soccer
Mal Swanson Is Back! And So Are The Red Stars
22
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Abigail Segel
March 24, 2024
Chefector
Let’s Cook Some Squash, And Get Through This Winter
126
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Abigail Segel
January 27, 2024
NWSL
Gotham’s Batshit Championship Win Caps NWSL’s Season Of Renewal
38
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Abigail Segel
November 13, 2023
Music
Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)
160
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Abigail Segel
October 27, 2023
Life Lessons
Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?
234
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Kathryn Xu
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Abigail Segel
August 18, 2023
Soccer
The Matildas Turned My Hair White And They Haven’t Even Faced England Yet
27
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Abigail Segel
August 15, 2023
Soccer
When Your Coach Sucks, Everybody Loses
52
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Abigail Segel
August 14, 2023
Arts And Culture
You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth
388
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Abigail Segel
August 10, 2023
Soccer
Sunrise Is Way Too Early To Be Crying For The USWNT
76
Comments
Abigail Segel
August 7, 2023
Soccer
Tobin Heath And Christen Press Offer A Dose Of Sanity This World Cup
118
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Abigail Segel
August 4, 2023
Funbag
What Are The Best Roads In America?
631
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Abigail Segel
August 1, 2023
Soccer
It’s Too Bad Canada Was Better Than Ireland
38
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Abigail Segel
July 26, 2023
Soccer
Even During A World Cup Summer, There’s A Lot Of Fun To Be Found In The NWSL
26
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Abigail Segel
July 24, 2023
Chefector
It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant
127
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Abigail Segel
July 22, 2023
Soccer
The Worst And Less Worse Ways To Explain The Offside Rule To Soccer Dummies, Ranked
202
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Abigail Segel
July 19, 2023
Soccer
How A Fan Community United To Send Indie Women’s Soccer Media To The World Cup
32
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Abigail Segel
July 17, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Sofia Huerta
23
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Abigail Segel
July 14, 2023
Soccer
FIFA Struggling To Fill Stadiums In Remote Soccer-Indifferent Country With Nobody In It
232
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Abigail Segel
July 13, 2023
Soccer
What is this USWNT Player’s Deal: Alex Morgan
69
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Abigail Segel
July 7, 2023
Soccer
The USWNT Is Under Pressure, And That’s Bad News For The Rest Of The World
71
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Abigail Segel
July 6, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Kristie Mewis
23
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Abigail Segel
June 30, 2023
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