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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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Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Lauren Theisen

Vegas Golden Knights v Colorado Avalanche – Game Two

The Avalanche Power Play Is Completely Unfair

Jake Evans is checked hard by Mark Scheifele

Winnipeg Jets v Montreal Canadiens – Game One

Mark Scheifele’s Hit On Jake Evans Ruined A Great Canadiens Game

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Defector Up All Night

Tommy Pham Had An Unpleasant Day

Tampa Bay Lightning v Carolina Hurricanes – Game Two

There Are No Second Chances Against Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jon Moxley with fans at Double or Nothing

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Pro Wrestling

AEW’s Crowd Was The Star Of ‘Double Or Nothing’

New York Islanders v Boston Bruins – Game Two

Sometimes The Puck Picks The Hero

Vegas Golden Knights v Minnesota Wild – Game Six

Abolish The Penalty For Losing A Replay Challenge

Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees

White Sox Seating Area, Dedicated To Beloved Longtime Employee, Rededicated To Disliked Short-Term Employee

Pittsburgh Penguins v New York Islanders – Game Six

JARRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRR-EEEEEE.

Nashville Predators v Carolina Hurricanes – Game Five

Marty Necas’s Beautiful Wraparound Saved The Hurricanes

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WWE’s Adnan Virk Experiment Is Already Over

New York Islanders v Pittsburgh Penguins – Game Five

Tristan Jarry’s Boner Was One For The Ages

PGA Championship – Final Round

Golf

Phil Mickelson Earned His Fairytale Ending

The Colorado Avalanche celebrate a goal by Nathan MacKinnon

St Louis Blues v Colorado Avalanche – Game Two

Can Anybody Handle The Almighty Avalanche?

NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

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Politics

It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates during warm ups before the game against the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on May 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Boston Bruins v Washington Capitals – Game Two

This Isn’t Quite The Alex Ovechkin I Remember

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Imagine What The Islanders Are Capable Of

Colorado Avalanche v Vegas Golden Knights

It Sure Looks Like Marc-André Fleury Will Get Another Shot At Postseason Glory

91st Rose Bowl Game

College Football

Law Firm Report: Bo Schembechler Knew About Michigan Doctor’s Abuse

Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs

Start The Damn Playoffs Already!

Colorado Rockies v St Louis Cardinals

I Wonder If The Rockies Regret Dealing Nolan Arenado Yet

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Reading The Paper

Staff Chat

It Is Time To Enter The Mind Palaces Of The Defector Staff. Let’s Chat!

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Senators Week

Shane Pinto’s First Career Goal Highlights Sens’ Beatdown Of Habs

TORONTO - OCTOBER 5: Goalie Dominik Hasek #39 of the Ottawa Senators readies for the play against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre October 5, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario.The Senators beat the Leafs 3-2 in the first ever official shootout in the history of the NHL.(Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dominik Hasek

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When Dominik Hasek Was A Senator, Everything Went Wrong

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Tom Wilson Lightly Disciplined For Breaching Decorum, Much Like When The U.S. Senate Censured Francophobic Massachusetts Federalist Timothy Pickering