SPORTS REPORTING, NON-DEADLINE

Judged by Tim Keown, Sports Columnist, The San Francisco Chronicle and co-author, with Dennis Rodman, of Bad As I Wanna Be.

First Place
Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, "Baseball and Barbed Wire"

"The story of baseball in the Japanese internment camp at Gila River shed light on a fascinating and little-known aspect of sports. It showed how games truly can transcend their surface meaning. This story was the only one in this category that succeeded in showing the story rather than telling it."

Second Place
Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, "Coaches Who Care"

"This package of stories did a fine job of reporting on a trend that figures to become more prominent - coaches playing multiple roles."

Third Place
Amy Silverman, Phoenix New Times, "John McCain Breaks Up a Fight"

"Despite its stated anti-McCain bias, this story was well-reported and well-told."

Honorable Mention John Dougherty, Phoenix New Times, "The Stopgap Coach"