What’s this we have here? Why, it’s the first-ever episode of Defector’s brand-new NFL podcast, All Ball! Every week, the team of myself and elite indie blogger Arif Hasan break down every NFL matchup ...

In her 1980 essay “Compulsory Heterosexuality and the Lesbian Existence,” Adrienne Rich lists over 60 examples of systematized female oppression. To name a few: the power of men to deny women their ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

The U.S. Open is a city in miniature. The food is expensive; wealthy people flock to the tallest vantage points while richer experiences on the outskirts are ignored; influencers bother the masses.

Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we think you’ll ...

Pretty much from the moment the Florida State Seminoles decided to retain Mike Norvell as their coach for the 2026 season, the word out of the football program has been pain and misery. They lost ...

Before the NFL season kicks off this weekend, it will kick off Wednesday night with a primetime game between the New England ...

What do you do when the gig you do on the side, that off-hours hustle to help pay the bills and keep busy in service of your ...

Four matches into the La Liga season, Barcelona has looked like one of the greatest attacking teams of all time. What other ...

Did you forget about the Yankees? I know you did not because you are not allowed to. But New York has had a relatively quiet ...

I’m coming to the cottage,” Ilya Rozanov growled, and Canada has never been the same—at least the American film and TV ...

Do you believe that Formula 1 can be romantic? Before immediately answering to the negative, at least consider Kimi Antonelli ...