This is what the Defector staff saw and enjoyed this year. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Rocked My Shit I can’t remember the last time I …
Gukesh D Unleashed The Zugzwang To Become The Youngest World Chess Champion In History | Defector
Gukesh D is the 18th world chess champion at just 18 years of age. His heart-stopping title match against Ding Liren came down to an …
Ding Liren Is Putting Up A Fight | Defector
It’s all even halfway through the 2024 World Chess Championship between reigning champion Ding Liren and challenger Gukesh D, as they fight for chess’s highest …
Can the PWHL’s next superstar flip New York’s fortunes?
“SHE’S JUST GOOD AT EVERYTHING” By Kristina Rutherford “SHE’S JUST GOOD AT EVERYTHING” Already a star on the international stage, Sarah Fillier kicks off her …
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Must Alas Die, Die For Pâtisserie Week | Defector
Welcome back to The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off, where Kelsey and Chris attempt to complete the technical challenges from the newest season of The Great …
Flames’ quarter-mark report: Grades, surprises, concerns
CALGARY – Sitting fourth in the west with an 11-6-3 record no one saw coming, the Calgary Flames are one of the league’s most pleasant …
How An Imported State Champion Blew Up Virginia High School Football | Defector
Administrators at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Va., set out late last year to create a football powerhouse. The principal and athletic director, both new …
NFL Week 10 Preview: 10 teams that can win it all
The cream is starting to rise to the top. There is still a lot of football to be played, but as we hit the halfway …
Super Rugby Pacific transfer tracker: Wilkin signs for OS club, Force sign Reds back Mac, Rebels young gun in’dream’ move
The demise of the Melbourne Rebels and the reduction of Australian Super Rugby Pacific teams to four has seen a considerable shakeup in the player …
Raptors’ faith in late-bloomer Ochai Agbaji a testament to determination, ethic
LOS ANGELES — A successful rebuild needs talent from many sources. The draft is the obvious one, and typically the foundational one. The 2019 Toronto …