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Frankie de la Cretaz

Frankie de la Cretaz is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports & gender.


how can you not be romantic about women’s sports?

Mar 18, 2026

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11 min read

how can you not be romantic about women’s sports?

or, sometimes there's crying in the press box

the campaign calling for fans to unfollow & unsubscribe to the WNBA

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

the campaign calling for fans to unfollow & unsubscribe to the WNBA

"Fans know that Cathy and Adam are ultimately going to be moved by the numbers—things actually changing in terms of revenue and followers. Those are the metrics on their scorecard.”

boston legacy fc's new partnership raises eyebrows

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

boston legacy fc's new partnership raises eyebrows

Is the team allowing a company who is complicit in the opioid epidemic to repair its public image through women's sports?

sports are an essential tool in the authoritarian playbook

Mar 5, 2026

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9 min read

sports are an essential tool in the authoritarian playbook

and Trump is using them to perfection

OOYL Book Club: March Selection

Mar 4, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: March Selection

'Turning Pointe' by Chloe Angyal

Trump & U.S. men's hockey: the sportswashing of it all

Feb 26, 2026

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8 min read

Trump & U.S. men's hockey: the sportswashing of it all

it's straight from the authoritarian playbook!

a very queer winter olympics wrap-up

Feb 22, 2026

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16 min read

a very queer winter olympics wrap-up

let's finish up the milano cortina winter olympic games

t.A.T.u.’s music is an unlikely thread of queer resistance at Olympic Games

Feb 20, 2026

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15 min read

t.A.T.u.’s music is an unlikely thread of queer resistance at Olympic Games

Even though t.A.T.u. themselves were not actually lesbians, their songs have been claimed by the queer community and become anthems of joy and resistance.

more gay news & gossip from milano cortina

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

more gay news & gossip from milano cortina

another queer olympics roundup

how 'heated rivalry' brought toxic fandom to the olympics

Feb 13, 2026

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14 min read

how 'heated rivalry' brought toxic fandom to the olympics

athletes do not exist to be used as objects by fans who want to escape into a feel-good fantasy

all the gay news & gossip (so far) from milano cortina

Feb 11, 2026

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9 min read

all the gay news & gossip (so far) from milano cortina

a queer olympics roundup

'it's deep & complicated:' jonathan van ness on rooting for the united states

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

'it's deep & complicated:' jonathan van ness on rooting for the united states

also, I asked them if they'd watched 'heated rivalry'

olympic ice dancer tim koleto on being a bicon, adjusting to retirement, & why figure skating is an 'outlier' among sports

Feb 4, 2026

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12 min read

olympic ice dancer tim koleto on being a bicon, adjusting to retirement, & why figure skating is an 'outlier' among sports

"When I realized that I was surrounded by gay men and queer women in Figure Skating, but could not name one out bisexual male in the sport I decided to post about it and never look back."

the athletic should retract their britta curl redemption story

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

the athletic should retract their britta curl redemption story

and links from the week in queer sports

OOYL Book Club: February Selection

Feb 1, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: February Selection

'Up To Speed' by Christine Yu

'heated rivalry' gives us the autistic athlete representation we need

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

'heated rivalry' gives us the autistic athlete representation we need

Shane’s autistic traits are integral to his success on the ice, as they are for many elite athletes who share them.

how women's sports bars are resisting ICE

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

how women's sports bars are resisting ICE

"These bars are gathering places that uplift and celebrate communities that have long been underserved and undervalued."

so you don't want to listen to male podcasters?

Jan 24, 2026

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8 min read

so you don't want to listen to male podcasters?

here are women and queers to listen to instead

the same billionaire that funds your favorite sports team also funds ICE

Jan 15, 2026

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8 min read

the same billionaire that funds your favorite sports team also funds ICE

The Minnesota Frost had a moment of silence to honor the legacy of a woman who was killed by a government agency whose work is partially funded by the owner of the Frost itself.

the pwhl censors fans, closeted players are watching 'heated rivalry,' & amber glenn makes olympic history

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

the pwhl censors fans, closeted players are watching 'heated rivalry,' & amber glenn makes olympic history

this newsletter says 'fuck ICE'

misogyny! at the pwhl game

Jan 8, 2026

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7 min read

misogyny! at the pwhl game

and how the OOYL discord made it bearable

OOYL Book Club: January Selection

Jan 3, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: January Selection

'A Sharp Endless Need' by Mac Crane

what can you expect from Out of Your League?

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

what can you expect from Out of Your League?

thanks for being here!

sorry but I don't give a fuck that the NHL has embraced 'heated rivalry'

Dec 26, 2025

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10 min read

sorry but I don't give a fuck that the NHL has embraced 'heated rivalry'

a post-holiday haterade rant

in the field: an interview with sapphic woho romance author kate cochrane

Dec 23, 2025

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15 min read

in the field: an interview with sapphic woho romance author kate cochrane

"People keep talking about how women’s sports are having a moment. That moment hasn’t migrated to women’s sports romance as much as I would want."

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