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Washed-up clown Spencer Pratt will not be the mayor of Los Angeles:
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Washed-Up Clown Spencer Pratt Will Not Be The Mayor of Los Angeles | Defector
Spencer Pratt will not be the mayor of Los Angeles. There should be no need to utter this sentence, much like “You do not have to swallow a rhino whole, tonight” or “Human shit will not rain down…
https://defector.com/washed-up-clown-spencer-pratt-will-not-be-the-mayor-of-los-angeles
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The Knicks stopped moving and died:
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The Knicks Stopped Moving And Died | Defector
Despite plenty of cause to fear that the NBA Finals would be derailed by Donald Trump’s attendance and the resultant security apparatus that turned Madison Square Garden into a cage within a cage…
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Judge reinstates Brendan Sorsby to Texas Tech, says QB will miss just two games:
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Judge Reinstates Brendan Sorsby To Texas Tech, Says QB Will Miss Just Two Games | Defector
Brendan Sorsby won the latest round in his fight to suit up come fall. On Monday, a Texas court granted the request from Texas Tech’s allegedly gambling addicted bonus baby quarterback for an…
https://defector.com/judge-reinstates-brendan-sorsby-to-texas-tech-says-qb-will-miss-just-two-games
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Jacob Misiorowski is throwing so damn hard:
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Jacob Misiorowski Is Throwing So Damn Hard | Defector
In the third inning of the Brewers’ 7-1 win over the Rockies on Sunday, Milwaukee pitcher Jacob Misiorowski threw a four-seam fastball low and outside to Kyle Yarros for a ball. The pitch was special…
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Mirra Andreeva did the inevitable:
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Mirra Andreeva Did The Inevitable | Defector
I can’t say that “amount of that dog in them” has always factored into my evaluation of a tennis prospect, but it should, and with Mirra Andreeva, it was always the central factor. In civilian life,…
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Monaco will always be like this:
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Monaco Will Always Be Like This | Defector
I am sorry to report that despite the FIA extending the program yet another year, the Monaco Experiment is still a failure. The battle between engineers trying to “make cars fast” and “let cars pass”…
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Cat Fitzpatrick On Writing Transsexuals Into Iambic Pentameter | Defector
Although Plato’s Symposium is best remembered as a Socratic dialogue, it was also, at its core, a story about a dinner party. In Athens, symposia consisted of a lavish banquet followed by a lot of dri...
https://defector.com/cat-fitzpatrick-on-writing-transsexuals-into-iambic-pentameter
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Portugal belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo for a little bit longer:
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Portugal Belongs To Cristiano Ronaldo For A Little Bit Longer | Defector
It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to…
https://defector.com/portugal-belongs-to-cristiano-ronaldo-for-a-little-bit-longer
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Border security theatrics are rising at history's stupidest World Cup:
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Border Security Theatrics Are Rising At History's Stupidest World Cup | Defector
For a World Cup host nation, the soccer is largely incidental. Even more obviously disposable are soaring ideas of bringing the international community together in a peaceful celebration of yadda…
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Morocco is not only here, but here for good.
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Forget A Generation, Morocco Is Simply Golden | Defector
It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to…
https://defector.com/forget-a-generation-morocco-is-simply-golden
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The Crossword, June 8: Double Teams
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The Crossword, June 8: Double Teams | Defector
Don’t hide from our Monday crossword! This week’s puzzle was constructed by Aidan Deshong, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Aidan Deshong is a college student originally from Los Angeles. His greatest…
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Donald Trump’s birthday plans have made Washington D.C. hideous and depressing:
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Donald Trump's Birthday Plans Have Made Washington D.C. Hideous And Depressing | Defector
I went by the White House a few times in the last couple weeks to check out the UFC cage and other projects in the neighborhood related to Donald Trump’s debacle of a sestercentennial celebration,…
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Cat Fitzpatrick on writing transsexuals into iambic pentameter:
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Cat Fitzpatrick On Writing Transsexuals Into Iambic Pentameter | Defector
Although Plato’s Symposium is best remembered as a Socratic dialogue, it was also, at its core, a story about a dinner party. In Athens, symposia consisted of a lavish banquet followed by a lot of…
https://defector.com/cat-fitzpatrick-on-writing-transsexuals-into-iambic-pentameter
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Bari Weiss even worse at her job than previously imagined:
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Bari Weiss Even Worse At Her Job Than Previously Imagined | Defector
Recently fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley sat down with The New York Times over the weekend for a lengthy interview about the end of his tenure at CBS News, which Bari Weiss has been…
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The president has arrived to fuck up the hottest party in New York
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The President Has Arrived To Fuck Up The Hottest Party In New York | Defector
The skies have never been more blue over the city of New York, the sun never more warm, and the Knicks-merch more profound and ubiquitous. The other day my daughter had her first basketball lesson on ...
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I Have Been Olivia Miles-Pilled
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I Have Been Olivia Miles-Pilled | Defector
On Saturday, the Minnesota Lynx continued their early season dominance by beating the Seattle Storm for a seventh straight win. Natasha Howard has been excellent and provided 27 points in the game, bu...
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"What is the hardest thing to do in professional sports from the perspective of the referee/umpire?"
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The Hurricanes took Vegas to the brink and the rest of us got hockey nirvana
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The Hurricanes Took Vegas To The Brink And The Rest Of Us Got Hockey Nirvana | Defector
Well, the National Hockey League has hopelessly screwed itself now. It has unwittingly but in a very real sense created a Stanley Cup Final so wonderfully bizarre and delightfully absurd that the firs...
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The Knicks know something about pressure
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The Knicks Know Something About Pressure | Defector
Sometime around the end of the second quarter was the first time I thought that the San Antonio Spurs could not win Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Knicks had ended the half up 4 after being down as muc...
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Everything about this World Cup is designed to make you hate it.
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The World Cup For Nobody Is Almost Here | Defector
Everything about this World Cup is designed to make you hate it. If you live here and you’re a soccer fan, tickets to games are a ripoff, fan zones are built to give you heatstroke, and Fox Sports’…
https://defector.com/the-world-cup-for-nobody-is-almost-here
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This is Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column:
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Make It Nice: Bathrooms, Backyards, And DIY Ambitions | Defector
Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column. Today we have a bathroom color dilemma, a backyard makeover, and someone wondering if they’re DIYing too close to the sun.…
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Try this week's Defector crossword:
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The Crossword, June 1: Bleus Band | Defector
You’ll ace our Monday crossword. This puzzle was constructed by Zachary Edward-Brown, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Zach is a Chicagoan who enjoys playing soccer and basketball and rooting for the…
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"The people inside Delaney Hall have learned that their humanity only extends one way. That is, they can be punished for crossing the law, but when the law crosses them, they are no one at all."
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Prisoners At Private ICE Jail In New Jersey Collectively Refuse Conditions Of Death | Defector
Border Czar Tom Homan wants you to know that there is definitely not a hunger strike happening at Delaney Hall—a privately run ICE jail in Newark, N.J.—and also that he condemns this non-existent…
https://defector.com/prisoners-at-private-ice-jail-in-new-jersey-collectively-refuse-conditions-of-death
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Before the World Cup, we'll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that's how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut. Read all our previews so far:
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2026 world cup previews Archives | Defector
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about bird masturbation:
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Let Birds Masturbate | Defector
No matter what brought you here—if you live with or without birds, if you have lain awake at night pondering the problem of your parrot’s predilection for wanking it in the wee hours, or if you have…
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"I can observe almost in real time a stranger who has newly discovered what it means to be a person in the world: to care for someone else even if you don’t want to fuck them."
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I Finally Understand Why I'm Obsessed With 'Love Island' | Defector
I call them my dummies, the people who I watch on my big screen in the evenings as a way to calm my nervous system. It’s not necessarily that my dummies are stupid, but anyone who agrees to go on a…
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How do you know when to let your kid quit something?
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How Do You Deal With A Kid Who Wants To Quit Their Job? | 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 atÂ
[email protected]
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https://defector.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-kid-who-wants-to-quit-their-job
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Who says that six grown men cannot be WAGs of a professional hockey player?
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Six Grown Men Can Be WAGs, Too! | Defector
In the seconds after Seth Jarvis scored the winning overtime goal for the Carolina Hurricanes, the Sportsnet broadcast cut to six exuberant men in Jarvis jerseys falling into each other’s arms,…
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Could anything ruin the vibes in Madison Square Garden for Game 3? Well, imagine if a half-alive racist who everyone hates decided to show up and make the whole night about himself.
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Report: Stupid Asshole Headed To New York To Ruin Everything | Defector
The New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight, and there is a very real possibility that the Knicks will head into the weekend up 2-0 in the series as they…
https://defector.com/report-stupid-asshole-headed-to-new-york-to-ruin-everything
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"With the help of Elon Musk, who is once again salivating like a dog at the attention of a charismatic fascist with a bad haircut, support for Restore Britain has expanded all the way to the NL Central."
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Why Did The Brewers' VP Of Communications Retweet This Racist Crap? | Defector
With the Milwaukee Brewers sitting comfortably at the top of the NL Central, you might think that it’s an easy time to be their vice president of communications. Post the Jake Bauers highlight reel,…
https://defector.com/why-did-the-brewers-vp-of-communications-retweet-this-racist-crap
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Six grown men can be WAGs, too!
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Six Grown Men Can Be WAGs, Too! | Defector
In the seconds after Seth Jarvis scored the winning overtime goal for the Carolina Hurricanes, the Sportsnet broadcast cut to six exuberant men in Jarvis jerseys falling into each other’s arms,…
https://defector.com/six-grown-men-can-be-wags-too
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Report: Stupid asshole headed to New York to ruin everything
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Report: Stupid Asshole Headed To New York To Ruin Everything | Defector
The New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight, and there is a very real possibility that the Knicks will head into the weekend up 2-0 in the series as they…
https://defector.com/report-stupid-asshole-headed-to-new-york-to-ruin-everything
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Prisoners at private ICE jail in New Jersey collectively refuse conditions of death:
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Prisoners At Private ICE Jail In New Jersey Collectively Refuse Conditions Of Death | Defector
Border Czar Tom Homan wants you to know that there is definitely not a hunger strike happening at Delaney Hall—a privately run ICE jail in Newark, N.J.—and also that he condemns this non-existent…
https://defector.com/prisoners-at-private-ice-jail-in-new-jersey-collectively-refuse-conditions-of-death
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The Netherlands has to get over the hump at some point, right?
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The Netherlands Has To Get Over The Hump At Some Point, Right?
It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to…
https://defector.com/the-netherlands-has-to-get-over-the-hump-at-some-point-right
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The World Cup for nobody is almost here:
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The World Cup For Nobody Is Almost Here | Defector
Everything about this World Cup is designed to make you hate it. If you live here and you’re a soccer fan, tickets to games are a ripoff, fan zones are built to give you heatstroke, and Fox Sports’…
https://defector.com/the-world-cup-for-nobody-is-almost-here
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Carolina refused to die, and the Stanley Cup Final has new life:
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Carolina Refused To Die, And The Stanley Cup Final Has New Life | Defector
Here is the cheap and lazy way to show that Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final is the best postseason event of the calendar year so far, courtesy Chris Cuthbert and TSN: And by doing that, we’ve both…
https://defector.com/carolina-refused-to-die-and-the-stanley-cup-final-has-new-life
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Dave McKenna on what to do when your kid wants to quit something:
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How Do You Deal With A Kid Who Wants To Quit Their Job? | 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 atÂ
[email protected]
. This week,…
https://defector.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-kid-who-wants-to-quit-their-job
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"I call them my dummies, the people who I watch on my big screen in the evenings as a way to calm my nervous system. I love them so much."
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I Finally Understand Why I'm Obsessed With 'Love Island' | Defector
I call them my dummies, the people who I watch on my big screen in the evenings as a way to calm my nervous system. It’s not necessarily that my dummies are stupid, but anyone who agrees to go on a…
https://defector.com/i-finally-understand-why-im-obsessed-with-love-island
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"Democrats have been eating shit for decades by following the advice of consultants who insist that a willingness to just say stuff is an effective stand-in for having genuinely held beliefs or interests, and that voters will be too stupid to tell the difference."
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Atlantic Writer's Son Offers Bold Advice To Democrats: Pretend To Be A Sports Moron | Defector
Are you ready to receive a powerful piece of information? OK, here it comes: Politicians can increase their chances of getting elected to office if they are seen as down-to-earth and relatable by…
https://defector.com/atlantic-writers-son-offers-bold-advice-to-democrats-pretend-to-be-a-sports-moron
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Why did the Brewers' VP of communications retweet this racist crap?
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Why Did The Brewers' VP Of Communications Retweet This Racist Crap? | Defector
With the Milwaukee Brewers sitting comfortably at the top of the NL Central, you might think that it’s an easy time to be their vice president of communications. Post the Jake Bauers highlight reel,…
https://defector.com/why-did-the-brewers-vp-of-communications-retweet-this-racist-crap
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This week's Distraction guest is Leander Schaerlaeckens!
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The Dutch Style Of Pickup Soccer And A Dog Named Jeff, With Leander Schaerlaeckens | Defector
It’s not the sort of anxiety that haunts you, or maybe it just rates below too many of my other haunting anxieties to register. But as a non-soccer person, the quadrennial arrival of the World Cup…
https://defector.com/the-dutch-style-of-pickup-soccer-and-a-dog-named-jeff-with-leander-schaerlaeckens
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"A big reason why this World Cup feels so nasty is that FIFA has dropped any pretense that it sees North America, and the United States in particular, as anything more than a mature market to be looted for all it's worth."
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FIFA Will No Longer Allow Fans To Bring Water Into World Cup Stadiums | Defector
Attending a major sporting event can be exhausting, expensive, and demeaning. But there has always been at least one game-day opportunity that can provide a little bit of satisfaction: the ability to…
https://defector.com/fifa-will-no-longer-allow-fans-to-bring-water-into-world-cup-stadiums
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Make It Nice: Bathrooms, backyards, and DIY ambitions
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Make It Nice: Bathrooms, Backyards, And DIY Ambitions | Defector
Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column. Today we have a bathroom color dilemma, a backyard makeover, and someone wondering if they’re DIYing too close to the sun.…
https://defector.com/make-it-nice-bathrooms-backyards-and-diy-ambitions
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it was amazing to watch KAT outplay Wemby by overcoming his own worst tendencies. and to hear him describe the source of his calm
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Karl-Anthony Towns Was Calm | Defector
Even a Knicks fan would concede that Karl-Anthony Towns has his demons. They all stem from the whistle. During the regular season, the Knicks center was among league’s most foul-prone players, racking...
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Karl-Anthony Towns was calm:
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Shohei Ohtani is very difficult to wrap your head around and very easy to enjoy.
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Shohei Ohtani Is Illogical | Defector
Before this season, pitching was pretty clearly Shohei Ohtani’s secondary talent, and that’s not an insult. He was just “also a pitcher” in the same way that Lady Gaga is also an actress or Kareem Abd...
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Cristopher Sánchez gave up a run:
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Cristopher Sánchez Gave Up A Run | Defector
In the top of the seventh inning Wednesday night, with Cristopher Sánchez sitting at 81 pitches and his Philadelphia Phillies leading the Padres 1-0, San Diego’s Jackson Merrill hit a single into the…
https://defector.com/cristopher-sanchez-gave-up-a-run
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Belgium's old dogs are back for one last trick:
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Belgium's Old Dogs Are Back For One Last Trick | Defector
It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to…
https://defector.com/belgiums-old-dogs-are-back-for-one-last-trick
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Shohei Ohtani is illogical:
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Shohei Ohtani Is Illogical | Defector
Before this season, pitching was pretty clearly Shohei Ohtani’s secondary talent, and that’s not an insult. He was just “also a pitcher” in the same way that Lady Gaga is also an actress or Kareem…
https://defector.com/shohei-ohtani-is-illogical
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Germany just wants to be Germany again:
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Germany Just Wants To Be Germany Again
It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to…
https://defector.com/germany-just-wants-to-be-germany-again
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