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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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People during the concert before the meeting with Franklin Graham in Krakow, Poland on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

Franklin Graham In Krakow

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Arts And Culture

The Year’s Best Rap Album Wants To Take You To The Future

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The ‘Lost’ Finale Is Good

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God Help Me, I Can’t Stop Watching ‘Clipped’

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Life Is Beautiful 2023 – Day 2 – Performance

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It’s Pop Girl Summer

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Conan O’Brien Appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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The Late-Night Television Wars Are Worth Reliving

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (C L) hugs teammate tight end Travis Kelce (C) as they celebrate with teammates during the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Make The Chiefs The Official Team Of The Culture War

Florida Gators commit Jaden Rashada looks on during the second half of a game between the Florida Gators and the South Carolina Gamecocks at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida.

South Carolina v Florida

Death To The NCAA

College Football Keeps Begging For And Receiving Ugly NIL Lawsuits

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John Mulaney Made A Perfect Late-Night Show For Just One Week

Gregory Gerami poses with an oversized check demonstrating his nine-figure donation to Florida A&M University at the FAMU graduation.

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Journalismism

Why Don’t People Trust The Man That Gave FAMU $237 Million?

Kendrick Lamar performing on stage at the Glastonbury music festival in England in June 2022.

Glastonbury Festival 2022 – Day Five

Kendrick Lamar And Drake Battle For The Lowest Blow

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65th GRAMMY Awards – Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective

Everybody Hates Drake: A Guide To Millennial Rap’s Midlife Beef Crisis

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Defector Music Club

Chet Baker Sings, And Defector Music Club Chats

Deion Coach Prime Sanders speaks with the media on campus about his second season as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado on March 20, 2024.

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College Football

Deion Sanders Unveils Bold New Recruiting Tactic: Publicly Talking Shit About Former Players

Donte DiVincenzo #0 of the New York Knicks reacts after making a three-point shot during the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 22, 2024 in New York City. The Knicks won 104-101.

Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks – Game Two

The Knicks Cannot Die

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Rico Wade And Organized Noize Were The Architects Of Southern Rap

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‘The Sympathizer’ Is In Good Hands With Park Chan-Wook

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The Defector Guide To Making A Celebrity Sports Documentary

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The Surreal Life Of ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.

Celebrity Sightings In New York City – February 13, 2024

Beyoncé’s New Album Is Just Fine And That’s OK

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 7: Sauce Gardner #1 of the New York Jets on the field against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 7, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.(Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

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Sauce Gardner Is In The Muck With Everyone Else

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A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art

Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert reacts to a ref giving him a technical foul during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8.

Minnesota Timberwolves v Cleveland Cavaliers

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What If Rudy Gobert Wasn’t Wrong, Just Early?