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(2023 APSE contest results for sections, digital and video can be found here.)
Results for writing and photography categories for the 2023 APSE Contest:
Investigative
James Crepea, The Oregonian/OregonLive (Portland).Treatment of University of Oregon women athletes. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Samuel Hardiman, Geoff Calkins, Tim Buckley and Frank Bonner II, The Daily Memphian. Tennessee stadium funding. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY Sports. Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News. University of Alabama men’s basketball. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Stephanie Kuzydym, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.). Safety for high-school athletes. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Barbara Laker, David Gambacorta, Marcus Hayes, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Veterans Stadium turf. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
T.J. Quinn, Nicole Noren, ESPN.com. Death of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey. 1
Keith Sargeant, NJ Advance Media (Newark). Predator at New Jersey high schools. 1
Adam Sparks, Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel. University of Tennessee football. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic. NFL players’ non-profits. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
A Division
National Beat Writing
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Alan Blinder, The New York Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ross Dellenger, Yahoo! Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Joe Drape, The New York Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jeff Passan, ESPN.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Scott Reid, Southern California News Group 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jonathan Tannenwald, The Philadelphia Inquirer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Beat Writing
Rich Cimini, ESPN.com: New York Jets 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Luca Evans, Southern California News Group: USC athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post: Denver Broncos 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe: Boston Celtics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Luke Johnson, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans): New Orleans Saints 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times: USC athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald: Inter Miami 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jeff McLane, The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia Eagles 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Daryl Slater, NJ Advance Media (Newark): New York Giants 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune: Chicago Bears 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Breaking News
Laura Albanese, Gregg Sarra, Newsday
Ross Dellenger, Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
Jesse Dougherty, Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post
Will Hobson, The Washington Post
Shawn McFarland, The Dallas Morning News
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times
Scott M. Reid, Southern California News Group
Michael Silverman, The Boston Globe
Columns
Dennis Anderson, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Candace Buckner, The Washington Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Sean Keeler, The Denver Post 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media (Newark) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Dan Shaughnessy, The Boston Globe 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Mike Sielski, The Philadelphia Inquirer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Jerome Solomon, Houston Chronicle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Mirjam Swanson, Southern California News Group 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Event Coverage
Los Angeles Times: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Newsday: Tom Rock, Al Iannazzone 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
NJ Advance Media (Newark): Brian Fonseca, Pat Lanni, Kevin Armstrong, Steve Politi, Todderick Hunt 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Southern California News Group: Luca Evans, Mirjam Swanson, Jim Alexander, James Williams, Haley Sawyer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Star Tribune (Minneapolis): Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans): Reed Darcey, Jim Kleinpeter, Scott Rabalais, Wilson Alexander, Patrick Magee 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Arizona Republic: Nick Piecoro, Theo Mackie, Jenna Ortiz, Greg Moore 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Athletic: Joe Buscaglia, Tim Graham, Richard Deitsch, Jourdan Rodrigue, Mike DeFabo 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The New York Times: Sopan Deb, Tania Ganguli, Sean Catangui, Leo Dominguez 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Explanatory
Alan Blinder, Lauren Hirsch, Kevin Draper and Kate Kelly, The New York Times
Matt Baker, Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times
Emily Giambalvo, The Washington Post
David Gutman, The Seattle Times
Scott M. Reid, Southern California News Group
Keith Sargeant, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Gregg Sarra, Owen O’Brien, Roger Rubin, John Paraskevas, Newsday
Jason Wolf, Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic
Long Feature
Kevin Armstrong, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Kent Babb, The Washington Post
John Branch, The New York Times
Alex Coffey, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post
Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Projects
ESPN.com: Mike Fish 1
FloSports: Tim Truex, Michael Rigsby, Jeremy Hayes, David Coone, Paul Gandersman 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Los Angeles Times: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
NJ Advance Media (Newark): Matt Stanmyre 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
The Arizona Republic: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
The Athletic: Tashan Reed, Mike Smeltz 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
The Denver Post: Patrick Saunders, Kyle Newman, Sean Keeler and Matt Schubert 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
The New York Times: Kassie Bracken, John Branch, Ben Laffin, Rebecca Lieberman and Joe Ward 1
The San Francisco Chronicle: Ron Kroichick, Marisa Ingemi, Connor Letourneau 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
USA TODAY Sports: Dan Wolken and staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Short Features
Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic
Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Luke Johnson, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
Jason Mastrodonato, Bay Area News Group
Victor Mather, The New York Times
Jerry McDonald, Bay Area News Group
Steve Politi, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Dave Sheinin, The Washington Post
Action Photo
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Paul Bersebach, Southern California News Group
Scott Faytok, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Carlos Gonzalez, The San Francisco Chronicle
Charles Fox, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Will Lester, Southern California News Group
John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Andrew Mills, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Matias Ocner, Miami Herald
Rebecca Slezak, The Denver Post
Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
Feature Photo
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Michael Chow, The Arizona Republic
Erin Clark, The Boston Globe
Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle
Chris Faytok, NJ Advance Media (Newark)
Stan Grossfeld, The Boston Globe
Jerry Holt, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Michael Johnson, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
Marvin Joseph, The Washington Post
Matias Ocner, Miami Herald
Chris Sweda, The Chicago Tribune
B Division
Beat Writing
Nate Atkins, IndyStar: Indianapolis Colts 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
James Crepea, The Oregonian/OregonLive (Portland): Oregon athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Andy Kostka, The Baltimore Banner: Baltimore Orioles 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Eli Lederman, Sellout Crowd: Oklahoma athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Lance Lysowski, The Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner: Baltimore Ravens 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel: Florida athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah women’s sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee athletics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Breaking News
Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dana Hunsinger Benbow, IndyStar (Indianapolis)
Chris Carlson, Advance Media NY (Syracuse)
Anna Maria Della Costa and Langston Wertz Jr., The Charlotte Observer
Shreyas Laddha, The Kansas City Star
David Schoen, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel
Kevin Reynolds and Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune
Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune
Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel
Columns
Jesse Washington, Andscape 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Sam Gordon, Las Vegas Review-Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Tom Shatel, Omaha World-Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Jenni Carlson, Sellout Crowd 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Kyle Goon, The Baltimore Banner 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Ryan O’Halloran, The Buffalo News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Bob Wojnowski, The Detroit News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Bill Oram, The Oregonian/OregonLive (Portland) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Event Coverage
Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Jason Frakes, C.L. Brown, Brooks Holton, Ryan Black, staff – The Kentucky Derby 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
IndyStar: Nathan Brown, Gregg Doyel, Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Zach Osterman, Clark Wade – The Indianapolis 500 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Knoxville News Sentinel: Adam Sparks, Brianna Paciorka (Jeremy Pruitt NCAA hearing) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Brett Clarkson, Sam Gordon, Ben Gotz, Ed Graney and David Schoen – Stanley Cup Finals 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Omaha World-Herald: Tom Shatel, Sam McKewon, Marjie Ducey and Mike Patterson – Volleyball Day in Nebraska 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
San Antonio Express-News: Mike Finger, Tom Orsborn and Jeff McDonald – Parker, Popovich enter Basketball Hall of Fame 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Sellout Crowd: Berry Tramel, Jenni Carlson, Guerin Emig, Eli Lederman – Bedlam football game 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Buffalo News: Staff – Damar Hamlin injury 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Kansas City Star: Vahe Gregorian, Sam McDowell, Jesse Newell, Blair Kerkhoff – Super Bowl LVII 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.): Chip Alexander, Luke DeCock, Andrew Carter, Justin Pelletier, Ethan Hyman, Robert Willett – Stadium Series Hockey at Carolina 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Explanatory
Andrew Carter and Korie Dean, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Henry Cordes, Omaha World-Herald
Noah Hiles and Christopher Carter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Andy Kostka and Chris Korman, The Baltimore Banner
Hugo Kugiya, The Baltimore Banner
Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel
Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune
Long Features
Jeff Barker, Nathan Ruiz, Jean Marbella, The Baltimore Sun
Andrew Carter, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Katherine Fitzgerald, The Buffalo News
Scott Fowler, The Charlotte Observer
Hal Habib, The Palm Beach Post
Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune
Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel
Projects
Advance Media NY: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Andscape: Andscape/ESPN staff 1 | 2
Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Stephanie Kuzydym 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Lexington Herald-Leader: John Clay, Mathew Graf, Marcus Dorsey, Brian Simms 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
MassLive.com/The Republican (Springfield, Mass.): Karen Guregian, Matt Vautour, Sean McAdam, Chris Mason, Mark Daniels 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Omaha World-Herald: Evan Bland, Henry Cordes, Tom Shatel, Sam McKewon 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Jerry DiPaola and Bill Schackner 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
The Charlotte Observer: Loumay Alesali, Scott Fowler, Jeff Siner, Kata Stevens, Alex Zietlow 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
The Kansas City Star: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
The Tennessean (Nashville): Mike Organ, Em Poertner 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Short Features
Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News
Tom D’Angelo, The Palm Beach Post
Katherine Fitzgerald, The Buffalo News
Ben Gotz, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Benjamin Hochman, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kyle Neddenriep, IndyStar (Indianapolis)
Matt Vautour, MassLive.com/The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Action Photo
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Joshua Bessex, The Buffalo News
Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Grace Hollars, IndyStar (Indianapolis)
Stephen Katz, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Colin Mulvany, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean (Nashville)
Isaac Ritchey, The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
Scott Schild, Advance Media NY (Syracuse)
Matt Stone, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Tyler Tjomsland, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
Feature Photo
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L.E. Baskow, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Adam Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch
Sam Greene, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Ethan Hyman, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, The Charlotte Observer
Ulysses Muñoz, The Baltimore Banner
Brianna Paciorka, Knoxville News Sentinel
Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Anna Reed, Omaha World-Herald
Kendall Warner, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
C Division
Beat Writing
Michael Cuneo, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Damichael Cole, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Drew Hill, The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ehsan Kassim, Tallahassee Democrat 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Jason Munz, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Payton Titus, The State (Columbia, S.C.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Parth Upadhyaya, The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Brent Wagner, Lincoln Journal Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Breaking News
Stefan Krajisnik, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Clarence Hill, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Chris Dunker, Lincoln Journal Star
Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star
Emily Adams, The Greenville News
Ed Reed, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Todd D. Milewski, Wisconsin State Journal
Columns
Tim Buckley, The Daily Memphian 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Steve DeShazo, The Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Tom Noie, The South Bend Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Patrick Obley, The Daily Sun (Port Charlotte, Fla.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Art Stapleton, The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Marc Stein, The Stein Line 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Ken Willis, Daytona Beach News-Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Event Coverage
Columbia Daily Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Daytona Beach Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Green Bay Press-Gazette 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Greenville News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The News-Press 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Times-Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Wichita Eagle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
South Bend Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Explanatory
Chris Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Brent Wagner, Lincoln Journal Star
Luke Mullin, Lincoln Journal Star
Shad Powers, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Lou Bezjak, Bristow Marchant, Dwayne McLemore, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Michael Cuneo, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews
Mark McMullen, Wisconsin State Journal
Long Feature
Taylor Eldridge, The Wichita Eagle
Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star
Jason Munz, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Ryan Pritt, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Kyle Sokeland, Evansville Courier & Press
Payton Titus, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Parth Upadhyaya, The Daily Memphian
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Projects
Go Long: Tyler Dunne 1 | 2 | 3
JohnCanzano.com: John Canzano 1 | 2 | 3
Lincoln Journal Star: Amie Just 1 | 2 | 3
The Daily Memphian: Drew Hill 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville): Garry Smits 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Gazette (Colorado Springs): Luke Zahlmann 1 | 2
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.): Matt Daniels 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.): Alex Martin, Nick Wilson, Ed Reed 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
The Scranton Times-Tribune: Donnie Collins, Conor Foley 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Wisconsin State Journal: Jake Kocorowski, Todd D. Milewski, Jim Polzin, Christopher Doyle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Short Feature
David Eckert, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Stefan Krajisnik, Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Amie Just, Lincoln Journal Star
Damichael Cole, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Jason Munz, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Carson Field, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Payton Titus, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Chapel Fowler, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Game Story
Chris Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Clayton Freeman, The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
Anthony Kristensen, Evansville Courier & Press
Joey LoMonaco, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Mark McMullen, Wisconsin State Journal
Tom Noie, The South Bend Tribune
Kellis Robinett, The Wichita Eagle
Kyle Sokeland, Evansville Courier & Press
Nick Wilson, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette
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Andy Abeyta, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Kenneth Ferriera, Lincoln Journal Star
Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle
Austin Hough, The South Bend Tribune
Kaila Jones, Treasure Coast Newspapers (Stuart, Fla.)
Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Corey Perrine, The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
Ken Ruinard, The Greenville (S.C.) News
Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Taya Gray, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle
Patrick Lantrip, The Daily Memphian
Tristan Lorei, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Christian Murdock, The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Justin Wan, Lincoln Journal Star
Sam Wolfe, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
D Division
Beat Writing
Travis L. Brown, The Bryan-College Station Eagle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Christian Caple, On Montlake 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Michael Katz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Koki Riley, The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Sam Sklar, Hattiesburg American 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Ryan Thorburn, Casper Star-Tribune 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Breaking News
Zach Cavanagh, Picket Fence Media
Scott Chancey, The Florence Morning News
Jeremiah Johnke, Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Fletcher Page, Augusta Chronicle
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald
Matt Schuckman, Muddy River Sports
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Sam Sklar, Hattiesburg American
Koki Riley, The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.)
Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle
Columns
Gabe DeArmond, PowerMizzou.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Robert Cessna, The Bryan-College Station Eagle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Jason Groves, Las Cruces Sun-News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Michael Katz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Matt Schuckman, Muddy River Sports 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Alex Taylor, Laramie Boomerang 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Wyatt Wheeler, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
David Whitley, The Gainesville Sun 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Event Coverage
Grand Forks Herald: Tom Miller – North Dakota State Track & Field Championships 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Ind.): Sam King – Purdue loses to FDU in NCAA Tournament 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Marietta Daily Journal: John Bednarowski – The Masters Tournament 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Muddy River Sports, Matt Schuckman – State Baseball Playoffs 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine): Nathan Fournier, Steve Collins, Joe Charpentier, Lee Horton – Lewiston shootings and sports remembrances 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
The Bryan-College Station Eagle: Travis L. Brown, Alex Miller, Robert Cessna, Meredith Seaver – Texas A&M fires Jimbo Fisher 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.): Michael Niziolek, Jim Gordillo – Bobby Knight death 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
The Tuscaloosa News: Nick Kelly, Mikey DiLullo, Max Donaldson – Alabama baseball betting scandal 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Tide Illustrated: Tony Tsoukalas, Jack Knowlton, Dean Harrell – Alabama Iron Bowl victory 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
York (Pa.) Daily Record: Frank Bodani, Matt Allibone, Dan Rainville – Jarace Walker on NBA Draft night 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Explanatory
Andrew Abadie, The Pine Belt News (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Matt Allibone, York (Pa.) Daily Record
Frank Bodani, York (Pa.) Daily Record
Travis L. Brown, The Bryan-College Station Eagle
Sam Cohn, The Aegis (Harford County, Md.)
Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.)
Jonathan Hull, Wichita Falls Times Record News
Alex Miller, The Bryan-College Station Eagle
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald
Bill Wagner, Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.)
Long Feature
Matt Allibone, York (Pa.) Daily Record
Tim Dumas, MetroWest Daily News
David Eckert, Hattiesburg American
Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News
Cecil Joyce, The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser
Ryan Thorburn, Casper Star-Tribune
David Whitley, The Gainesville Sun
Projects
Amarillo Globe-News: Hart Pisani 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Athens Banner-Herald: Marc Weiszer 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.): Bill Wagner, Katherine Fominykh 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.): Jane Allison Havsy, Mitsu Yasukawa, Anne-Marie Caruso 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Mansfield News Journal: Jake Furr 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader: Wyatt Wheeler 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism (University of Maryland)/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism: Staff 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Short Feature
John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal
Cory Diaz, The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.)
Kyle Grabowski, MetroWest Daily News
Adean Hannon, Casper Star-Tribune
Len Heyward, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Cecil Joyce, The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Sam Sklar, Hattiesburg American
Game Story
Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press (Vermont)
Sam Cohn, The Aegis (Harford County, Md.)
David Eckert, Hattiesburg American
Michael Katz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Nick Kelly, The Tuscaloosa News
Anthony Maluso, Carroll County Times
Sam Sklar, Hattiesburg American
Ryan Thorburn, Casper Star-Tribune
David Whitley, The Gainesville Sun
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Gary Cosby Jr., The Tuscaloosa News
Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser
Russ Dillingham, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Ron Holman, Visalia Times-Delta
Jesse Johnson, The Pine Belt News (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Jason Malmont, The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
Hung T. Vu, Redding Record Searchlight
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Meredith Seaver, The Bryan-College Station Eagle
Mickey Welsh, Montgomery Advertiser
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Gary Cosby Jr., The Tuscaloosa News
Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser
Russ Dillingham, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Raul Ebio, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Jose Huerta, Visalia Times-Delta
Brian Krista, Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.)
Brian Krista, Carroll County Times
Jason Malmont, The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.)
Naomi Skinner, Wichita Falls Times Record News
Mickey Welsh, Montgomery Advertiser
