The Los Angeles Times' sports section has earned its first "grand slam" in contest judging by Associated Press Sports Editors, earning top-10 recognition for its digital website, Sunday section, daily sections and special section.
Times staff writers also placed in several reporting and writing categories, led by Andy McCullough, who was top 10 in beat writing for his work covering the Dodgers; explanatory journalism for his reconstruction of the Dodgers' 2016 National League division series Game 5 victory; and feature writing for a profile on the team's general manager, Farhan Zaidi.
DiGiovanna described how former Angel Rod Carew's life was saved by the donated heart of former NFL player Konrad Reuland.