Alex Eala is catching the WTA's best off guard: defector.com/alex-eala-is...
Alex Eala Is Catching The WTA's Best Off Guard | Defector
In tennis, it can be pleasant to play under the flag of an underrepresented country with a large diaspora. Essentially, you have a network of sleeper cells who can be activated all over the world.…
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New York's use of AI for family policing summarizes the last 30 years of city politics: defector.com/new-yorks-us...
New York’s Use Of AI For Family Policing Summarizes The Last 30 Years Of City Politics | Defector
Davene Roseborough still can’t believe the number of foster homes she lived in that had locks on the refrigerators and cabinets. At one spot, Roseborough was barred from eating dinner if she wasn’t…
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How do I talk to my kid about death? defector.com/how-do-i-tal...
How Do I Talk To My Kid About Death? | Defector
Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector’s Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week,…
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For one night only, a rookie and his sweet folks made it possible to enjoy the Yankees: defector.com/for-one-nigh...
For One Night Only, A Rookie And His Sweet Folks Make It Possible To Enjoy The Yankees | Defector
It used to be that all the normal, real people of this great nation could set aside political and religious differences, and even a well-calibrated distaste for Bostonians, and come together in our…
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How far would you go to save your Kia Soul? defector.com/how-far-woul...
How Far Would You Go To Save Your Kia Soul? | Defector
If we have learned anything from decades of superhero movies, it’s that people love a vigilante. Something lurks deep in the hearts of most of us, but is it a sense of justice or something else? If…
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Patrick is back from the Tour de France, and 'Nothing But Respect' is back from its brief summer break. defector.com/nothing-but-...
'Nothing But Respect' Is Back From Summer Break | Defector
Now that I am back from France, so too is Nothing But Respect back from its brief summer break. This week on the show, Harry and I caught up and chatted about the Tour de France and the way I covered…
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I wrote about the triumph of Doing Your Own Research and the stupid, nasty thing that is replacing some very recent history in real time. defector.com/were-just-go...
We're Just Going To Keep Doing 2020 Again Until All The Wrong Stuff Is True | Defector
In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death, there...
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What are you banning when you ban influencers? defector.com/what-are-you...
What Are You Banning When You Ban Influencers? | Defector
A couple weeks ago, I bought an apple cider slushie at the farmer’s market. It was a hot summer afternoon, and the ice crystals in the slushie sparkled and burst in my mouth with crisp acidity that…
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We're just going to keep doing 2020 again until all the wrong stuff is true: defector.com/were-just-go...
We're Just Going To Keep Doing 2020 Again Until All The Wrong Stuff Is True | Defector
In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death,…
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If your winning issue is trans women in sports, and you're struggling to uncover trans women in any league that anybody has ever heard of, then how do you keep trans athletes at the top of people's minds? Answer: You invent them. defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Their Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…
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Oh, you made a donut that sucks and also covered every surface of this restaurant with powdered sugar. Thank you man, that's awesome. defector.com/why-your-tea...
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New Orleans Saints | Defector
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the…
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Heather Wei-Xi Chen goes inside Abdul El-Sayed's strong network of field organizers as he tries to win a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan: defector.com/abdul-el-say...
Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector
DETROIT — It’s 2 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from Election Day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to hear…
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Is this the end for Gianni Infantino? defector.com/is-this-the-...
Is This The End For Gianni Infantino?
All Gianni Infantino needed was patience. Memory for scandal is short, even in a sport as massive as soccer, and whatever controversies the FIFA president willingly courted during the 2026 World Cup…
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The Women's Pro Baseball League will eventually need to escape the past: defector.com/the-womens-p...
The Women's Pro Baseball League Will Eventually Need To Escape The Past | Defector
You may think you’ve experienced joy before, but you had previously never seen a mascot version of a 99-year-old woman with a cane dancing and cartwheeling around a baseball field in Springfield,…
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Concussion protocols are a sham: defector.com/concussion-p...
Concussion Protocols Are A Sham | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking…
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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Kansas City Chiefs defector.com/why-your-tea...
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Kansas City Chiefs | Defector
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the…
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David Ellison’s bid to control Warner Bros. hits the rocks: defector.com/david-elliso...
David Ellison's Bid To Control Warner Bros. Hits The Rocks | Defector
Until a month ago, everything was going great for David Ellison and his plan to control American cultural production. He’d successfully made Paramount an outer arm of the Trump Administration, with…
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on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...
Reality has set in for the San Francisco Giants: defector.com/reality-has-...
Reality Has Set In For The San Francisco Giants | Defector
Maybe we’ve been viewing Harrison Bader all wrong. Not that he hasn’t behaved like a Thanksgiving ham in a batting helmet, but he may have spurred his soon-to-be former employers to accept their…
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The right has created their perfect trans athlete: defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Their Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…
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"Who is ruining baseball? For me, today, it's the Washington Nationals."
Trade Season Kicks Ass Until They Sell Your Beautiful Son | Defector
Who is ruining baseball? For me, for today, it’s the Washington Nationals. Games played by my home team make up a solid 90 percent of the baseball I watch in a given regular season. Like a lot of…
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"Perhaps baseball is already ruined just because people keep insisting that it is. I suppose your verdict depends on whether you believe more in what you hear or what you see." defector.com/if-baseball-...
If Baseball Is Ruined, Show Me The Ruins | Defector
The Los Angeles Dodgers got Tarik Skubal, damn them. Damn them for having money; damn them for being too damn good; damn them for ruining baseball. That they got Skubal, the hottest commodity on the…
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If baseball is ruined, show me the ruins: defector.com/if-baseball-...
If Baseball Is Ruined, Show Me The Ruins | Defector
The Los Angeles Dodgers got Tarik Skubal, damn them. Damn them for having money; damn them for being too damn good; damn them for ruining baseball. That they got Skubal, the hottest commodity on the…
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Today Defector’s own @toley.bsky.social tells you why the SAINTS suck. People are actually talking this team up right now, which is really fucking stupid! defector.com/why-your-tea...
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New Orleans Saints | Defector
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the pr...
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Trade season kicks ass until they sell your beautiful son: defector.com/trade-season...
Trade Season Kicks Ass Until They Sell Your Beautiful Son | Defector
Who is ruining baseball? For me, for today, it’s the Washington Nationals. Games played by my home team make up a solid 90 percent of the baseball I watch in a given regular season. Like a lot of…
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For @defector.com, I wrote about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's ground game, and spoke to the young, dedicated staffers behind him. With over $60 million being spent against their campaign, they're hoping to show that "organized people beat organized money." defector.com/abdul-el-say...
Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector
DETROIT — It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from election day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to he...
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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New Orleans Saints defector.com/why-your-tea...
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New Orleans Saints | Defector
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the…
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The Crossword, Aug. 3: Lucky Stars defector.com/the-crosswor...
The Crossword, Aug. 3: Lucky Stars | Defector
This puzzle was constructed by Eli Robinson, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Eli is the Chief Trivia Officer of Water Cooler Trivia. He has far more questions than answers, if you must ask. He lives with…
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Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign believes the many can defeat the money: defector.com/abdul-el-say...
Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector
DETROIT — It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from election day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to…
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Olivia Miles is the throwback point guard of the future: defector.com/olivia-miles...
Olivia Miles Is The Throwback Point Guard Of The Future | Defector
Vertical video makes Olivia Miles look good. Horizontal video makes her look better. Her gift shines in context, on the unadorned and unsoundtracked platform that is the next day’s full-game replay.…
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