Before he’d even entered a legit NHL game, Logan Cooley made an exciting first impression on me. Playing a 2023 preseason ...

The Phoenix Mercury have one of the best nicknames in sports. It’s classical, referring to the Roman god of, among other ...

Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here ...

For about a decade at Manchester United there have been too many organizational resets, false dawns, and moments of ...

The Charlotte Hornets are once again miserable crud. At 4–13, they are down there sloshing in the fermented trash juice of ...

All was well with the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of Sunday’s game. The defense looked dominant again. The offense, ...

Apparently someone at MLB headquarters turned the stove on and accidentally left it going. On Sunday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan ...

If current trends continue, historians will look back on Nov. 2, 2025, with consternation and confusion. Entire careers of PhD candidates at major universities will be devoted to the mystery of this ...

This article has been adapted from a piece published Nov. 16 on the author’s Substack page. Last week, after masked settlers torched a mosque in Salfit, set fire to Palestinian trucks in Huwara, and ...

Sam Noakes walked to the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday with a wholesome smile on his face and opera music blaring.

So let’s investigate the blood-spattered scene of the crime, and by crime we mean the inevitable firing of Raiders offensive ...

I’ve always wondered what it must feel like for injured players who are forced to sit at home and watch their crappy teams.