2022 APSE contest results: Writing and Photography (FINAL)

Henry Bushnell, Yahoo Sports (soccer) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated (college football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Ben Goessling, Star Tribune (Minnesota Vikings) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Chelsea Janes, The Washington Post (MLB) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Brooks Kubena, Houston Chronicle (Texans) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Scott M. Reid, Southern California News Group (Olympic sports and sports investigations) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Ben Strauss, The Washington Post (sports media) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated (MLB) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jenny Vrentas, The New York Times (NFL) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group (Pac-12 sports) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic

Christine Brennan, USA TODAY Sports

Michael Crowley and Jonathan Abrams, The New York Times

Gary Gramling and Alex Prewitt, Sports Illustrated

Bob Hohler, Boston Globe

Ron Kroichick, The San Francisco Chronicle

Mark Maske, Liz Clarke, Nicki Jhabvala, The Washington Post

Paul Tenorio and Sam Stejskal, The Athletic

Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Sports

Jenny Vrentas, The New York Times

Columns

Nancy Armour, USA TODAY Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Christine Brennan, USA TODAY Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Candace Buckner, The Washington Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Mark Lazerus, The Athletic 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media (Newark) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Kurt Streeter, The New York Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Dan Wetzel, Yahoo Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The Athletic, David Aldridge, Sam Amick, Tim Kawakami, Anthony Slater, Marcus Thompson II. Warriors win NBA title 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Boston Globe, Peter Abraham, Alex Speier, Dan Shaughnessy, Chad Finn, John Hancock. David Ortiz elected to Hall of Fame 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Dallas Morning News, Staff. Texas high schools realignment 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Denver Post, Ryan O’Halloran, Mark Kiszla, Mike Chambers, Kyle Fredrickson, Sean Keeler. Avalanche win Stanley Cup 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Los Angeles Times, Jack Harris, Jorge Castillo, Dylan Hernández, Bill Shaikin, Houston Mitchell. Dodgers lose in NLDS 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Miami Herald, Daniel Oyefusi, David Wilson, Greg Cote, Jordan McPherson, Barry Jackson. Brian Flores sues Dolphins and NFL 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The New York Times, Staff. Beijing Olympics women’s figure skating 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gerry Dulac, Ray Fittipaldo, Brian Batko, Adam Bittner, Ron Cook. The death of Franco Harris 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Staff. Vikings comeback win vs. Colts 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Washington Post, Steven Goff, Chuck Culpepper, Teo Armus, Sammy Westfall, Washington Post Staff. Argentina defeats France in World Cup final 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Nancy Armour, Lindsay Schnell and Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Armstrong, NJ Advance Media

Nicole Auerbach and Matt Fortuna, The Athletic

Jeff Eisenberg,Yahoo Sports

Alden Gonzalez and Marly Rivera, ESPN

Chelsea Janes, The Washington Post

Julie Kliegman, Sports Illustrated

Tariq Panja and Rory Smith, The New York Times

Matt Stanmyre, NJ Advance Media

Leah Vann, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune

Kevin Armstrong, NJ Advance Media (Newark)

Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times

Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports

Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne, ESPN.com

Sean Keeler, The Denver Post

Connor Letourneau, The San Francsico Chronicle

Juliet Macur, The New York Times

Michael Rosenberg, Sports Illustrated

Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press

Projects

The Athletic, Staff. NBA 75. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

The Dallas Morning News, Staff. Texas High School Football. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

ESPN, Heather Dinich, Adam Rittenberg. College Football Tradition

Los Angeles Times, David Wharton, Mark E. Potts, Kent Nishimura, Li Anne Liew, Alison Sneag. Meet the Savannah Bananas 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

The New York Times, Staff. Winter Olympics Fear. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mike Jensen, Gina Mizell, Olivia Reiner, Jonathan Tannenwald, Maria McIlwain. Title IX in Philadelphia. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sean D. Hamill. Art Rooney Sr.

Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Staff. Title IX in Minnesota. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

USA TODAY Sports, Tom Schad, Mike Freeman, Nancy Armour and Staff. Elevating Black coaches. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

The Washington Post, Staff. How the NFL blocks Black coaches. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times

Henry Bushnell, Yahoo Sports

Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times

Chuck Culpepper, The Washington Post

Sean Keeler, The Denver Post

Brooks Kubena, Houston Chronicle

Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media (Newark)

Brian T. Smith, Houston Chronicle

Brad Townsend, The Dallas Morning News

Matt Vensel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hans Gutknecht, Southern California News Group (Anaheim)

Jerry Holt, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Jim McIsaac, Newsday

Andrew Mills, NJ Advance Media (Newark)

Doug Mills, The New York Times

Jonathan Newton, The Washington Post

AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post

Danielle Parhizkaran, USA TODAY Sports

Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel

Jabin Botsford, Washington Post

Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune

Al Diaz, Miami Herald

Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Sports

Alex Kormann, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Michael Laughlin, South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)

Will Lester, Southern California News Group (Anaheim)

Hiroko Masuike, The New York Times

Andrew Mills, NJ Advance Media (Newark)

Rob Schumacher, Arizona Republic

B Division

C.L. Brown, The News & Observer (University of North Carolina athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

David Cloninger, The Post and Courier (University of South Carolina athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (University of Missouri athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Sam McKewon, Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jesse Newell, The Kansas City Star (University of Kansas athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune (BYU football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Chris Tomasson, St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota Vikings) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel (University of Tennessee athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Steve Wiseman, The News & Observer (Duke athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

David Woods, Indy Star (track and field) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jon Hale, Lexington Herald-Leader

Bobby Nightengale, The Cincinnati Enquirer

Tim O’Shei and Jason Wolf, The Buffalo News

Michael Phillips, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Joe Rutter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Mark Singelais, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union

Adam Sparks and Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel

Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune

Christine Vendel, Brian Linder, PennLive

Columns

Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Luke DeCock, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Gregg Doyel, IndyStar 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Scott Fowler, The Charlotte Observer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Hal Habib, Palm Beach Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Benjamin Hochman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Mike Preston, The Baltimore Sun 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The Buffalo News (Bills-Chiefs in NFL playoffs): Staff 1 2 3 4 5

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Bengals make the playoffs): Paul Daugherty, Kelsey Conway, Charlie Goldsmith, Kareem Elgazzar and Sam Greene 1 2 3 4 5

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TCU in Fiesta Bowl): Steven Johnson, Mac Engel, Dave Ammenheuser, Amanda McCoy 1 2 3 4 5

IndyStar (Indy 500): Nathan Brown, Clark Wade, Gregg Doyel, Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Matthew VanTryon 1 2 3 4 5

The Kansas City Star (Kansas wins NCAA men’s basketball title): Gary Bedore, Vahe Gregorian, Sam McDowell, Jesse Newell, Taylor Eldridge 1 2 3 4 5

Knoxville News Sentinel (Tennessee beats Alabama in football): Adam Sparks and Brianna Paciorka 1 2 3

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Raiders name NFL’s first Black woman team president): Mick Akers, Ed Graney, Adam Hill, Heidi Fang 1 2 3 4 5

Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska football fires Scott Frost): Sam McKewon, Evan Bland, Tom Shatel, Jimmy Watkins, Molly Ashford 1 2 3 4 5

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia football players killed): Mike Barber, David Teel 1 2 3 4 5

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Albert Pujols’ 700th homer): Robert Cohen, Ben Frederickson, Derrick Goold, and Benjamin Hochman 1 2 3 4 5

Chip Alexander, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

Mark Anderson, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Dirk Chatelain, Omaha World-Herald

Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune

Rachel Lenzi, The Buffalo News

Jesse Newell, The Kansas City Star

Tim O’Shei and Jason Wolf, The Buffalo News

Nathan Ruiz, The Baltimore Sun

Mark Story, Lexington Herald-Leader

Langston Wertz, The Charlotte Observer

Dana Hunsinger Benbow, IndyStar

Jon Blau, The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)

Andrew Carter, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

Dirk Chatelain, Omaha World-Herald

Vahe Gregorian, The Kansas City Star

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)

Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune

Jason Wolf, The Buffalo News

Alex Zietlow, The Charlotte Observer

Projects

The Buffalo News: Sean Kirst, Harry Scull Jr. Dennis Crawley Jr.’s Fight with ALS. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

The Charlotte Observer: Scott Fowler, Jeff Siner, Kata Stevens. Legends of Sports in The Carolinas. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch: Lori Schmidt, Joey Kaufman, Colin Gay, Rob Oller, Adam Jardy. Ohio Stadium at 100 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Briana Erickson, Mick Akers, Jeff German. Las Vegas Raiders Turmoil. 1 | 2

The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.): Andrew Carter, Julia Wall, Kevin Keister. A Season with Kinston HS Basketball. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Omaha World-Herald: Henry Cordes, Marjie Ducey, Dirk Chatelain, Nancy Gaarder, Emily Nitcher. Title IX in Nebraska. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Palm Beach Post: Tom D’Angelo, Nick Pugliese, Eric Wallace. 50 Historic Moments in Local Sports. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.): Donna Ditota, Christa Lemczak. The Life of Larry Costello. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

The Tennessean (Nashville): Emily Adams, Jacob Shames, Koki Riley, Joe Dandron, Chapel Fowler. NIL and High School Sports. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison): Jim Polzin, Colten Bartholomew, Chris Doyle, Todd Milewski. University of Wisconsin Legendary Athletes. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)

Andrew Carter, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

Gentry Estes, The Tennessean (Nashville)

Charlie Goldsmith, The Cincinnati Enquirer

Vahe Gregorian, The Kansas City Star

Brooks Holton, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)

Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune

Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun

Ryan O’Halloran, The Buffalo News

Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel

Rebecca Benson, The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)

Adam Cairns, The Columbus (Ohio) Distpatch

Joe Hermitt, PennLive (Harrisburg, Pa.)

Ethan Hyman, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean (Nashville)

Danielle Parhizkaran, The Record (Bergen, N.J.)

Harry Scull Jr., The Buffalo News

Erik Verduzco, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jenna Watson, IndyStar

Saul Young, Knoxville News Sentinel

L.E. Baskow, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Adam Cairns, The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch

Albert Cesare, The Cincinnati Enquirer

Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean (Nashville)

Brianna Paciorka, Knoxville News Sentinel

Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)

Matt Stone, Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)

Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)

George Walker IV, The Tennessean (Nashville)

Robert Willett, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

C Division

Danielle Allentuck, The Gazette (Colorado Rockies) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Larry Bohannan, The Desert Sun (golf) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Taylor Eldridge, The Wichita Eagle (Wichita State athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Drew Hill, The Daily Memphian (Memphis Grizzlies) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Alex Martin, The News-Press (high school sports in Ft. Myers area) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jason Munz, The Commercial Appeal (University of Memphis basketball) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Michael Niziolek, The Roanoke Times (Virginia Tech football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Ben Portnoy, The State (South Carolina football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Nick Suss, Clarion Ledger (University of Mississippi athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Brent C. Wagner, Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska volleyball) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Conor Foley, The Scranton Times-Tribune

Zach Hammack, Lincoln Journal Star

Greg Hardwig, Naples Daily News

Andrew John, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Theo Lawson, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)

Alex Martin, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Michael Niziolek, The Roanoke Times

Bill Wagner, Capital Gazette (Annapolis. Md.)

Andrew Wegley, Amie Just and Chris Dunker, Lincoln Journal Star

Wynston Wilcox, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)

Columns

Dave Boling, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Geoff Calkins, The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

J.T. Keith, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Paul Klee, The Gazette (Colorado Springs) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Aaron McFarling, The Roanoke Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Shad Powers, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Nick Suss, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Matt Vautour, MassLive.com/The Republican 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Ken Willis, Daytona Beach News-Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

BamaCentral: Joey Blackwell, Katie Windham, Mason Smith, Christopher Walsh. Tennessee football beats Alabama. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.): Bill Wagner, Katherine Fominykh, Paul Gillespie. Army-Navy football game. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.): Stefan Krajisnik, Langston Newsome, Dani Mohr. Mike Leach Death, Mississippi State. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Columbia Daily Tribune: Chris Kwiecinski, Gabby Velasquez, Don Shrubshell and Madeline Carter. Missouri basketball hires Dennis Gates. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Daytona Beach News-Journal: Zach Dean, Ken Willis, Chris Boyle, Nigel Cook. The Daytona 500. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Lincoln Journal Star: Amie Just, Luke Mullin, Jordan McAlpine, Kenneth Ferriera, Justin Wan. Nebraska football hires Matt Rhule. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Naples Daily News: Greg Hardwig, Izubee Charles, Alex Martin, Dennis Maffezzoli. GEICO Nationals basketball tournament. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.): Jason Munz and Mark Giannotto. Memphis basketball NCAA ruling. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Daily Memphian: Geoff Calkins and Tim Buckley. The Memphis Showboats return to USFL. 1 | 2 | 3

The Gazette (Colorado Springs): Brent Briggeman, Luke Zahlmann, Skyler Ballard, Timothy Hurst. Pikes Peak Hill Climb auto race. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Larry Bohannan, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Dan DeLuca, Naples Daily News

Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star

Nathan Fournier, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)

Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star

Alex Martin, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Alex Murphy, The Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, Miss.)

Ben Portnoy, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Scott Richey, The Champaign News-Gazette

Augusta Stone, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Game Story

Lou Bezjak, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Tim Buckley, The Daily Memphian

Michael Cuneo, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews

Matt Daniels, The Champaign News-Gazette

Theo DeRosa, The Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, Miss.)

Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Andrew John, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Chris Kwiecinski, Columbia Daily Tribune

Joey LoMonaco, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)

Dan Spears, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews

Geoff Calkins, The Daily Memphian

Theo DeRosa, The Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, Miss.)

Taylor Eldridge, The Wichita Eagle

Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Noah Hiles, Beaver County Times

Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star

Michael Lananna, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Alex Martin, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Kellis Robinett, The Wichita Eagle

Matt Vautour, MassLive.com/The Republican

Projects (C and D combined)

Amarillo Globe-News, Hart Pisani. Fallout of death of Tascosa basketball standout Chris Doerue: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Capital News Service (University of Maryland), Staff. Title IX inequity remains: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Century Newspapers (California), John Murphy, Pep Fernandez. Title IX updates in southern California: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, Staff. Title IX at 50 in the South: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Savannah Morning News, Nathan Dominitz. The Savannah Bananas phenomenon: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

The Champaign News-Gazette, Colin Likas. A Year with the Mahomet-Seymour football program: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

The Daily Memphian, Drew Hill. Becoming Ja Morant: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The Roanoke Times, Michael Niziolek. NFL Draft hopeful Brock Hoffman: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The State (Columbia, S.C.), Michael Lananna. Former city, LSU basketball star Stanley Roberts: 1 | 2 | 3

The Tuscaloosa News, Nick Kelly, Chase Goodbread, Tommy Deas. Bear Bryant’s final win with Alabama: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Katherine Fominykh, Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.)

Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Joey LoMonaco, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)

Aaron McFarling, The Roanoke Times

Shad Powers, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Nick Suss, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)

Matt Vautour, MassLive.com/The Republican

Wynston Wilcox, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)

Katie Windham, BamaCentral

Luke Zahlmann, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

Jeff Blake, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Matt Dayhoff, Peoria Journal Star

Christopher Dolan, The Scranton Times-Tribune

Jacqueline Dormer, The Republican Herald (Pottsville, Pa.)

Kenneth Ferriera, Lincoln Journal Star

Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle

Tristan Lorei, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)

Jake Danna Stevens, The Scranton Times-Tribune

Tyler Tjomsland, Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)

Justin Wan, Lincoln Journal Star

Andy Abeyta, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Landon Bost, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Russ Dillingham, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)

Christopher Dolan, The Scranton Times-Tribune

Kenneth Ferriera, Lincoln Journal Star

August Frank, The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune

Jonah Hinebaugh, Naples Daily News

Amanda Inscore, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

Daryn Slover, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)

Justin Wan, Lincoln Journal Star

D Division

Andrew Abadie, The Pine Belt News (Southern Miss athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (Pac-12 sports) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

James Crabtree-Hannigan, Asheville Citizen Times (high school sports) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Tyler Dunne, GoLongTD.com (NFL) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Bennett Durando, Montgomery Advertiser (Auburn athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

David Eckert, Hattiesburg American (Southern Miss athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (youth and high school sports) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News (Alabama football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated (Alabama football) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald (University of Georgia athletics) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

McClain Baxley, Athens Banner-Herald

Kevin Brockway, The Gainesville Sun

Ryne Dennis, Athens Banner-Herald

Bennett Durando, Montgomery Advertiser

Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat

Jacob Shames, The Montgomery Advertiser

Gerald Thomas III, Tallahassee Democrat

Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Columns

John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Ryne Dennis, Athens Banner-Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Scott Keepfer, The Greenville (S.C.) News | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

John Murphy, Century Newspapers (California) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Matt Schuckman, Muddy River Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

David Whitley, Gainesville Sun 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Athens Banner-Herald: McClain Baxley, Ryne Dennis, Joshua Jones, Fletcher Page, Marc Weiszer. Georgia wins BCS championship 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Legacy Hockey: Loren Nelson. Minnesota state hockey championships 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Montgomery Advertiser: Bennett Durando, Richard Silva, Tommy Deas. Auburn fires football coach Bryan Harsin 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Muddy River Sports: Matt Schuckman. Crosstown soccer rivalry game 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

The Topeka Capital-Journal: Jordan Guskey. Kansas in the Liberty Bowl 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Thomas Ashworth, Marietta Daily Journal

John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com

James Crabtree-Hannigan, Asheville Citizen Times

Christian Eby, The Carlisle Sentinel

David Eckert, Hattiesburg American

Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.)

Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Game Story

Andrew Abadie, The Pine Belt News (Hattiesburg, Miss.)

James Crabtree-Hannigan, Asheville Citizen Times

Bennett Durando, Montgomery Advertiser

Jordan Guskey, The Topeka Capital-Journal

Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.)

Christina Long, Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Matt Tait, The Lawrence Journal-World

Cory Diaz, The Greenville (S.C.) News

Tyler Dunne, GoLongTD.com

Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat

Christina Long, Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith, Ark.)

Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Jacob Shames, The Montgomery Advertiser

David Thompson, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer

David Whitley, Gainesville Sun

Jack Williams, Tallahassee Democrat

Emily Adams, The Greenville (S.C.) News

Parrish Alford, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo)

Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

David Eckert, Hattiesburg American

Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News

Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat

Cecil Joyce, The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

Brad Locke, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo)

Matt Tait, The Lawrence Journal-World

Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser

Mike Darnay, Mon Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.)

Chris Day, The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun

Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald

Sarah Miller, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman (Boise)

Annie Rice, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Dylan Slagle, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)

Brandon Vallance, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Mickey Welsh, Montgomery Advertiser