2018 Sports Feature
First Place - 2018 Sports Feature
Skiers compete on March 14, 2018 during the first stage of the 33rd edition of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering competition in Areches-Beaufort.
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Second Place - 2018 Sports Feature
With a terse tweet of a whistle and a slap of the map, USA wrestler Jordan Burroughs erupts after pinning Azerbaijan's Gasjimurad Omarov 3 minutes and 15 seconds into their 74 kg/163 lbs. match during the 2018 Freestyle World Cup at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. "I'm not a pinner. It's an art form to be able to pin somebody," said Burroughs. "I couldn't see the ref the way my head was positioned, I was just like 'Please slap the mat.' That was a big moment for me, I don't get guys on their back a lot. All I know is squeeze as hard as I can and hope I hear a whistle and people cheer." The former Nebraska wrestler's four wins in the tournament were part of a dominant performance by Team USA, as the Americans captured their first World Cup title since 2003 on Sunday with a 6-4 win over Azerbaijan in the gold-medal match.
Francis Gardler / Lincoln Journal Star
Third Place - 2018 Sports Feature
Arkansas pitcher Kacey Murphy (21) has his moment in the sun as he delivers to the plate against Oregon State on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, during the second game of the NCAA College World Series championship at TD Ameritrade Park.
Francis Gardler / Lincoln Journal Star
Honorable Mention - 2018 Sports Feature
Chris White, a Marine Corps veteran, escapes a tackle by security at the Houston Astros game, after jumping on the field at the end of the Astros-Rangers baseball game at Minute Maid Park on Friday, July 27, 2018 in Houston. After he was arrested, a GoFundMe page was created to bail White out of jail, which he donated to Camps4Heroes, a retreat in North Carolina that seeks to aid veterans in getting re-acclimated to civilian life.
Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention - 2018 Sports Feature
Fowler runner Morgan Goerge collapses into Fowler boys track coach Brett Schafer's arms immediately after crossing the finish line to win the girls 4x400 meter relay at the MHSAA Division 4 Boys and Girls Track and Field State Finals in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, June 2, 2018. After the 4x400, the final race of the day, the Fowler girls track team claimed the 2018 state title. Goerge later said that she started passing out after runs during this season of track and now goes down about three times a day. Goerge added that her doctor says he has seen multiple cases like hers over the past ten years and Goerge says that while it is not common, it doesn't seem to affect her health in any noticable way.
Casey Sykes
Honorable Mention - 2018 Sports Feature
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Celia Aymonier of France competes during the Women's 15km Individual Biathlon at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on February 15, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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