SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL QUITS BASEBALL AWARDS--Feb. 5, 2006

"On the larger scale, awards in most sports can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to a player or coach who has incentives tied to them. For a college football program, selection as the national champion in The Associated Press poll, which includes writers, brings great prestige to universities and big bonuses to coaches. Election into a hall of fame raises one to the peak of his or her sport and usually is followed by plenty of endorsement or appearance fees. Again, sports writers play a large part in such elevation."
Citing recent controversies surrounding newspaper reporters and sports award balloting, the South Florida- Sun-Sentinel announced Sunday that it would withdraw from such voting on national honors.