Those Receiving at Least One Vote for 2021 NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year
10.06.2022ESPN's Jeff Passan won the 2021 NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year Award. He is not eligible to win in 2022. To assist you in the nominating process, here is the list of those people who received at least one nomination vote for the 2021 Award.
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN |
Adam Schefter, ESPN |
Adrian Wojnarowski, ABC/ESPN |
Alan Shipnuck, GOLF |
Albert Breer - MMQB |
Alex Prewitt, Sports Illustrated |
Alex Wolff, Sports Illustrated |
Andrea Adelson, ESPN.com |
Andy Katz-NCAA.com |
Andy McCullough, The Athletic |
Andy Staples, The Athletic |
Arch Bell, Marca.com & ESPNFC |
Barrett Sallee, CBSsports |
Barry Svrluga, Washington Post |
Baxter Holmes, ESPN |
Beth Harris, Associated Press |
Bill Connelly, ESPN |
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times |
Bill Simmons The Ringer |
Blake Toppmeyer, USA Today |
Bob Kravitz, The Atletic |
Bob Nightengale, USAToday |
Bob Pockrass, Fox Sports |
Bob Ryan, Boston Globe |
Bradford William Davis, Insider |
Brandon Marcello - 24/7 Sports |
Brendan Quinn, The Athletic |
Brett McMurphy, WatchStadium.com |
Brian Windhorst, ESPN |
Britt Ghiroli, The Athletic |
Bruce Feldman, The Athletic |
Bryan Curtis, The Ringer |
Buster Olney, ESPN |
Charles Robinson, Yahoo |
Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, Minneapolis |
Chris Haynes, Yahoo. |
Chris Kamrani, The Athletic |
Chris Lowe, ESPN.Com |
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated |
Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com |
Chris Oddo, Tennis Now |
Chris Vannini, The Athletic |
Christine Brennan, USA Today |
Christopher Clarey, New York Times |
Chuck Culpepper, The Washington Post |
CJ Moore, Athletic |
Clay Travis, Outkick.com |
Clinton Yates, ESPN's The Undefeated |
Courtney Cronin, ESPN.com |
Craig Custance, The Athletic (NHL) |
Dan Graziano, ESPN.com |
Dan Jenkins, Golf Digest |
Dan Pompei, The Athletic |
Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe |
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo Sports |
Dan Wolken, USA Today |
Dana O'Neil, The Athletic |
Dave Sheinin, Washington Post |
Dave Zirin, The Nation |
David Aldridge, The Athletic |
David Hale, ESPN.com |
Dennis Dodd, CBSsports.com |
Dick Weiss |
Doug Ferguson, AP |
Eamonn Brennan, The Athletic |
Emily Kaplan, ESPN |
Gary Smith |
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe |
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN |
Geoff Schwartz, Fox Sports |
Grace Raynor, The Athletic |
Grant Wahl |
Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated |
Greg Wyshynski, ESPN |
Gregg Doyle, Indianapolis Star |
Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News |
Heather Dinich, ESPN.com |
Heather Dinich-EPSN.com |
Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated |
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press |
Ian O'Connor, ESPN.com |
Ian Rapoport, NFL Network |
Ivan Maisel, on3.com |
Jackie MacMullan, ESPN |
Jaime Diaz, Golf Digest |
Jarrett Bell, USA Today |
Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal |
Jason Kirk, USA Today |
Jason Whitlock, Outkick Sports |
Jayson Stark, The Athletic |
Jeff Gluck, The Athletic |
Jeff Goodman, Stadium |
Jeff Howe, The Athletic |
*Jeff Passan, ESPN.com (2021 winner) |
Jeff Pearlman, Freelance |
Jeff Zilgett, USA Today |
Jemelle Hill, The Atlantic |
Jenny Vrentas, MMQB |
Jeremy Schaap, ESPN.com |
Jerry Brewer, Washington Post |
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports.com |
Jesse Dougherty, Washington Post |
Jessica Luther, USA Today |
Jim Litke, Associated Press |
Jim Trotter, NFL.com |
Joe Posnanski, The Athletic |
Joel Sherman, NY Post |
John Branch, The New York Times |
John Canzano, The Oregonian |
John Feinstein, Washington Post |
Jon Heyman-MLB Network |
Jon Morosi, various |
Jon Rothstein, CBS Sports |
Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News |
Joon Lee, ESPN |
Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic |
Josh Pate, @247Sports |
Josina Anderson, USA Today |
Karen Rosen, Freelance |
Katie Strang, The Athletic |
Ken Belson, New York Times |
Ken Goe, The Oregonian |
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic |
Kent Babb, The Washington Post |
Kevin Blackistone, The Washington Post |
Kevin Clark, Ringer |
Kevin Iole, Yahoo Sports |
Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer |
Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN.com |
Kyle Newman, Denver Post |
Kyle Tucker - The Athletic |
Lindsay Jones, The Athletic |
Liz Clarke - Washington Post |
Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated |
Marc Spears, ESPN |
Marcus Thompson, The Athletic |
Mark Maske, Washington Post |
Mark Shelden, MLB.com |
Mark Stein, Stein Line substack |
Mark Whicker, Orange County Register |
Marty Smith, ESPN.com |
Matt Fortuna - The Athletic |
Matt Norlander, CBS Sports |
Max Olson, The Athletic |
Mechelle Voepel, Espn.com |
Meg Linehan, The Athletic |
Michael Rosenberg |
Michael Rosenberg, Sports Illustrated |
Michael Russo, The Athletic |
Michael Wilbon, ESPN.com |
Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News |
Mike Freeman, USA Today |
Mike Jones, USA Today |
Mike Reiss, ESPN.com |
Mike Sielski, Philly.com |
Mike Vaccaro, NY Post |
Mina Kimes, ESPN |
Mirin Fader, The Ringer |
Mitch Albom, Free Press, Detroit |
Mitch Sherman, The Athletic |
Myron Medcalf, ESPN |
Nancy Armour, USA Today |
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, nhl.com |
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic |
Ohm Youngsmisuk, ESPN |
Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated |
Patrick Reusse, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer |
Paul Finebaum SEC network |
Pete Thamel, Yahoo |
Peter King, NBCsports.com |
Peter Schrager - Fox Sports |
Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic |
Ralph Russo, Associated Press |
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN |
Randy Gallloway Ft. Worth Telegram |
Ray Ratto, San Francisco |
Richard Deitsch, The Athletic |
Richard Johnson, Sports Illustrated |
Richard Justice, MLB.com |
Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
Rick Reilly |
Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times |
Rob Oller, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus |
Rodger Sherman - The Ringer |
Ron Green, Jr. - Global Golf Post |
Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated |
Ryan Lavner, Golf Channel |
Ryan McGee, ESPN.com |
Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post |
Sam Amick, The Athletic |
Sam Amico, Outkick |
Sam Mellinger, Kansas City Star |
Sarah Spain, ESPN.com |
Scoop Jackson, ESPN |
Scott Cacciola, New York Times |
Scott Miller, The New York Times |
Seth Davis, The Athletic |
Seth Wickersham, ESPN |
Shams Charania, The Athletic |
Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports |
Spencer Hall, Banner |
Stephanie Apstein, Sports Illustrated |
Stephen Nesbitt, The Athletic |
Stephen Tignor, Tennis Magazine |
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com |
Steve Buckley, The Athletic |
Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated |
Steven Goff, THe Washington Post |
Stewart Mandel, The Athletic |
Taylor Dutch, Runner's World |
Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer |
Tim Bontemps, ESPN |
Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News |
Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press |
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN |
TIM REYNOLDS-ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Tom Boswell - Washington Post |
Tom E. Curran, NBC Sports Boston |
Tom Haley. Rutland Herald, Rutland |
Tom Peliserro, NFL |
Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated |
Tom Withers, Associated Press |
Tony Barnhart, TMGCollegesports.com |
Tyler Kepner, The New York Times |
Tyler R. Tynes, GQ Sports |
Woody Paige Denver post |
Wright Thompson, ESPN.com |
Zach Lowe, ESPN.com |