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"'The Life of a Showgirl' is the weakest and least interesting album Swift has ever made. It has no heart, no purpose, no emotional core." defector.com/taylor-swift...

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it…

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Never bunt: defector.com/never-bunt

Never Bunt | Defector

PHILADELPHIA — By the top of the ninth inning, the stadium was visibly pockmarked by absences, and people were booing Jhoan Duran’s walkout show. Duran, who was just doing his job as the Philadelphia…

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 18h

“Do you think you could eat 500 gummy bears in a sitting?” FUNBAG!
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WARNING! The Worst Announcer In Pro Basketball Has Come For The NFL | 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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Defector @defector.com · 15h

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Bari Weiss. defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor…

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Lauren Theisen gets you ready for the NHL season: defector.com/whos-hot-and-whos-not-a-2025-26-nhl-preview

Who's Hot And Who's Not? A 2025–26 NHL Preview | Defector

[Ear-shaking siren noise.] It’s time for the NHL season preview! Drop the needle on Stompin’ Tom. You probably get how most of this works by now, but I’ve got a new method of organizing the teams.…

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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 16h

Remember those court records that Miami Dophins receiver Tyreek Hill wanted sealed? They are now unsealed and up at @defector.com.

The paywall is also down:

Here's The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn't Want Anyone To See | Defector

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court clerk released Tuesday a copy of the latest petition for divorce from the estranged wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. In the document, Lakeeta Vaccaro described...

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Defector @defector.com · 16h

Two months later, on July 12, the couple were in the area of Bristol, Conn., staying at a hotel. Hill had been yelling at Vaccaro all day because "she was not doing what he wanted her to do," the document said. Inside their hotel room, with some of Hill's other children and family waiting in the lobby, Vaccaro told Hill that she didn't want to go out because she was pregnant and didn't feel well. Hill responded by picking up Vaccaro's phone and throwing it at her face. He then "threw a punch and tried to hit her pregnant stomach, but she deflected it," the document said. Hill also "ripped at her hair and pulled some hair out, then grabbed her purse and flung it across the room," the record said.

Vaccaro was very far along in her pregnancy in November of 2024, when the couple along with some family were at their Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., condominium getting ready to leave for a Dolphins game. Hill got angry with Vaccaro while they were in the bedroom, with the rest of their family in the living area, and spat in her face, the document said. She gave birth to their daughter the next day.

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Defector @defector.com · 16h

Here's the court document Tyreek Hill didn't want anyone to see: defector.com/heres-the-co...

Here's The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn't Want Anyone To See | Defector

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court clerk released Tuesday a copy of the latest petition for divorce from the estranged wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. In the document, Lakeeta Vaccaro…

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Defector @defector.com · 18h

WARNING! The worst announcer in pro basketball has come for the NFL: defector.com/warning-the-...

WARNING! The Worst Announcer In Pro Basketball Has Come For The NFL | 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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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 22h

Here's a hockey preview for you! It's concise, comprehensive, and objectifies a lot of men. defector.com/whos-hot-and...

Who's Hot And Who's Not? A 2025–26 NHL Preview | Defector

[Ear-shaking siren noise] It’s time for the NHL season preview! Drop the needle on Stompin’ Tom. You probably get how most of this works by now, but I’ve got a new method of organizing the teams. I’m ...

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Defector @defector.com · 19h

PHILADELPHIA — By the top of the ninth inning, the stadium was visibly pockmarked by absences, and people were booing Jhoan Duran's walkout show. defector.com/never-bunt

Never Bunt | Defector

PHILADELPHIA — By the top of the ninth inning, the stadium was visibly pockmarked by absences, and people were booing Jhoan Duran’s walkout show. Duran, who was just doing his job as the Philadelphia…

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Defector @defector.com · 19h

Jaedyn Shaw’s redemption arc is underway: defector.com/jaedyn-shaws...

Jaedyn Shaw's Redemption Arc Is Underway | Defector

“Gotham’s one of the best teams in the league,” Sofia Huerta told the broadcast after her Seattle Reign managed to hold the accelerating side to a scoreless draw. “Third place, really hard team to…

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Cathy vs. Phee in the basketball court of public opinion: defector.com/cathy-vs-phe...

Cathy Vs. Phee In The Basketball Court Of Public Opinion, With Jordan Robinson And Maitreyi Anantharaman | Defector

This past week saw the biggest WNBA action of the season: Games 1 and 2 of the WNBA Finals, yes, but also the opening two rounds of the WNBPA vs. WNBA collective bargaining showdown in the court of…

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Defector @defector.com · 21h

Jack Grealish has rediscovered his excellence: defector.com/jack-grealis...

Jack Grealish Has Rediscovered His Excellence

It is fair to say that Jack Grealish’s time at Manchester City did not go as well as he must’ve hoped. It is also fair to say that getting paid lots of money to win the Premier League several times…

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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 22h

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The Pleasures Of Reading Jane Ellen Harrison | Defector

When I was a child, I was a happy Catholic, not so much convinced of the truth of its theology as just swimming in waters in which I found myself born. Then, as an adolescent, I learned to put childis...

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Defector @defector.com · 22h

The Chiefs couldn't stop a quarterback who fell on his butt: defector.com/the-chiefs-c...

The Chiefs Couldn't Stop A Quarterback Who Fell On His Butt | Defector

The leftist British rock group Chumbawamba once sang the immortal lyrics “I get knocked down, but I get up again.” Well, on Monday night against the Chiefs, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence fell…

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 23h

Jaguars 4-1 on the year.

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Jaguars Junction: Week 5 | Defector

Jacksonville Jaguars move to a 4-1 record atop the NFL with a stunning victory. The news is so big and good that I’ve been cold calling people right out of the phone book to let them know about it. Wi...

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Defector @defector.com · 22h

The pleasures of reading Jane Ellen Harrison: defector.com/the-pleasure...

The Pleasures Of Reading Jane Ellen Harrison | Defector

When I was a child, I was a happy Catholic, not so much convinced of the truth of its theology as just swimming in waters in which I found myself born. Then, as an adolescent, I learned to put…

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Defector @defector.com · 23h

“Jaguars Junction” is an independent source of football analysis unaffiliated with any professional sports franchise. defector.com/jaguars-junc...

Jaguars Junction: Week 5 | Defector

Jacksonville Jaguars move to a 4-1 record atop the NFL with a stunning victory. The news is so big and good that I’ve been cold calling people right out of the phone book to let them know about it.…

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Who's hot and who's not? A 2025-26 NHL preview: defector.com/whos-hot-and...

Who's Hot And Who's Not? A 2025–26 NHL Preview | Defector

[Ear-shaking siren noise.] It’s time for the NHL season preview! Drop the needle on Stompin’ Tom. You probably get how most of this works by now, but I’ve got a new method of organizing the teams.…

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Defector @defector.com · 1d

Hegseth delivers inspiration, pushups, to the youth: defector.com/hegseth-deli...

Hegseth Delivers Inspiration, Pushups, To The Youth | Defector

Navy survived a late comeback attempt from Air Force on Saturday, walking away with a 34-31 win. The victory brings the Midshipmen one step closer to winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, awarded…

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Grim visions emerge from the Riyadh Comedy Festival: defector.com/grim-visions...

Grim Visions Emerge From The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

All the magic is happening at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital’s Boulevard City, a 220-acre retail and entertainment zone that contains a replica of Times Square and “500 electronic…

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Defector @defector.com · 1d

Treasury Department has plans to mint dollar coin featuring Donald Trump’s likeness: defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the…

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 1d

...and some more on the always adaptable Aces. defector.com/the-aces-lik...

The Aces Like It When The Game Gets Uncomfortable | Defector

LAS VEGAS — By now, there’s virtually no mystery to the Aces. Their best players now were their best players three years ago. They weaponize continuity, familiarity. If you believed in this team headi...

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 1d

excited to cover these desert Finals for Defector! a dispatch from the most crowded and eagerly awaited WNBA press conference I've ever been to... defector.com/the-hottest-...

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert's Press Conference | Defector

LAS VEGAS — An Aces game overloads the senses well before the game itself begins. The national anthem features indoor fireworks. Seats rumble from the bass of the speakers. There’s so much to look at,...

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