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Racing
The São Paulo Grand Prix Was A Wet And Wild Max Verstappen Masterclass
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 4, 2024
Video Games
‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ Is The Bullshit-Free RPG I’ve Been Waiting For
128
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 1, 2024
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Soccer
Barcelona Has Put It All Together
26
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 29, 2024
Racing
Max Verstappen Finally Punished For Driving Like Max Verstappen
76
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 28, 2024
Risk Week
In A Game Of Risk, The Frustration Is The Point
276
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Blows Up The Chicken Man
164
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Lauren Theisen
,
David Roth
,
Dave McKenna
, and
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 23, 2024
NBA
A Preview Of The 2024-25 NBA Season, Accurately Enumerating Everything That Will Happen In It
246
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Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
Giri Nathan
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 23, 2024
Soccer
Southampton Is Too Stubborn For The Premier League
45
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 21, 2024
Soccer
Liverpool Hasn’t Missed A Beat Under Arne Slot
44
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 7, 2024
Soccer
Surely, Erik Ten Hag Can’t Survive Yet Another Horrendous Start … Right?
97
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 3, 2024
Soccer
Borussia Dortmund’s Newest Star Is Born
19
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 2, 2024
Pro Wrestling
‘Mr. McMahon’ Is An Incomplete Portrait Of Wrestling’s Reprehensible Kingpin
104
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 30, 2024
Racing
Formula 1 Gasps, Drops Monocle Over Max Verstappen’s F-Word
50
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 24, 2024
Soccer
Arsenal–Manchester City Clash Ruined By Premier League’s New Focus On Delays Of Game
171
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 23, 2024
Music
Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug Doesn’t Want To Live In The Past Forever
22
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 20, 2024
Soccer
Brutally Late Goalie Boner Costs Girona In Champions League Debut
74
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 19, 2024
Soccer
There’s Something Growing At Nottingham Forest
34
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 16, 2024
Soccer
Alex Morgan Conquered The World
94
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 9, 2024
The Machines
ESPN Masks Cynical AI Pivot As Benevolent Coverage Of “Underserved” Sports
120
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 5, 2024
Soccer
NWSL Throws The Draft In The Trash Where It Belongs
67
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 22, 2024
Soccer
Why Is Soccer’s Most Famous Scoopster Doing PR Work For Mason Greenwood?
55
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 20, 2024
Soccer
And Now, A Timely And Exhaustive Preview Of The 2024-25 Premier League Season
180
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Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Albert Burneko
,
Billy Haisley
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Borderlands’ Made Me Hate Video Games, Movies, And Even Cate Blanchett
277
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 13, 2024
Soccer
Brazil Was Fearless
22
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 7, 2024
Swimming
Not Even The Cameras Can Keep Up With Katie Ledecky
96
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 1, 2024
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