This year’s ESPYS saw obvious repeats—LeBron James won best NBA player, best Male Athlete and Best Championship performance. The Heat won Best Team.
Here is the list of other winner’s this year:
Best Upset—Florida Gulf Coast beats No. 2 Georgetown in NCAA Basketball tournament
Bet Male College Athlete—Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M
Best Driver—Ryan Hunter-Reay, Indy Car
Best Female College Athlete—Brittney Griner
Best International Athlete—Usain Bolt
Best Female Athlete—Serena Williams
Best WNBA Player—Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks
Best Female Tennis Player—Serena Williams
Best MLS Athelte—Thierry Henry of the New York Red Bulls
Best Breakthrough Athlete—Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers
Best Female Athlete with a Disability—Jeremy Campbell
Best NHL Athlete—Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Best Record Breaking Performance—Michael Phelps (became most decorated Olympian)
Best Female Action Sports Athlete—Stephanie Gilmore
Best Male Tennis Player—Novak Djokovic
Best Female Golfer—Stacey Lewis
Best Female Olympian—Missy Franklin
Best Moment—Jack Hoffman’s touchdown at the Nebraska spring game
Best Female Athlete with a Disability—Jessica Long
Best Play—Jadeveon Clowney’s hit
Best Comeback—Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings
Best MLB Player—Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers
Best Bowler—Pete Weber
Best Jockey—Joel Rosario
Best Male Golfer—Tiger Woods
Best Fighter—Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Best Olympian—Michael Phelps
Best Coach/Manager—Rick Pitino of the Louisville Cardinals
Best Male Action Sports—Nyjah Huston
Best NFL Player—Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota VIkings
Best Game—Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals
There were also great stories from the ESPYS. Check out the story (YouTube credit: PacePerMile) of Dick and Rick Hoyt who won the Jimmy V Perseverance Award and the inspiring journey of Arthur Ashe Award winner Robin Roberts.
