The Times Wins Prestigious Apse Triple Crown, Bill Plaschke Takes Top Columnist Honors

The Times earned prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors triple crown honors for a sixth consecutive year, claimed first spot successful 2 individual categories and vanished successful nan apical 10 successful 8 categories.

The unit submitted activity published successful 2025 and competed against nan largest people and integer sports publications successful nan country.

Bill Plaschke took apical honors successful nan columnist class for a portfolio that included commentary astir utilizing boxing to assistance his conflict pinch Parkinson’s disease, nan impact of nearly losing his Altadena location successful nan Eaton Fire, nan Dodgers’ 18-inning win during nan World Series and UCLA’s conflict for nan correct to break its Rose Bowl lease.

It was Plaschke’s 10th first-place columnist decorativeness of his career. He antecedently won nan APSE’s Red Smith Award, nan highest grant successful American sports journalism.

The Times besides earned first spot successful arena sum for nan staff’s activity chronicling nan Dodgers World Series Game 7 win, tying pinch nan Dallas Morning News for apical honors.

Eric Sondheimer, who is poised to statesman his 50th twelvemonth covering precocious schoolhouse sports successful Southern California, placed 2nd successful short characteristic for his sum of nan chilling impact immigration raids had connected Los Angeles precocious schoolhouse shot players.

Kevin Baxter placed ninth successful nationalist hit penning for his sum of mentation for nan 2026 World Cup, including a look astatine why FIFA president Gianni Infantino has worked to tribunal President Trump.

The Times’ 8 top-10 finishes included nan categories people portfolio, digital, arena coverage, typical sections, investigative, nationalist hit writing, columns and short feature. The unit besides earned an excellence successful video award.