The ESPYs were handed out Wednesday night, honoring the biggest athletes, teams, and moments from the past year in sports. Here are some of the night’s biggest winners!
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- WINNER: Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
- Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Hilary Knight, Hockey
- Nelly Korda, Golf
- Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski
- WINNER: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
- Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks
- WINNER: Alysa Liu, Figure Skating
- Drake Maye, New England Patriots
- Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Football
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
- WINNER: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns – broke the NFL single-season sack record
- Megan Grant, UCLA Softball – broke the NCAA single-season softball home run record
- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Cross-Country Skier – first athlete to win six golds at Winter Games
- Sabastian Sawe, Long-Distance Runner – first to finish a marathon in under two hours
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
- WINNER: Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
- Aerin Frankel, USA Women’s Hockey
- Connor Hellebuyck, USA Men’s Hockey
- Teagan Kavan, Texas Longhorns Softball
BEST PLAY
- Golden Goal for Gold! – Olympic Women’s Hockey
- Golden Goal for Gold! – Olympic Men’s Hockey
- UConn stuns Duke with Braylon Mullins’ buzzer-beating 3 – NCAA Men’s March Madness
- WINNER: OG Anunoby’s Tip-In – NBA Finals
- Caleb Williams Game Tying TD vs. Rams – NFL
BEST TEAM
- Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
- Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
- Indiana Hoosiers, NCAA Football
- Carolina Hurricanes, NHL
- WINNER: New York Knicks, NBA
- Texas Longhorns, NCAA Softball
- Seattle Seahawks, NFL
- Team USA Men’s Hockey
- Team USA Women’s Hockey
BEST SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCE
- Tyce Armstrong, Baylor Baseball – hit three grand slams in a single game, tying a record set 50 years ago
- Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat – scored 83 points for the Miami Heat in a 150–129 win against the Washington Wizards, recording the second-highest single-game total in NBA history
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Basketball – broke the NCAA record for most steals (16) in a game
- WINNER: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers – pitched six scoreless innings, struck out 10 batters and hit three home runs
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Cameron Boozer, Duke Basketball
- WINNER: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Football
- Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State Wrestling
- Donavan Phillip, NC State Soccer
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Olivia Babcock, Pittsburgh Volleyball
- WINNER: Lauren Betts, UCLA Basketball
- Madison Taylor, Northwestern Lacrosse
- Faith Torrez, Oklahoma Gymnastics
