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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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The Bib Does Nothing!

Sophia Smith lines up a shot in the US Women's National Team's game against the Netherlands in the Women's World Cup on Wednesday night.

USA v Netherlands: Group E – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

How Much Vlatko Is Too Much Vlatko, With Abigail Segel

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Drew Magary

Three demonstrators join hands to build strength against the force of water sprayed by riot police in Birmingham, Alabama, during a protest of segregation practices.

Demonstrators Facing Fire Hoses in Birmingham

The Civil Rights Movement’s Turning Point Was Almost Its Last Stand, With Paul Kix

A group trying to rescue animals from the massive forest fire around Fort McMurray in Alberta wait at a roadblock on May 6, 2016. The Distraction logo is at top left.

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To Live And Die In Petroleum Products, With John Vaillant

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Perspiring Freely, To Honor America

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Let’s Remember Some Podcasts, With Alex Sujong Laughlin

Mr. Met striking a benignly unsettling Mr. Met-style pose on the field during a Mets game.

MLB: SEP 26 Braves at Mets

The Minimum Amount Of Podcast Allowed By Law

A bathroom at Mar-a-Lago positively jammed with boxes full of junk.

Former President Donald Trump Indicted On Federal Charges

Ambitions As A Writer And Bathroom Chandeliers, With Israel Daramola And Dave McKenna

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman at a press conference during the LIV event in Adelaide, Australia, in April of 2023.

Liv Golf – Adelaide: Previews

The Money Will Not Shut Up, With Ray Ratto

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip and Namedropping. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

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Vibesmithing Via Committee

Gabe Vincent, Bam Adebayo, and Caleb Martin stand together as the team is introduced before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

2023 NBA Playoffs – 	Boston Celtics v Miami Heat

Eat Culture, With Rohan Nadkarni

The Chill Bride, The Boutonnieres, And The Hair Straightener

Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics holds the ball while Jimmy Butler makes a Jimmy Butler Face in an Eastern Conference Finals game..

Boston Celtics v Miami Heat – Game Four

Sacred Oafs, Holy Madmen, Culture Wars, Things Of That Nature

We Are Surrounded By Mysteries In Our Own Backyards

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Dispatches From The Gulf Of Pain, With David Grann

Welcome To The Chair Saga

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A Symphony Of Solidarity Honks, With Adam Conover

What’s A Guy Gotta Do To Make A Friend Around Here?

Malik Monk prepares to push the button that illuminates the beam after Sacramento's win against Golden State in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series.

The Beam Shines For All, With Patrick Redford

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Time To Process Our Michael Phelps Trauma!

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud during his session at the NFL Combine in March of 2023.

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Positively Covered In Belichick Dander, With Rivers McCown

When Does Gossip Become A Myth?

Jeremy Swayman #1 of the Boston Bruins and teammate Linus Ullmark #35 share a hug after Game One of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Florida Panthers v Boston Bruins – Game One

Please Like Her Sports, With Lauren Theisen

It’s Good To Laugh So Hard You Weep

Luka Doncic smiling, kind of, for the camera before an early April Mavericks game against the Bulls in which he did not play.

Chicago Bulls v Dallas Mavericks

Scuffing Up The Gossip, With Kelsey McKinney