The boxes came from Tokyo: first by tanker, then overland via container truck from a Pacific port, across the Continental Divide, and finally backed into …
Real Kyper’s Trade Board 3.0: Setting up for a memorable deadline
Here’s a new one I’ve never experienced in 25 years that I’ve covered the NHL trade deadline for Sportsnet: A player who gets traded and …
Defector Music Club Travels Back To M.A.A.D City | Defector
Welcome to Defector Music Club, where a number of our writers get together to dish about an album. Today, Tom Ley, Patrick Redford, Luis Paez-Pumar, and Israel …
Scout’s Analysis: Ranking the top 50 prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft
By the time the beginning of February rolls around all NHL scouting departments will have concluded their mid-season meetings with both the pro and amateur …
What Happens In Prison When You Can’t Pee On Command | Defector
This story was produced in partnership with Empowerment Avenue, a program that supports incarcerated writers. At 4 p.m. on April 18, 2022, a guard is at …
Rivals Rankings Week: Final Five-Star Countdown for 2025 class
It’s the final Rivals Rankings Week for the 2025 class and today we unveil all 32 players from the class that will forever be able …
Real Kyper’s Trade Board 2.0: Tight races and interesting UFAs
In five short weeks the trade board has taken a dramatic turn. The midway point of the schedule is typically when teams start to separate …
The Best Things We Ate In 2024 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff enjoyed eating in 2024. Lobster Bisque Infused With Crab And Cheez-Its Soup is something that you look at with …
The Best Things We Read In 2024 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff enjoyed reading in 2024. The Stadium, by Frank Andre Guridy A historical and contemporary view of the stadium as …
The Best Things We Heard In 2024 | Defector
This is what the Defector staff enjoyed listening to this year. “Naive,” by Dafnis Prieto I’m torn about even sharing this one. In October, I …