The best in sports were rewarded on Wednesday night during the annual ESPY Awards. The ESPYs are ESPN’s way of honoring athletes, teams, and sports moments from the past year.

Here are this year’s winners:

Best Athlete – Men’s Sports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder‬


Best Athlete – Women’s Sports
‭Simone Biles – Gymnast‬

Best Breakthrough Athlete
Ilona Maher – Rugby‬

Best Record-Breaking Performance
Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals

Best Championship Performance
‭Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around‬

Best Comeback Athlete
Suni Lee – Gymnast‬

Best Play
‭Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle‬‭ – NFL (11/3/24)‬

Best Team
Philadelphia Eagles – NFL‬

Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports ‭
Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball‬

Best College Athlete – Women’s Sports
JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball‬‭

Best Athlete with a Disability
‭Noah Elliott – Snowboard‬

Best NFL Player
Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles‬

Best MLB Player
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers‬

Best NHL Player
‭Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers,‬

Best NBA Player
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder‬

Best WNBA Player
Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever‬

Best Driver
Max Verstappen – F1‬

Best UFC Fighter
Merab Dvalishvili

Best Boxer
Katie Taylor‬

Best Soccer Player
Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US‬

Best Golfer
Scottie Scheffler‬

Best Tennis Player
Coco Gauff‬