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