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NFL
Tommy DeVito Is A Two-Time Winner
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Lauren Theisen
November 27, 2023
Jamboroo
My Year Of Boy Football
270
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Lauren Theisen
November 23, 2023
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
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Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Wants A Piece Of Britney Spears’s ‘Blackout’
32
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Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Israel Daramola
November 22, 2023
NFL
The Vikings Caught The Turnover Bug Again
67
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Lauren Theisen
November 20, 2023
NHL
My Yotes Are Getting Better
40
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Lauren Theisen
November 15, 2023
NFL
Joshua “Playmaker” Dobbs Is Helping The Vikings Save Their Season
117
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Lauren Theisen
November 13, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Stereophonic’ Is “The Fleetwood Mac Play” And So Much Better For It
36
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Lauren Theisen
November 8, 2023
NHL
The Leafs Are As Nerve-Racking As Ever
36
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Lauren Theisen
November 7, 2023
NFL
Joshua Dobbs Has Renewed My Faith In Mediocre Quarterbacks
160
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Lauren Theisen
November 6, 2023
MLB
The Defector World Series MVP Is The Gink
42
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Lauren Theisen
November 2, 2023
MLB
Ryne Nelson Was An Excellent Janitor
15
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Lauren Theisen
November 1, 2023
NFL
Who Are These People?
258
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Lauren Theisen
October 30, 2023
NHL
October Is A Vacuum
54
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Lauren Theisen
October 26, 2023
MLB
Corbin Carroll’s Small Ball Came Up Big
59
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 25, 2023
NHL
Travis Dermott Made The NHL Blink
86
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 24, 2023
Journalismism
The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle
117
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Lauren Theisen
October 24, 2023
MLB
It’s On Max Scherzer, Again
105
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 23, 2023
College Football
Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh
214
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Lauren Theisen
October 20, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’
138
Comments
Israel Daramola
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
,
David Roth
, and
Lauren Theisen
October 19, 2023
MLB
This Is How A Team Pleads For Mercy
139
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Lauren Theisen
October 18, 2023
MLB
Jordan Montgomery Won The First Three Rounds Against Yordan Álvarez
61
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Lauren Theisen
October 16, 2023
MLB
The Astros Were Not About To Lose A Battle Of Bullpens
73
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Lauren Theisen
October 12, 2023
NHL
Something Old, Something New: You Can Borrow My NHL Preview
154
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Lauren Theisen
October 10, 2023
MLB
The Phillies Went For The Throat And Missed
102
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Lauren Theisen
October 10, 2023
NFL
The Lions Are Swaggering
77
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Lauren Theisen
October 9, 2023
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