There is a particularly unpleasant image of Brian Daboll that I return to in my mind from time to time. You can see it in the ...

Some time ago, if you asked me for an example of the most romantic, childhood dream–ass achievement for a baseball player, I ...

We’ve all been there. We’ve all done something so incredibly stupid that we wish the Earth were flat so we could walk off the ...

On Friday, CBS Sports announced that NFL analyst Tony Romo is on leave “until further notice,” following his arrest in ...

Some people are fans of the Washington Commanders. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Commanders. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all ...

I started reading Valley of the Dolls for the first time the other night. It opens in 1945, with Anne Wells landing in New York and securing a job as a secretary at Henry Bellamy’s theatrical agency.

Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers should prepare themselves for a very unpleasant time. Tom Dundon, the team’s new owner, is digging in. Arena renovations would improve the value of his property, and ...

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. We are just ...

UEFA, Europe’s soccer confederation, confirmed on Thursday that it was not making empty threats over FIFA president Gianni ...

Everyone believes their generation is uniquely maligned; invariably, so do I. The formative years of my generation—I’m at the ...

Major League Baseball’s upcoming CBA negotiations have generally been framed around the question of the salary cap. Owners want it. Players don’t. The rest of it—Juan Soto makes $50 million a year, a ...

Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2026 ...