Jen Golbeck is a writer, scientist, and professor at the University of Maryland. Her Substack, The MAGAReport, tracks what’s ...

An earlier blog called blockbuster trades “rare in the WNBA.” In fact, they happen twice a week now. We regret the error.

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In two weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Every single day until then, a ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book, The ...

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Envy sabotaged my plans for watching the first day of the 2025 Australian Open. I was going to take in Day One on a projector ...