Top ESPY Award Winners
Best Male Athlete: Patrick Mahomes (NFL)
Best Female Athlete: Mikaela Shiffrin (Skiing)
Best Team: Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
Performance-Based ESPY Awards
Record-Breaking: LeBron James (NBA Points Record)
Championship: Lionel Messi (World Cup Final)
Best Play: Justin Jefferson’s Catch (NFL)
Male College Athlete: Caleb Williams (USC FB)
Female College Athlete: Caitlin Clark (Iowa WBB)
Comeback Athlete: Jamal Murray (Nuggets)
Breakthrough Athlete: Angel Reese (LSU WBB)
Best NBA Player: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs)
Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
Best Soccer Player: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Best NHL Player: Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Best Golfer: Scottie Scheffler
Best Tennis Player: Novak Djokovic
Best WNBA Player: A’ja Wilson (Aces)
Best MMA Fighter: Jon Jones
Best Driver: Max Verstappen (F1)
Best Boxer: Claressa Shields
Sportsmanship ESPY Awards
Jimmy V (Perseverance): Liam Hendriks (MLB)
Arthur Ashe (Courage): U.S. Women’s National Team (Soccer)
Pat Tillman (Service): Buffalo Bills Medical Staff
Muhammad Ali (Humanitarian): Jrue & Lauren Holiday
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
