Think of the internet as an ocean vast enough to contain a near-infinite constellation of distinct watery biomes, each populated by creatures that have evolved to suit the one in which they live—a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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