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