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La Melo Ball Is Headed To Minnesota, Hopefully Not In His Car
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (771+ words) Defector La Melo Ball Is Headed To Minnesota, Hopefully Not In His Car 12: 46 PM EDT on June 25, 2026 The Charlotte Hornets have given up on their goofy, gifted, accursed son La Melo Ball, who was shipped to the Minnesota Timberwolves in…...
Vin'cius Has Brazil Believing Again
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (733+ words) It is impossible for Brazil, the most iconic team in the world's biggest sporting event, to have anything resembling a quiet tournament, but the Sele'o managed to float through the first two matches of this World Cup a little under…...
What I Learned Watching The Mets Make Six Errors In A 10-5 Loss
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (229+ words) 1: 08 PM EDT on June 25, 2026 FLUSHING, N. Y. "You sit in the upper decks of that baseball park in Queens where you have spent so many nights both dismal and beautiful, and you stare out at the New York City sky. Everyone around…...
What On Earth Is "Match Momentum"?
5+ hour ago (753+ words) It is easy to miss the Match Momentum graphic the Fox network stamps onto its World Cup broadcasts. The graph pops up only on rare occasion, wedged into the bottom-left corner, less than a third of the height and width…...
Should I Sell My Ludicrously Valuable World Cup Ticket?
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (604+ words) 2: 57 PM EDT on June 24, 2026 Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're talking money, U2, lasagna, and more. Hello! I'm happy to be back guest-hosting the Funbag while Drew is…...
The Chicago Sky Have Nothing To Look Forward To
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (809+ words) Defector The Chicago Sky Have Nothing To Look Forward To 11: 31 AM EDT on June 24, 2026 Technically, the Chicago Sky are not the worst team in the WNBA right now by record; that honor would belong to either of the teams with…...
I Can No Longer Accept Being Condescended To By The Little Game On My Phone
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (348+ words) 11: 01 AM EDT on June 19, 2026 So what the fuck are you, The New York Times games app, to tell me this shit? And what is this retail aphorism (that's right, "aphorism"; I am not afraid to use big words) you're tacking…...
John Early's Secret Is Total Commitment
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (456+ words) 9: 01 AM EDT on June 19, 2026 I talked to Early over the phone about his new film. Among other things, we discussed sincerity, the line between vulgarity and crudeness, what it means to commit to a performance, a concept, a way of…...
Turd Makes Brief Appearance In Punch Bowl
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (606+ words) Money can't buy happiness, and it seems money plus an NBA title doesn't necessarily buy charisma. The New York Knicks held their championship parade and rally in Manhattan on Thursday, and although not everyone could get in to see the…...
New Skin" Offers A Fresh Take On Body Horror
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (1212+ words) In the era of looksmaxxing, plastic surgery, Botox, and Ozempic, it's impossible to escape the tyranny of good looks. Are beauty standards fascist? Is losing weight about giving in or being healthy? The endless overdetermined debates about the ethics of…...