COLUMN
1.
Ken Davis, KenDavisFiles.com: A Birthday Call From Dean
Smith 2. Kirk Wessler, Peoria Journal Star: Will
Greed, As Old As Mankind, Be The End Game? 3. Mike
Sielski, Philadelphia Inquirer: The Best Of Times – And
Then It's Gone 4. Greg Barnes, Inside Carolina.com:
'He Coached You To Be A Man For A Lifetime' 5. Luke
DeCock, Raleigh News & Observer: The Day Dean Smith
Chose Loyalty |
GAME STORY/SPOT NEWS
1. Brian Hamilton, Sports Illustrated: On Wisconsin, A
Hardwood Glee Club 2. John Feinstein, Washington
Post: Coach K On Coach Smith: He'll Live Forever 3.
Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated: Playing For History,
Blemished For All Time 4. David Rogers, Blowing Rock
News: Taking Down The Mighty Red Tornadoes 5. Kelly
Lyell, Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado State Is Left
Out |
ENTERPRISE
1. Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated: Inexorable Scoring
Spiral: Blame The Coaches 2. John Akers, Basketball
Times: How Did We Get From There To Here? 3. Jeff
Eisenberg, Yahoo! Sports: Lack of Trust Cripples NCAA
Enforcement 4. Shawn Krest, Basketball Times: Male
Practice Players Just One Of The Girls 5. Lew
Freedman, Cody Enterprise: Recruiting By Texts, Email,
Skype |
MAGAZINE LENGTH FEATURE
1. Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com: Austin Hatch: An Uncommon
Story 2. Kevin Armstrong, New York Daily News: Army's
Kelsey Minato Is A Thrill A Minute 3. Brian Burnsed,
NCAA Champion Magazine: Playing For Two 4. Dick
Jerardi, Philadelphia Daily News: Hank Gathers, 25 Years
Later 5. Leigh Klein, Basketball Times: Basketball,
According To Garf |
MODERATE LENGTH FEATURE
1. Lindsay Schnell, Sports Illustrated: Random
Waltonisms: He Said What! 2. Zak Keefer, Indianapolis
Star: The Power Of Courage, Foresight And The Pen 3.
Jesse Newell, Topeka Capital-Journal: How A Dad's
Sacrifices And Love Shaped His Son 4. Michael Cohen,
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Flip Phone, Steamy Las Vegas,
Nonstop Hoops 5. Dave Krider, MaxPreps.com: 'A John
Wooden Kind Of Guy' |