DALLAS (FWAA) The results of the FWAA's 12th annual Best Writing
Contest, which is sponsored by Insight, are listed below. All winners will
be recognized at the FWAA's annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 4 at the FedEx
Orange Bowl media hotel. All places received certificates and either merchandise
from Insight or cash prizes. First-place winners also receive plaques.
Click on the winners' names to read this year's winning entries.
COLUMN
First place: Jon Solomon,
Anderson Independent-Mail
· Second place: Eric Hansen, Irish Sports Report
· Third place: Stewart Mandel, SI.com
· Honorable mention: Pete Karasotis, Florida Today; Bud Withers, Seattle
Times; John Canzano, The Oregonian
ENTERPRISE
First place: Jason King,
Kansas City Star
· Second place: Bruce Feldman, ESPN The Magazine
· Third place: Ron Higgins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
· Honorable mention: John Canzano, The Oregonian; Josh Robbins, Orlando
Sentinel; Adam Thompson, Denver Post
FEATURE
First place: Kalani Simpson,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
· Second place: John Canzano, The Oregonian
· Third place: Tom Dienhart, The Sporting News
· Honorable mention: John D. Lukacs, Special for USA Today; Dan Raley, Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
GAME (IMMEDIATE DEADLINE)
First place: Adam Thompson,
Denver Post
· Second place: Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN The Magazine
· Third place: Olin Buchanan, Austin American-Statesman
· Honorable mention: Bob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Joseph
Person, The State; Ted Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
GAME (LOOSE DEADLINE)
First place: Bruce Feldman,
ESPN The Magazine
· Second place: Dennis Dodd, CBS SportsLine.com
· Third place: Bud Withers and Bob Condotta, Seattle Times