3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (611+ words) Go ahead and listen to this. (For the real perverts, use this one; you just know you’re about to stay up until 1:00 a.m. for a particularly shitty Sharks–Mighty Ducks game.) What does it evoke? What do you think of?...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1324+ words) 3:07 PM EDT on September 8, 2026 Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we're talking…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (735+ words) The Rams Play In Australia In Two Days And They Haven’t Left Yet Defector The Rams Play In Australia In Two Days And They Haven’t Left Yet 9:03 AM EDT on September 8, 2026 Before the NFL season kicks off this weekend, it…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) 4:26 PM EDT on September 6, 2026 The incident of Ump On The Edge behavior that led to a moment of inspiring solidarity between the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies during Saturday's game began on Friday night, when home plate umpire Doug…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (586+ words) The NBA has concluded its investigation of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, and the punishments are major. The league announced Wednesday that the independent probe, conducted by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, uncovered “a pattern of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) 1:16 PM EDT on September 2, 2026 Two years ago I asked Monfils, an inveterate card gamer, to analogize his tennis to a Magic: The Gathering deck. He mentioned Esper Control, an archetype that negates whatever the opponent is trying to do before…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) They don’t give style points in baseball, but if you were scoring Orioles-Rockies, you’d want to break out a second, third, maybe even a fourth color of pen to decorate the box with Colton Cowser’s ninth-inning catch to save the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (356+ words) 3:02 PM EDT on August 31, 2026 Three NFL players were placed on the commissioner's exempt list this past weekend: Seattle Seahawks cornerback Terrion Arnold, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper, and Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs. All three will be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) 2:28 PM EDT on August 31, 2026 There are tired fighters, and then there’s Moses Itauma in the ninth round of Saturday night’s heavyweight title bout against Filip Hrgovic. And in boxing as much as any sport, sometimes stamina trumps all else. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (846+ words) Defector August Baseball Game Briefly Spiced Up By Runaway Dugout Red-Assedness 12:05 PM EDT on August 25, 2026 The Arizona Diamondbacks are angry at Quintin Berry, third base coach for the Chicago Cubs. Several Diamondbacks, including manager Torey Lovullo, suspected Monday night that…...