Lauren Theisen
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editrix & blog girl @ defector dot com
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I write and edit blogs about sports and other interests on the website Defector. All of my stories are here:
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I have a book about It's A Wonderful Life due out in 2026. This is an evergreen post so I will also add: Congrats to the 2026 Super Bowl champion Detroit Lions.
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looking good 4 a special occasion: the Tigers are still in the playoffs
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Conservatives canāt agree on or even elucidate why exactly they're supposed to be mad about Bad Bunny.
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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Bunny, And Why? | Defector
When the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would headline this seasonās Super Bowl halftime show, it made all the sense in the world, because Benito MartĆnez Ocasio is probably the single most versatileā¦
https://defector.com/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-bunny-and-why
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eat em up tigers
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Finally I can stop muttering Herb Brooks lines to myself while writing. The legs feed the wolf!
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bring on the headless horses
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this is my favorite nhl preview. lauren's coverage of hockey is so good, and so accessible. it's always written as someone who is talking *with* you and not someone just throwing stats at you
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The Chiefs couldn't stop a quarterback who fell on his butt:
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The Chiefs Couldn't Stop A Quarterback Who Fell On His Butt | Defector
The leftist British rock group Chumbawamba once sang the immortal lyrics āI get knocked down, but I get up again.ā Well, on Monday night against the Chiefs, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence fellā¦
https://defector.com/the-chiefs-couldnt-stop-a-quarterback-who-fell-on-his-butt
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oh wow I'd completely forgotten about this
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Here's a hockey preview for you! It's concise, comprehensive, and objectifies a lot of men.
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Who's Hot And Who's Not? A 2025ā26 NHL Preview | Defector
[Ear-shaking siren noise] Itās time for the NHL season preview! Drop the needle on Stompinā Tom. You probably get how most of this works by now, but Iāve got a new method of organizing the teams. Iām ...
https://defector.com/whos-hot-and-whos-not-a-2025-26-nhl-preview
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Who's hot and who's not? A 2025-26 NHL preview:
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Who's Hot And Who's Not? A 2025ā26 NHL Preview | Defector
[Ear-shaking siren noise.] Itās time for the NHL season preview! Drop the needle on Stompinā Tom. You probably get how most of this works by now, but Iāve got a new method of organizing the teams.ā¦
https://defector.com/whos-hot-and-whos-not-a-2025-26-nhl-preview
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someone investigate: does an athlete ever really "lose sleep" over a major mistake they make in a game? is that a real thing?
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I was so sure that I had outsmarted this blog on the very first try but Dylan Larkin is 29!!!! This is the work of a mad genius.
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youtu.be/UFkzh1xQ0gE
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Jazz Chisholm flew:
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Jazz Chisholm Flew | Defector
Elimination games donāt get much more tense than YankeesāRed Sox Game 2. When Ben Rice homered in the first for a 2-0 New York lead, Trevor Story responded in the top of the third with two RBI of hisā¦
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go get 'em Tigers
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$136 million will getcha a lot of lutefisk
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Minnesota Is Good Enough For Kirill Kaprizov | Defector
Thereās never been a better ad for St. Paul than Kirill Kaprizovās new contract. I think by this point in negotiations, most hockey observers assumed that the superstar winger would at least take a si...
https://defector.com/minnesota-is-good-enough-for-kirill-kaprizov
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there are some optimistic Tiger thoughts down near the bottom
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Everything We're Looking Forward To In The 2025 MLB Playoffs | Defector
For one more day, it is still Septemberāa fine month, all told, but not the undisputed king of Baseball Months. And yet, because the MLB playoffs begin today, and because every bit of baseball played ...
https://defector.com/everything-were-looking-forward-to-in-the-2025-mlb-playoffs
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I could afford to say this more often: transitioning is so frickin goated
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I could afford to say this more often: transitioning is so frickin goated
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23 days ago
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the woman / the fountain
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I wake up every morning regretting that I couldn't get a better picture of the "USE GAY DETOUR" sign
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this was a really witty and worthwhile read
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Impossible Year by Electra Mordinson
https://electramordinson.itch.io/impossible-year
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just a girl trying to sort through her thoughts on transgressive 90s literature
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looking clocky tonight (reading Rent Boy on the train)
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Joey Ramone really captured the feeling of seeing something in the news and just being like "Damn, this sucks."
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Ramones - "My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" - Hey Ho Let's Go Anthology
YouTube video by The Ramones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZzEHd7t8lo
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30 days ago
Five years of Defector:
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It's such an honor to have spent the last five years helping to build a website that people actually like.
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Five Years Of Defector | Defector
Defector has officially been publishing blogs for five years. Allow me to regale you with some of our accomplishments: As I sit here now and think about what it means to make it to our fifth birthday,...
https://defector.com/five-years-of-defector
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a dress for the girl who has everything (or at least a ticket to Rilo Kiley in Central Park)
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Today is the FINAL DAY of Defector's subscription sale. Get three months for just $5!
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Lauren Theisen reports from an almost no-hitter and spectacular comeback in Baltimore on Saturday night:
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[Affecting A Maryland Accent] "Whoa! Go O's!" | Defector
BALTIMORE ā With two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, the Dodgers leading the Orioles 3-0, all I was thinking about was Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The L.A. ace looked poised to wrap aā¦
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Baltimore 1/2
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a report from a baseball game I will never forget
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[Affecting A Maryland Accent] "Whoa! Go O's!" | Defector
BALTIMORE ā With two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, the Dodgers leading the Orioles 3-0, all I was thinking about was Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The L.A. ace looked poised to wrap a no-hi...
https://defector.com/affecting-a-maryland-accent-whoa-go-os
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not sure I'll ever see a better baseball game than this
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[most normal accent you've ever heard in your life] Go O's
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[straining under the weight, about to collapse] Let's Remember ... Some ......... Guys! šµ
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This book is a great piece of tennis reporting and it's also so exciting on a sentence-to-sentence level. Giri's imagery, word choices and sense of humor make him such a special writer.
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literally all I want
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about 1 month ago
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Blueskyism in action
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Uribe Down
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Chicago White Sox edition
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Detroit Tigers edition
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bluesky is not dying because this is still the only site where you can see if I am wearing a Cute Little Outfit today
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presenting, for a limited time only, Lauren and her end-of-summer chocolate peanut butter fudge brownies
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Tennis Time pt 2/2
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Ben Shelton exposes the "you have to be a single-minded freak to play tennis" scam
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Tennis Player Acts Normal | Defector
Unlike any other sporting event Iāve been to, the early rounds of the U.S. Open are non-linear in a way that is both stressful and exciting. While the main stadium is off-limits without a specific tic...
https://defector.com/tennis-player-acts-normal
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I've waited all year for this one good hour
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girl who is ready for Tennis Time
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it's really chilling to think about how many baseball games I've previously had to watch without the CN Tower in the background
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