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"What may seem at first blush like a straightforward story about someone breaking the rules in a different era of cycling is in fact a neat encapsulation of the fraught dynamics between power, media, and performance in cycling." defector.com/an-anatomy-of-…
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The secret brotherhood of the phantom ballplayers: defector.com/the-secret-bro…
The NFL Players Association is falling apart when it needs solidarity most: defector.com/the-nfl-player…
Ozzy Osbourne was the frontman of the future: defector.com/ozzy-osbourne-…
Phillies implement forbidden catcher's interference stratagem to walk off Red Sox: defector.com/phillies-imple…
"Fans from all around the world flock to the sides of roads to wave flags and hold signs written in Basque, Danish, and Estonian. Amid all this diversity, English exudes its homogenizing pressure." defector.com/the-tour-de-fr…
Craig Finn can write a great song. But can he write a good short story? defector.com/craig-finn-can…
Welcome to Why Your Team Sucks 2025! First up: the Titans. defector.com/why-your-team-…
"Rousseau had what I admire most in an artist: the delusion of self-belief." defector.com/finding-henri-…
39 years ago, four Mets fought the cops at a Houston bar named Cooter's: defector.com/39-years-ago-f…
Patrick Redford got as close as he could get to the racing at the Tour de France without being on two wheels. defector.com/a-day-inside-t…
David Roth on Bill Paxton’s ‘Frailty.’ defector.com/in-bill-paxton…
Some people make music for being in bed with someone else. Billie Marten makes music for being in bed all by yourself. defector.com/billie-martens…
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Heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk finally reveals he's a bad, bad man: defector.com/heavyweight-ch…
Donald Trump is trying to extort the Washington Commanders into making it 1989 again: defector.com/donald-trump-i…