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in the field: hanif abdurraqib & the year's best sports writing

Oct 7, 2025

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8 min read

in the field: hanif abdurraqib & the year's best sports writing

"I was trying to push the definition of what sportswriting could be, or what sports could be."

Frankie de la Cretaz
Frankie de la Cretaz
in the field: studbudz in vogue

Sep 24, 2025

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12 min read

in the field: studbudz in vogue

an interview with writer leah faye cooper & stylist devin hershey

Frankie de la Cretaz
Frankie de la Cretaz
in the field: coach jackie j

Jul 10, 2025

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20 min read

in the field: coach jackie j

"'I can be gay and still be the best in the world.' That's what women's sports is to me, and it's not any more complicated than that."

the boston marathon: a case study in an anti-trans media hysteria
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Apr 22, 2025

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16 min read

the boston marathon: a case study in an anti-trans media hysteria

or: how one group controlled an entire discourse

behind the 'SI Swim' HVL cover story
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Apr 14, 2025

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9 min read

behind the 'SI Swim' HVL cover story

plus, content from the cutting room floor

in the field: andrew haubner of no cap space wbb
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Mar 26, 2025

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19 min read

in the field: andrew haubner of no cap space wbb

No Cap Space is addressing the "lack of imagination" when it comes to covering women's basketball.

in the field: karim zidan of sports politika
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Mar 4, 2025

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20 min read

in the field: karim zidan of sports politika

"All I really want from people is an awareness of what's going on around you so that your passion is not exploited by bad actors."

in the field: lesley ryder of gal pal sports
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Jan 14, 2025

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20 min read

in the field: lesley ryder of gal pal sports

"Dreaming is so great, but sometimes you just want to talk some shit about about some sports."

caitlin clark is TIME’s 'athlete of the year' & the media is still being weird
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Dec 12, 2024

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10 min read

caitlin clark is TIME’s 'athlete of the year' & the media is still being weird

the photos are stunning, though

the natural destination of poor editorial judgment is the court of law
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Dec 6, 2024

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18 min read

the natural destination of poor editorial judgment is the court of law

on the Skrmetti case, the LPGA trans ban, & the NYT's reporting

haterade: failure to complicate the narrative
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Nov 26, 2024

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20 min read

haterade: failure to complicate the narrative

plus, a bonus rant! and also links!

in the field: sydney bauer, independent sports journalist
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Nov 21, 2024

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20 min read

in the field: sydney bauer, independent sports journalist

"Being queer, you kind of get shoved into doing queer stories. I would love to just write about the basketball game from last night."

who belongs in the locker room?
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Oct 8, 2024

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18 min read

who belongs in the locker room?

on media access, athletes' bodies as spectacle, & changing with the times

the WNBA players' unprecedented stand against 'biased' reporting
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Oct 1, 2024

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20 min read

the WNBA players' unprecedented stand against 'biased' reporting

and why the statement addressing reporting from USA TODAY's Christine Brennan was about more than just one incident

in the field: rachel miller, editor-in-chief of SELF

Sep 6, 2024

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24 min read

in the field: rachel miller, editor-in-chief of SELF

"If you want to create something that feels new and different, you have to be willing to transgress some norms."

Frankie de la Cretaz
Frankie de la Cretaz
in the field: shireen ahmed of cbc sports
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Aug 30, 2024

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16 min read

in the field: shireen ahmed of cbc sports

"People see the success but they don't see the rejections and the other jobs you pick up in the meantime and the places you have to write just to pay the bills."

Frankie de la Cretaz
Frankie de la Cretaz
introducing 'in the field:' marisa ingemi of the san francisco chronicle
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Jun 6, 2024

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20 min read

introducing 'in the field:' marisa ingemi of the san francisco chronicle

"I've covered Game 7 of the Stanley Cup and I think the most intense crowd I've ever seen is a week eight women's college volleyball game."

Frankie de la Cretaz
Frankie de la Cretaz

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