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Jerry Zgoda wins Writer's Association award

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Over the weekend, the president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association, Doug Smith, announced the winners of the organization's annual writing awards. Members nominated several dozen stories which were judged, this year, by a committee of editors at the Toronto Star, where Doug works. Winners were announced in three categories (a discussion is underway about adding a fourth, internet-based category in the future): Game stories... ...3.Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Magic Johnson's visit with a struggling young Timberwolves' team. From Truehoop First, congratulations to Jerry. Very well deserved. Second, if you're not following his On the Wolves blog, you really need to be