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Female Ref Sues NFL For Discrimination, Says She Was Told To 'Shut Your Fucking Mouth' By Another Official
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (320+ words) 4:56 PM EDT on April 2, 2026 DeLorenzo's lawsuit asserts otherwise. "[DeLorenzo]'s career was not derailed by lack of ability, effort, or dedication," the complaint said. "It was destroyed because she is a woman in an institution that, despite its slogans, is…...
Ons Jabeur Is Making It Harder For The Tennis World To Ignore Palestine
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (238+ words) 2:57 PM EDT on April 2, 2026 "I've been called a terrorist so many times," she said in 2024, of her Palestine advocacy. "I don't know how that's even related. I'm trying to help people, and especially kids, who are starving." "I know you're…...
Puka Nacua Is In Rehab
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (133+ words) 9:41 AM EDT on April 2, 2026 Levi McCathern, an attorney representing Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, told The California Post on Wednesday that his client has checked into a rehab center in Malibu. When news of Atiabi's lawsuit first broke, McCathern released…...
The San Jose Sharks Keep Winning At The Last Possible Moment
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (627+ words) The San Jose Sharks Keep Winning At The Last Possible Moment'Defector The San Jose Sharks Keep Winning At The Last Possible Moment 11:44 AM EDT on April 2, 2026 So the team has come up with a couple of shameless gimmicks to juice…...
Erewhon Is Not A Grocery Store
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (372+ words) 12:01 PM EDT on April 2, 2026 Everyone is trying to get to the bar. The name of the bar? The bar is called Erewhon. This past January, I spent a long weekend in Los Angeles. I was excited to catch up with…...
A Basketball Team Can Be Sold, But Who Owns Its History?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (974+ words) A Basketball Team Can Be Sold, But Who Owns Its History?defector.com A Basketball Team Can Be Sold, But Who Owns Its History? 11:16 AM EDT on April 1, 2026 The WNBA is still a fairly new league in both geologic and…...
Go Ahead And Use AI. It Will Only Help Me Dominate You.
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (388+ words) 10:50 AM EDT on April 1, 2026 Recently there has been a lot of commentary of the following type: BAD WRITER [touchily]: "Actually, I do use AI to help me write." Okay. That checks out. Carry on. Want to use AI as a…...
Florida Picks A Stupid Fight Over The NFL's Rooney Rule
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (212+ words) 2:40 PM EDT on April 1, 2026 "The NFL's use of the Rooney Rule violates Florida law by requiring race-based considerations in hiring," Uthmeier said in his video statement. "Florida law is clear: Hiring decisions cannot be based on race, and the Rooney…...
I Demand That Jay-Z Perform All Of ‘Kingdom Come’ At His Yankee Stadium Concert
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1240+ words) I Demand That Jay-Z Perform All Of "Kingdom Come" At His Yankee Stadium Concert'Defector I Demand That Jay-Z Perform All Of "Kingdom Come" At His Yankee Stadium Concert 9:04 AM EDT on April 1, 2026 JA-Z is coming back, umlaut included. Not that…...
What's The Riskiest Thing You've Survived Eating?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (246+ words) 12:58 PM EDT on March 31, 2026 Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind?Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over atSFGATE, andbuy Drew's bookswhileyou're at it. Today, guest host Dave McKenna is talking…...