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USA v El Salvador
Sandy – USA forward Charlie Davies shoots over El Salvador defender Ramon Flores. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Fans form a US flag at USA vs. El Salvador World Cup Qualifier soccer, Rio Tinto Stadium. 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. 
Sandy – USA midfielder Clint Dempsey heads in a goal in the first half. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. 
Sandy – USA forward Charlie Davies and El Salvador midfielder Ramon Sanchez leap for the ball. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 9.05.2009 
Sandy – USA goalkeeper Tim Howard leaps for the save, but the ball goes in. Goal by El Salvador midfielder Christian Castillo. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. El Salvador goalkeeper Miguel Montes , USA forward Jozy Altidore goal 
Sandy – USA midfielder Michael Bradley (4) and El Salvador midfielder Eliseo Quintanilla. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 9.05.2009 
Sandy – USA defender Jonathan Bornstein kicks the ball as El Salvador midfielder Osael Romero approaches. (No call on play.) USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. 
Sandy – USA forward Jozy Altidore dribbles past El Salvador defender Manuel Salazar (12). USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 9.05.2009 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. El Salvador midfielder Osael Romero USA defender Carlos Bocanegra (3), USA midfielder Michael Bradley (4), USA midfielder Benny Feilhaber (5) 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – US fans celebrate USA midfielder Clint Dempsey’s first half goal. USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 9.05.2009 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune; 9.05.2009 
Sandy – USA vs. El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier Soccer Saturday, September 5 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium. fans -
Second Place Sports Photo – SPJ
University of Utah gymnast Katie Kivisto stares down the beam during her routine Friday, January 4, 2008 at the Huntsman Center. Another award. I’m trying to get these contest posts out of the way before my friend Bob starts ridiculing me like he did last year: “Look at Me! I’ve got Awards!” Contests are funny. I thought the other sports photos I entered were stronger than this shot. It’s hard to predict what’s going to win. No, impossible. Having judged many contests I can tell you which photos are likely to make it into the final selection, but predicting which finalists will take the top three spots is impossible. Years ago an editor was upset that the photo department had submitted “too many” contest entries. At fifteen bucks per entry, he had an interest in keeping down costs. He wanted to put more oversight over our entries so that we were “only entering the ones that will win.” Of course, if we knew which photographs were going to win awards, we could save plenty of fifteen dollars.
