2023 Sports Feature - 2023 NPPA Best of Photojournalism

First Place

Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent

A young fan watches as Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon (28) tries his best to ride her bicycle to training camp Monday, August 1, 2022, at Ray Nitschke Field in Green Bay, Wis.

Second Place

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) and teammates splash into the end zone as they celebrate their win Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 at Soldier Field. The Bears defeated the 49ers, 19-10.

Third Place

Nhat Meyer/San Jose Mercury News

California School for the Deaf's Hugo Hernandez (70), far left, takes an ice bath in the locker room as teammates sign to him including Miguel Sombrerero (30), center left, and Reilly Turner (62), center, after their preseason football practice at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Football players sometimes take ice baths to minimize fatigue.

Honorable Mention

John Starks/Daily Herald

A pickup hockey game starts at dusk as light fans out on the ice rink on a cold evening at Keith Mione Park in Mundelein, Illinois on January 17, 2022.