It is a longstanding workplace value at Defector not to take journalism too seriously. The work, however serious it might be ...

Different types of baseball careers have different kinds of shapes. Many, most, don’t have any shape at all; they unfold ...

Giving up a walk is more shameful than giving up a hit. Nibbling at the edge of the zone is cowardice; the Seattle Mariners’ ...

When we previously checked in with Liora Rez, who runs the nuisance group StopAntisemitism, she was trying to get some flight ...

The Masters is teeing off this morning, in all of its stately glory. The green jacket. The azaleas in full bloom. The ...

For somebody who followed Alexander Ovechkin’s chase for as long and closely as I had, I didn’t get much fun out of his ...

It’s Halloween 2006, and I’m standing in the middle of the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa. My bangs are side-swept and ...

Cody Bellinger was back in the Yankees’ lineup on Wednesday, after a day off due to what medical experts might describe as ...

The Mavericks ran a Luka Doncic tribute video during pregame introductions ahead of their game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. It ran about 130 seconds, featured swelling music, and ...

With 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ road game in Milwaukee, Donte DiVincenzo nailed a ...

Jules Reynolds grew up on a corn and soy farm in Iowa. Growing up, she imagined all agriculture looked like this—a ...

Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo battled through five scoreless innings against the Astros, before Seattle lost 2-1 in ...