Six media groups won “Grand Slam” honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors’ writing and sections contest that was held this week.
The Boston Globe, The New York Times and The Washington Post, competing in the over-175,000 circulation division, earned top-10 recognition for their daily, Sunday and special sections to go along with top 10 honors in the digital contest for its website and mobile platforms.
Omaha World-Herald and The Seattle Times in the 75,000-175,000 circulation category
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle won top-10 section awards in the under 15,000 circulation division as well as top-10 digital honors.
The APSE awards, voted on by sports editors and journalists from across the nation during four days of judging, honor work published in 2015.
Twenty newspapers won Triple Crowns, signifying top 10 honors in three of four section/website categories. Those include:
— Over 175,000 circulation: Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Kansas City Star.
— 75,0001-175,000: San Antonio Express-News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Buffalo News, The Charlotte Observer.
— 30,000-75,000: Lincoln Journal Star, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), The State (Columbia, S.C.), The Wichita Eagle
— Under 30,000: Beaver County (Pa.) Times, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.), The Tuscaloosa News.
— Under 15,000: Ames Tribune, Marietta Daily Journal, Opelika-Auburn News.
The New York Times led all news organizations with nine individual awards.
Ryan Holmgren of the Casper Star-Tribune led the individual awards, capturing six honors, including multimedia, explanatory, game story, beat writing, feature writing and project reporting in the under-30,000 circulation category.
Jim Baumbach of Newsday won four writing honors, as did Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald.
The ranking of the top 10 in the writing, multimedia and video categories will be announced later this month. Winners will receive their awards in June at the APSE summer conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Overall results:
SECTIONS
UNDER 15,000
DAILY
Ames (Iowa) Tribune
Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
SUNDAY
American News (Aberdeen, S.D.)
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine)
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
SPECIAL
Ames (Iowa) Tribune
Columbia Missourian
Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang
San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times
The World (Coss Bay, Ore.)
UNDER 30,000
DAILY
Beaver County (Pa.) Times
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
The Post-Star (Glens Falls N.Y.)
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Honorable Mention
Ames (Iowa) Tribune
Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang
Fort Collins (Colo.) Coloradoan
SUNDAY
Beaver County (Pa.) Times
The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Fort Collins (Colo.) Coloradoan
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Honorable Mention
Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
SPECIAL
The Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Beaver County (Pa.) Times
Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Honorable Mentions
The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
San Angelo (Texas) Standard Times
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
30,000-75,000
DAILY
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
The Patriot-News/PennLive.com (Harrisburg, Pa.)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.)
Times-Union (Albany, N.Y.)
The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Honorable Mention
Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Lexington Herald-Leader
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
SUNDAY
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Maine Sunday Telegram
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
The Patriot-News/PennLive.com
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)
The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.)
Honorable Mention
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
SPECIAL
The Wichita Eagle
The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Honorable Mention
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
75,0001-175,000
DAILY
The Buffalo News
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Indianapolis Star
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
San Antonio Express-News
Seattle Times
Tampa Tribune
Honorable Mentions
Austin (Texas) American-Statesman
Detroit News
Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer
Salt Lake Tribune
The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
SUNDAY
Austin (Texas) American-Statesman
The Buffalo News
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Seattle Times
The Tampa Tribune
Tulsa (Okla.) World
Honorable Mentions
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Des Monies (Iowa) Register
Indianapolis Star
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
SPECIAL
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Buffalo News
Hartford Courant
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Oklahoman
Omaha World-Herald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
San Antonio Express-News
Seattle Times
The Times-Picayune
Honorable Mentions
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tulsa World
OVER 175,000
DAILY
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
The Baltimore Sun
The Boston Globe
The Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
The Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The New York Times
The Washington Post
Honorable Mentions
The Denver Post
Newsday
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Tampa Bay Times
USA Today Sports
SUNDAY
The Boston Globe
The Chicago Tribune
Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post
Detroit Free Press
Los Angeles Times
New York Daily News
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
The New York Times
The Washington Post
Honorable Mentions
Houston Chronicle
Kansas City Star
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
SPECIAL
The Baltimore Sun
The Boston Globe
The Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post
The Kansas City Star
Newsday
The New York Times
San Jose Mercury News
The Washington Post
Honorable Mentions
Miami Herald
New York Daily News
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
San Francisco Chronicle
VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA
SHORT VIDEO
UNDER 30,000
Jane Allison Havsy, Daily Record (Parsippany, N.J.)
Matt L. Stephens, Fort Collins Coloradoan
Elizabeth Varin Aberdeen (S.D.) American News
30,001-75,000
Larry Bohannan and Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Kinfay Moroti, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Staff, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
75,001-175,000
Lauren Frohne, Corinne Chin, Ken Lambert,The Seattle Times
Larry McCormack, The Tennessean
Staff, Austin American-Statesman
Over 175,000
Alan Miller, The Boston Globe
Lindsay Thiry, Los Angeles Times
Chris Ware, Newsday
LONG VIDEO
UNDER 30,000
Danielle Guerra, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
Sean Shore and Joey Chandler, The Tuscaloosa News
Daryn Slover, Sun Journal
30,001-75,000
Courtney Cronin, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Jason Farmer, The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)
Andrea Melendez, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
75,001-175,000
Hartford Courant: John Woike, Mark Mirko, Patrick Raycraft, Peter Casolino, Brad Horrigan, Rich Messina
Indianapolis Star: Clark Wade, Zak Keefer
The Tennessean: Sam Simpkins
Over 175,000
Staff, Bleacher Report
Alan Miller, The Boston Globe
Jeffrey Basinger, Raychel Brightman, Robert Cassidy, Chuck Fadely, Greg Inserillo, Jessica Kelley, Arnold Miller, Ed McNamara, Chris Ware and Alejandra Villa, Newsday
Andre Malok, The Star-Ledger/NJ.com
Ryan Dornbusch, Keri Barron, Jason Klabacha, Brad Williams, Victor Velazquez, April Tucker and Andy Behrens, Yahoo Sports
MULTIMEDIA
UNDER 30,000
Ryan Holmgren, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Bret McCormick, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Matt L. Stephens and Eric Larsen, Fort Collins Coloradoan
30,001-75,000
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.): Michael Bonner, Courtney Cronin, Hugh Kellenberger, Antonio Morales, Jason Munz and Daniel Paulling
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.): Andy Nelson, Austin Meek and Rob Denton
York Daily Record/Sunday News: Staff
75,001-175,000
Jeff Greer and Jesse Hazel, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
Kyle Fredrickson, Jenni Carlson, Tim Money, Paige Dillard, Richard Hall, Erik Horne, Bryan Terry, Steve Sisney, Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Brennan Smith, Amy Lewis, Scott Sommerdorf and Kevin Winters Morriss, The Salt Lake Tribune
Over 175,000
AL.com: Matt Scalici and Wesley Sinor
Denver Post: Andy Cross, Amy Brothers, Mahala Gaylord, Dean Krakel, Brent Lewis, John Leyba, AAron Ontiveroz and Patrick Traylor
ESPN.com: Staff
Kansas City Star: Vahe Gregorian, David Eulitt and Monty Davis
Miami Herald: John Devine, Adrian Ruhi, Kara Dapena, Jose A. Iglesias, Jessica Bal, Justin Azpiazu, Noel Gonzalez, Monika Leal and staff.
Newsday: Laura Albanese, Saba Ali, Jeffrey Basinger, Jim Baumbach, Anthony Carrozzo, Matthew Cassella, Robert Cassidy, Ann Choi, Mario Gonzalez, Timothy Healy, Greg Inserillo, Mark La Monica, TC McCarthy, Arnold Miller, Jessica Rotkiewicz, Chris Ware, Hank Winnicki
The Boston Globe: Matt Pepin, Alan Miller, Alex Lancial, Elaina Natario, Russell Goldenberg
The New York Times: Catrin Einhorn, Joe Ward and Josh Williams
The New York Times: Shan Carter, Wilson Andrews, Derek Watkins, Joe Ward, Josh Williams, Jeremy White.
Washington Post: Dan Worthington, Emily Chow and Julia Heffernan
WRITING AWARDS
INVESTIGATIVE
Austin American-Statesman: Brian Davis
Boston Globe: Bob Hohler
ESPN.com: Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham
Los Angeles Times: Paul Pringle and Nathan Fenno
Orange County Register: Scott M. Reid
New York Daily News: Teri Thompson, Mary Papenfuss, Nathaniel Vinton, Christian Red, Michael O’Keeffe
The New York Times: Walt Bogdanich, Joe Drape, James Glanz, Jacqueline Williams, Agustin Armendariz
The Seattle Times: Josh Liebeskind, Mike Baker
USA TODAY Sports: Rachel Axon, Erik Brady, Steve Berkowitz, George Schroeder
Washington Post: Will Hobson and Steven Rich
UNDER 30,000
EXPLANATORY
Nathan Baird, Lafayette Journal & Courier
Jon Blau, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind)
James Crepea , Montgomery Advertiser
Tom Green, Opelika-Auburn News
Matt Harness, Pioneer Local
Ryan Holmgren, Casper Star-Tribune
Kalle Oakes, Sun Journal
Fletcher Page, Athens Banner Herald
D.C. Reeves, The Tuscaloosa News
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
GAME STORY
Jacob Bogage, Columbia Missourian
Travis Hines, Ames (Iowa) Tribune
Ryan Holmgren, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Julie Jag, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Sam King, Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier
John McWilliams, TimesDaily (Florence, Ala.)
Andrew Ramspacher, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Aaron Reiss, Columbia Missourian
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Anthony Zillis, Ames (Iowa) Tribune
BEAT WRITING
Nathan Baird, Lafayette Journal & Courier
Tom Green, Opelika-Auburn News
Ryan Holmgren, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Kelly Lyell, Fort Collins Coloradoan
Whitelaw Reid, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
Aaron Reiss, Columbia Missourian
Will Sammon, Opelika-Auburn News
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald
Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
BREAKING NEWS
Ethan Bernal and James Crepea, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Jacob Bogage and Mark Selig, Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
Mike DeFabo, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Mike Forman, Victoria (Texas) Advocate
Mike Miller, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Kalle Oakes, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Eric Russell, Aiken (S.C.) Standard
Brad Elliott Schlossman, Tom Miller and Wayne Nelson, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Kathryn Skelton, Larry Gilbert Jr. and Justin Pelletier, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Aaron Suttles, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
FEATURES
Nathan Baird, Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier
Alex Byington, Decatur (Ala.) Daily
Ryan Holmgren, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Lauren Kirschman, Beaver County (Pa.) Times
Fletcher Page, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Daniel Paulling, Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal
Joel Reichenberger, Steamboat Pilot & Today
Scott Sandsberry, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Mike Vorel, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Marc Weiszer, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
COLUMNS
Mike DeFabo, Northwest Herald
Cecil Hurt, The Tuscaloosa News
Peter Jackel, The Journal Times
Bobby La Gesse, Ames Tribune
Fletcher Page, Athens (Ga.) Banner Herald
Justin Pelletier, Sun Journal
Jeremy Price, The Herald Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Duane Rankin, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Mark Selig, Columbia Missourian
Don Williams, Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal
PROJECTS
American News (Aberdeen, S.D.): Dave Vilhauer and Jacque Scoby
Casper Star-Tribune: Ryan Holmgren
Columbia Missourian: Aaron Reiss
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle: Scott Parks, Adam Boedeker, Steve Gamel, Patrick Hayslip and Brett Vito
Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal: Phil Terrigno, Krista Pirtle, Nicholas Talbot
Northwest Herald: Caitlin Swieca, Mike DeFabo, Joey Kaufman, Jon Styf, Alex Ortiz and Jake Bartelson
Sun Journal: Kalle Oakes, Justin Pelletier, Fred Gage, Lauren Schneiderman, Carl Natale, Russ Dillingham, C. Ernie Anderson
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.): Brett Hudson
The Tuscaloosa News: Tommy Deas, Aaron Suttles, D.C. Reeves, Kelly Ward, Sean Landry, Sean Shore and Joel Kigh
Victoria Advocate: Chris Derrett, Alexandria Alejandro, Jordan Rubio, Jake Harris, Kiko Fieg, Sarah Rothberg and Frank Tilley
30,000-75,000
EXPLANATORY
Nathan Brown, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
Donnie Collins, The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)
Eric Detweiler, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews
Glenn Jordan, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Jason Smith, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Bret Strelow, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Alicia Wincze Hughes, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette
BEAT WRITING
Zac Boyer, The Washington Times
Steve Craig, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Courtney Cronin, Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
Tom Schad, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Bret Strelow, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Scott Walsh, The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)
Tim Wilkin, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
Alicia Wincze Hughes, Lexington Herald-Leader
Ryan Wood, Green Bay Press-Gazette
BREAKING NEWS
Phil Barber and Matt Brown, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
Katy Bergen, Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
Dustin Dopirak and MJ Slaby, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Steve Hanlon, Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.)
Mike Lowe, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Jeff Mills, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C)
Antonio Morales, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Jesse Newell, The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Marty O’Brien, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
Paul Suellentrop, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
FEATURES
Phil Barber, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Matt Coss, Quad-City Times
Matt Daniels, The News-Gazette
Todd Dybas, The Washington Times
Mark Emmert, Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Pete Iorizzo, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
Jesse Newell, Topeka Capital-Journal
Shad Powers, The Desert Sun
Tom Schad, Washington Times
Jacob Thorpe, The Spokesman-Review
COLUMNS
Kerry Benefield, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Geoff Calkins, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
Lowell Cohn, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Jennifer Gish, Times Union (Albany, N.Y).
Pete Iorizzo, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
Aaron McFarling, The Roanoke Times
David Moulton, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Cory Mull, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Kevin Thomas, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Jeff Welsch, Billings (Mont.) Gazette
PROJECTS
Mario Aguirre, Jon R. LaFollette, Greg Luca, Peter Rasmussen, Dennis Silva II, The Monitor (McAllen, Texas)
Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Riley Blevins, Michael Bonner, Hugh Kellenberger, Jerry Mitchell, Daniel Paulling and Royce Swayze, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Frank Bodani, York Daily Record
Aaron Brenner, David Caraviello, Jeff Hartsell, Andrew Miller, Gene Sapakoff, Charleston Post and Courier
Michael Cohen, The Commercial Appeal
Marty Myers, Shane Hennigan, Carmine Gerrity-Gemei, The Times-Tribune
Paula Pasche, The Oakland (Mich.) Press
Keith Pearlman and staff, The Villages Daily Sun
MJ Slaby and Dustin Dopirak, Knoxville News Sentinel
75,001-175,000
EXPLANATORY
Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times
Justin Barney, Florida Times-Union
Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star
Michael Cohen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ross Dellenger and Scott Rabalais, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Tyler Dunne, The Buffalo News
Tim Graham, The Buffalo News
Michael Phillips, Richmond Times-Dispatch
James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer
Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
BEAT WRITING
Stephen Bailey, The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Steve Bulpett, Boston Herald
Brian Davis, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman
Tyler Dunne, Buffalo News
Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jason Kersey, The Oklahoman
Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News
Ryan O’Halloran, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Michael Phillips, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
Jason Wolf, The Tennessean (Nashville)
BREAKING NEWS
Geoff Baker, Seattle Times
Mike Barber, Richmond Times Dispatch
Candace Buckner, Indianapolis Star
Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com
Tim Graham, Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck; The Buffalo News
Bill Haisten, Andrea Eger, Paighten Harkins; Tulsa World
Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michael Silverman and Steve Buckley, Boston Herald
Tim Pearrell, Richmond Times Dispatch
Jacob Unruh, The Oklahoman
FEATURES
Candace Buckner, Indianapolis Star
Dirk Chatelain, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
Michael Cohen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Fowler, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Tim Graham, The Buffalo News
Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times
Luke Johnson, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Jason Kersey, The Oklahoman
Matthew D. LaPlante, Salt Lake Tribune
John Naughton, Des Moines (Iowa) Register
COLUMNS
Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times
Ron Borges, The Boston Herald
Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman
David Climer, The Tennessean (Nashville, Tenn.)
Scott Fowler, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant
Bob Klapisch, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
Larry Stone, The Seattle Times
Tara Sullivan, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman
PROJECTS
Des Moines Register: Mike Kilen and Andrew Logue
Charlotte Observer: Gary Schwab
Hartford Courant: Tom Yantz, Lori Riley, Matthew Conyers, Steve Goode, Paul Doyle, Mike Anthony, Tim Fontenault, Scott Powers
NOLA.com: Jeff Duncan, Jim Kleinpeter, Evan Woodbery, Ron Higgins, John Reid, Katherine Terrell, Todd Masson
Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald: Dirk Chatelain
Richmond Times Dispatch: Paul Woody
San Antonio Express-News: John Whisler, Tom Orsborn, Dan McCarney, Mike Finger, Tom Griffin, Jeff McDonald
The Blade (Toledo, Ohio): David Briggs and Nicholas Piotrowicz
The Oklahoman: Darnell Mayberry, Anthony Slater
The Tennessean: Dave Ammenheuser, Skip Nipper
OVER 175,000
EXPLANATORY
Jim Baumbach and Laura Albanese, Newsday
Jim Baumbach, Newsday
John Branch, The New York Times
Nicholas Dawidoff, The New York Times
Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports
Joe Freeman, The Oregonian
Adam Kilgore, Washington Post
Andy McCullough, Kansas City Star
Jeff McLane, Philadelphia Inquirer
Brent Schrotenboer, USA Today Sports
BEAT WRITING
Karen Crouse, The New York Times
Joe Drape, The New York Times
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Mark Feinsand, New York Daily News
Jason King, Bleacher Report
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
David Moore, Dallas Morning News
Stephen J. Nesbitt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kelly Parsons, Tampa Bay Times
Matthew Stanmyre, The Star Ledger/NJ.com
BREAKING NEWS
Matt Apuzzo, William K. Rashbaum Sam Borden and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times
Ken Belson, The New York Times
Erik Brady, Scott Gleeson, USA Today Sports
Tim Brown and Jeff Passan, Yahoo Sports
Wayne Coffey, New York Daily News
Sam Farmer and Roger Vincent, The Los Angeles Times
Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports
Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press
Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times
James Wagner, Washington Post
FEATURES
Kent Babb, Washington Post
Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Erik Brady, USA TODAY Sports
Kate Fagan, ESPN.com
Sarah Lyall, The New York Times
J.R. Moehringer, ESPN.com
J. Brady McCollough, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Josh Peter, USA TODAY Sports
David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel
Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News
COLUMNS
John Canzano, The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Juliet Macur, The New York Times
David Murphy, Philadelphia Daily News
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Steve Politi, The Star Ledger/NJ.com
Dan Shaughnessy, The Boston Globe
Mike Sielski, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Brian T. Smith, Houston Chronicle
Jerome Solomon, Houston Chronicle
PROJECTS
Dallas Morning News: Corbett Smith, Matt Wixon and Greg Riddle.
ESPN.com: Wright Thompson.
FoxSports.com: Sam Gardner.
Newsday: Jim Baumbach, Neil Best, Robert Cassidy, Bob Glauber, Mark La Monica, Kimberley A. Martin and Tom Rock.
Orlando Sentinel: George Diaz, Shannon Green, Chris Hays, Matt Murschel, Iliana Limon Romero, Brendan Sonnone and Edgar Thompson.
Orange County Register: Ryan Kartje.
San Francisco Chronicle: Tom FitzGerald, Vic Tafur, Bruce Jenkins, Ann Killion and Tom Stienstra.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: J. Brady McCollough.
The Star Ledger/NJ.com: Matthew Stanmyre and Andrew Mills.
USA Today Sports: Steve Berkowitz, Erik Brady, Rachel Axon, Dan Wolken, Christopher Schnaars and John Kelly