Washington Post wins ‘Grand Slam’ honors at APSE contest
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Post is the lone media group to earn Grand Slam honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors’ writing and sections contest that wrapped up this week in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Post, competing in the A Division (83,000 and over circulation), placed in the top 10 in Daily, Sunday and special sections to go along with top 10 honors in website (more than 2 million monthly unique visitors).
The APSE contest, voted on by sports editors from across the nation, honored the best work in 2019.
Fifteen organizations earned Triple Crown honors, with top 10 recognition in three of the four section/website categories. They are:
Category A: Chicago Tribune; Los Angeles Times; Newsday; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Star Tribune (Minneapolis); The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Category B: Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.); IndyStar; Las Vegas Review-Journal; Omaha World-Herald; PennLive/Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.); The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City).
Category D: Columbia Missourian; Marietta Daily Journal; The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.).
Syracuse.com/The Post-Standard, competing in Category C, set the pace with 11 awards in the writing/video/multimedia/photo contests. The Columbia Missourian led Category D with 10; ESPN.com led Category A with nine; and IndyStar led Category B with seven.
Winners will receive their awards in June at the APSE summer convention in Indianapolis.
Overall results
CATGORY A
DAILY SECTIONS
The Washington Post, The Advocate / The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans), Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Denver Post, Detroit Free-Press, Newsday
HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News
SUNDAY SECTIONS
Detroit Free Press, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Denver Post, Tampa Bay Times, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, The Buffalo News, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
SPECIAL SECTIONS
The Buffalo News, Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Kansas City Star, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.), Tampa Bay Times, The Washington Post
HONORABLE MENTION
The Denver Post, The Advocate/The Times-Picayune (Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
WEBSITE
The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ESPN.com, The Kansas City Star, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Los Angeles Times
HONORABLE MENTION
The Arizona Republic, Yahoo Sports, Newsday, The Boston Globe, The Athletic, The Seattle Times, Omaha World-Herald, The Detroit News, Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News
CATEGORY B
DAILY SECTIONS
The Baltimore Sun, IndyStar (Indianapolis), Las Vegas Review-Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader, Omaha World-Herald, PennLive/Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.), The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), The Roanoke Times, The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Wash.), The Villages Daily Sun
HONORABLE MENTIONS
The Cincinnati Enquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Detroit News, The Record (Bergen, N.J.), Tulsa World
SUNDAY SECTIONS
The Salt Lake Tribune, The Tennessean (Nashville), The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), PennLive/Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.), IndyStar (Indianapolis), Charlotte Observer, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.), Omaha World-Herald, San Antonio Express-News, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
HONORABLE MENTION
Richmond Times-Dispatch, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), The Roanoke Times, Tulsa World
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Las Vegas Review-Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.), The Roanoke Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tulsa World, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), Omaha World-Herald, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
HONORABLE MENTION
Philadelphia Daily News, IndyStar (Indianapolis), The Villages Daily Sun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
WEBSITE
Charlotte Observer, Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.), PennLive/Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.), IndyStar (Indianapolis), The Salt Lake Tribune, The Advocate / The Times Picayune (New Orleans), The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn), The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), Knoxville News Sentinel, Las Vegas Review-Journal
HONORABLE MENTION
Boston Herald, Lexington Herald-Leader, Naples Daily News, The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Providence Journal, South Bend Tribune, The Tennessean (Nashville), Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
CATEGORY C
DAILY SECTIONS
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio), Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Tuscaloosa News
HONORABLE MENTION
Altoona Mirror, The Citizen’s Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.), News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.), The Champaign News-Gazette
SUNDAY
News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.), Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.), The Champaign News-Gazette, The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Tuscaloosa News
HONORABLE MENTION
Altoona Mirror, The Bryan-College Station Eagle
SPECIAL SECTIONS
The Bryan-College Station Eagle, The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.), The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
HONORABLE MENTION
The Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Grand Forks Herald
WEBSITE
The Anderson (Ind.) Herald-Bulletin, Auburn Undercover, The Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Inside Carolina (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Ind.), Marin Independent Journal, The Champaign News-Gazette, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), Victoria Advocate
HONORABLE MENTION
Casper Star-Tribune, The Janesville Gazette, The Topeka Capital-Journal, The Bryan-College Station Eagle, The Times-News (Burlington, N.C.)
CATEGORY D
DAILY SECTIONS
Casper Star-Tribune, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Marietta Daily Journal, Columbia Missourian, Williamsport Sun-Gazette
HONORABLE MENTION
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne) , The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.), Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
SUNDAY
Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.), Columbia Missourian, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.), Durham Herald-Sun, Marietta Daily Journal
HONORABLE MENTION
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.), Casper Star-Tribune, Williamsport Sun-Gazette
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Casper Star-Tribune, The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.), Denton Record-Chronicle, Marietta Daily Journal, Rome News-Tribune
HONORABLE MENTION
Lawrence Journal-World, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne)
WEBSITE
Gamecockcentral.com, The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), WyoSports, Jackson (Tenn.) Sun, Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville, Tenn.), Daily Record (Rockaway, N.J.), The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.), Columbia Missourian, News and Tribune (Jeffersonville, Ind.), The Manhattan Mercury
HONORABLE MENTION
Santa Cruz Sentinel
