It’s pretty common these days for a television show to hold its viewers in contempt. Most “big-hearted comedies” treat you ...

Hello! We’re about to close up shop for the week, but before we park up our vans and lock up our warehouse, I must relay some ...

Hello! It’s Friday afternoon and we are ready to chat with our pals. Hit us with your best questions below. Update (3:11 p.m.): OK, we’re gonna wrap it up! Thanks everyone.

Defector started publishing blogs on September 10, 2020. We are somehow mere weeks away from our fifth anniversary. To celebrate, Defector is throwing a birthday party at Union Pool in Williamsburg on ...

Some people are fans of the Indianapolis. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2025 ...

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David Covucci is the editor-in-chief of FOIAball, a new publication utilizing public records to report on college football.

This piece was originally published on FOIAball, a new publication covering college football programs using this country’s robust Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws. If you like this story, ...

People keep throwing dildos onto the court at WNBA games, which is an incredibly wack trend even before you hear who is ...

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Josh Naylor is slow. Not slow in the way that catchers are considered slow by default, or how some tall lanky guys seemingly can’t get their legs moving, or even slow in the way that Kyle Schwarber is ...

Some people are fans of the Dolphins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dolphins. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.