Click on the writer's name to read the winning entry:

1, Maureen O'Hagan and Christine Willmsen, Seattle Times

2, William Heisel, Scott Reid and Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register

3, Rana L. Cash, Shani George, Arnold Hamilton, Lee Hancock, Barry Horn, David McLemore, Jeff Miller, Matt Mosley, Matt Stiles, Calvin Watkins and Keith Whitmire, Dallas Morning News

4, Steve Fainaru and Christine Haughney, Washington Post

5, John Crumpacker, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Ron Kroichick, Seth Rosenfeld and Lance Williams, San Francisco Chronicle

Honorable Mention:

• Holly Auer and Mike Harrington, Buffalo News

• Rachel Bachman, Portland Oregonian

• Tony Barnhart, Carlos Frias, Cameron McWhirter, Mark Schlabach, Craig Schneider, Kelly Simmons, Chip Towers and Tim Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Bill Briggs and Adam Thompson, Denver Post

• Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register

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