The biggest stars from the worlds of sports and entertainment gathered in downtown Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday night to celebrate the best sports stories of the year. Check out the Night’s Big Winners at the 19th Annual ESPYs hosted by Seth Meyers including (pictured) Dallas Maverick’s Shawn Marion, Jason Kidd, Jose Juan Barea, Brian Cardinal, Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler who won for Best Team.
SPECIAL AWARDS
ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD: Dewey Bozella
JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE: Anthony Robles
BEST COMEBACK: Mark Herzlich
BEST IN SPORT
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Skier
BEST MALE ATHLETE: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
BEST MOMENT: Roy Halladay postseason no-hitter
BEST TEAM: Dallas Mavericks
BEST COACH/MANAGER: Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks
BEST GAME: Eagles vs. Giants
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
BEST PLAY: Amy Wambach, Women’s World Cup goal
BEST UPSET: VCU NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament run
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Rory McIlroy
BEST SPORTS MOVIE: The Fighter
BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Jimmer Fredette, BYU Basketball
BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Maya Moore, Connecticut Women’s Basketball
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Anthony Robles, wrestling
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Mallory Weggemann, swimming
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
BEST MLB PLAYER: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
BEST NBA PLAYER: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
BEST WNBA PLAYER: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
BEST NFL PLAYER: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
BEST NHL PLAYER: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
BEST MLS PLAYER: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Stephanie Gilmore, surfing
BEST BOWLER: Jason Belmonte
BEST DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson
BEST FIGHTER: Manny Pacquiao
BEST MALE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy
BEST FEMALE GOLFER: Cristie Kerr
BEST JOCKEY: John Velazquez
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER: Rafael Nadal
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER: Serena Williams
BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE: Tyson Gay
SPONSORED AWARDS
CAPITAL ONE CUP: Stanford Women’s Athletics and Florida Men’s Athletics
CASTROL EDGE NFL STRONGEST PERFORMANCE AWARD: Arian Foster