ESPY Award Winners Announced

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Published on July 19 2018 6:23 am
Last Updated on July 19 2018 6:23 am

The annual ESPY Awards were handed out Wednesday night. Danica Patrick hosted the show and got boyfriend Aaron Rodgers to co-star in her ‘I, Tonya’ parody video ‘Me, Danica.’

Among the powerful moments were over 100 survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award and Buffalo Bills legend Jim Kelly receiving the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance

2018 ESPY Winners

Best Male Athlete: Alexander Ovechkin

Best Female Athlete: Chloe Kim

Best Olympic Moment: Shaun White

Best Championship Performance: Nick Foles

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Donovan Mitchell

Best Game: USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada

Best Moment: Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints

Best Team: Houston Astros

Best College Athlete: Baker Mayfield

Best Play: Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale hits second buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national title

Best Record-Breaking Performance: Roger Federer

Best International Men’s Soccer Player: Cristiano Ronaldo

Best International Women’s Soccer Player: Sam Kerr

Best NFL Player: Tom Brady

Best MLB Player: Mike Trout

Best NHL Player: Alexander Ovechkin

Best Driver: Martin Truex Jr.

Best NBA Player: LeBron James

Best WNBA Player: Maya Moore

Best Fighter: Terence Crawford

Best Male Golfer: Jordan Spieth

Best Female Golfer: Sung-Hyun Park

Best Male Olympian: Shaun White

Best Female Olympian: Chloe Kim

Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer

Best Female Tennis Player: Sloane Stephens

Best Male Action Sports Athlete: David Wise

Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim

Best Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mike Schultz

Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Brenna Huckaby

Best Bowler: Rhino Page

Best MLS Player: Nemanja Nikolic

Best NWSL Player: Megan Rapinoe

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Jim Kelly

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: survivors who spoke out against sexual abuse by their former team doctor

Pat Tillman Award for Service: Jake Wood, Team Rubicon

Best Coach: Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon (coaches at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School)