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Results for writing and photography categories for the 2022 APSE Contest. Winners will be announced at a later time.
Investigative
The Boston Globe, Bob Hohler. SafeSport and youth hockey.
IndyStar, David Woods, Huntington University scandal.
Knoxville News Sentinel, Adam Sparks. University of Tennessee football violations. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Montgomery Advertiser, Bennett Durando. Harvey Updyke and the Auburn Oaks.
The New York Times, Staff. Investigation into Sports Betting. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Record (Bergen, N.J.), Jean Rimbach and Abbott Koloff. Rutgers University athletics finances. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
The San Francisco Chronicle, Ron Kroichick and Lance Williams. Santa Clara vs. the 49ers. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Southern California News Group, Scott M. Reid. University of California swimming abuse accusations. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
USA TODAY Sports, Nancy Armour, Rachel Axon, Steve Berkowitz, Kenny Jacoby, Lindsay Schnell. How Schools Have Sidestepped Title IX. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
The Washington Post, Gus Garcia-Roberts. Trevor Bauer Accusations. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
A Division
Beat Writing
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
Breaking News
Christine Brennan, USA TODAY Sports
Michael Crowley and Jonathan Abrams, The New York Times
Gary Gramling and Alex Prewitt, Sports Illustrated
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
Event Coverage
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
Explanatory
Nancy Armour, Lindsay Schnell and Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY Sports
Kevin Armstrong, NJ Advance Media
Nicole Auerbach and Matt Fortuna, The Athletic
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
Long Feature
Kevin Armstrong, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne, ESPN.com
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
Short Feature
Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
Chuck Culpepper, The Washington 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
Action Photo
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
Feature Photo
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
Beat Writing
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
Breaking News
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
Event Coverage
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
Explanatory
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
Long Feature
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
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
Short Feature
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
Ryan O’Halloran, The Buffalo News
Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel
Action Photo
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
Feature Photo
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
Beat Writing
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
Breaking News
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
Event Coverage
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
Explanatory
Larry Bohannan, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
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
Long Feature
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
Short Feature
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.)
Luke Zahlmann, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Action Photo
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
Feature Photo
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
Beat Writing
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
Breaking News
McClain Baxley, Athens Banner-Herald
Kevin Brockway, The Gainesville Sun
Ryne Dennis, Athens Banner-Herald
Bennett Durando, Montgomery Advertiser
Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News
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
Event Coverage
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
Explanatory
Thomas Ashworth, Marietta Daily Journal
James Crabtree-Hannigan, Asheville Citizen Times
Christian Eby, The Carlisle Sentinel
David Eckert, Hattiesburg American
Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.)
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News
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.)
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News
Christina Long, Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Matt Tait, The Lawrence Journal-World
Long Feature
Cory Diaz, The Greenville (S.C.) News
Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
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
Short Feature
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.)
Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News
Brad Locke, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo)
Matt Tait, The Lawrence Journal-World
Action Photo
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
Feature Photo
Richard Burkhart, Savannah Morning News
Gary Cosby Jr., The Tuscaloosa News
Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser
Chris Day, The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun
Jeff Helsel, Mon Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.)
Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald
Jason Malmont, The Carlisle Sentinel
Annie Rice, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Dylan Slagle, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
Brandon Vallance, Santa Cruz Sentinel
