Those Receiving at Least One Vote for 2021 NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year

10.06.2022

ESPN'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
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