Though history no doubt dates back before 2006, we have to start somewhere, and we may as well start with Kimi Raikkonen.

It is not important and furthermore not anyone’s business how many times per day I fill out one of the little three-by-three ...

Ohio State beat Texas 14-7 on college football’s opening weekend, spoiling Arch Manning’s big debut and committing the most egregious of crimes against The Discourse: making people who bloviate about ...

One of the most jarring parts of watching sports is the omnipresence of advertisements. The discerning fan can look past most ads and blur them into the background, which is a problem that jersey ...

As wary as he has typically been about the dangers of novelty, Bill Belichick must have known that the extremely public pantsing that he and his new team endured on Monday night was a possibility. But ...

Some people are fans of the Buffalo Bills. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Buffalo Bills. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so ...

You’ll have a grand time solving our Monday crossword. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Alex Eaton-Salners and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Defector crosswords, launched in partnership with our ...

Psychoanalyzing Jerry Jones is the safest and cheapest dollar there is to be made in all of sports punditry. The template is ...

Moments after losing to Taylor Townsend in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday afternoon, Jelena Ostapenko did ...

This week, Left of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according ...

As Texas congressional districts go, the 21st is pretty easy to parse. The outline of it, which dips into Austin and enfolds a vast swath of the San Antonio suburbs, looks like a lumpier-than-average ...

Drew is a professional, and so he can be counted on to deliver a pro-grade honking of “We’re back” at the top of every ...