On Monday night, the Knicks punched their ticket to the NBA Finals. Local fans of the Finals-bound team had gathered to watch ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

The Enhanced Games, a marketing stunt for direct-to-consumer steroids dressed up in a thin Olympics disguise, were held this ...

I have a sort of hazy memory to share. I was a kid, riding in my parents’ car on a bright sunny day, and we were sitting in ...

Knicks fans travel well, especially when there is a series sweep on offer. The Philadelphia 76ers’ home arena was bursting with belligerent New Yorkers during Game 4 of the second round, and that ...

It’s time to wrap up the month with a challenging themeless. Keep an eye out for tricky clues and fun wordplay. This puzzle was constructed by Will Eisenberg, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Will is a ...

A playoff series will eventually teach you how to watch it. Once the players have settled into their matchups and the coaches have made their big tactical adjustments, you can start to zero in on a ...

It will comfort New York Giants fans not at all to learn that quarterback Jaxson Dart did not chitter like a raccoon, or bark ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have long known what they’ve been missing: a dynamite top-line presence (or two) who could force a ...

I'm generally loath to make the same pun that all the other media outlets are running with, but the Colorado Avalanche's current situation makes it irresistible. So here goes: Dude, where's Makar? The ...

The Knicks, barring cosmic intervention, are headed to the NBA Finals. All that is left to learn in this series is whether or ...

There is no fandom quite like the fandom of teenage girls. It is powerful and pure, untainted by the burdensome knowledge of ...