The 2019 ESPYS are upon us and the world can watch live on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, as the greatest athletes in the world are honored and recognized.
The annual sports award show honors the top athletes in the world and their achievements throughout the world of sports.
The 27th edition of the show will be hosted by Comedian Tracy Morgan and will feature presenters: Billie Jean King, actress Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks and Lily Singh, comedian Joel McHale, and singer Usher.
Among the many nominees are Drew Brees, Todd Gurley, Chloe Kim, Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley, Mikaela Shiffrin, Breanna Stewart, and Trae Young.
Athletes that are expected to be in attendance are Russell Wilson, Ciara, Jared Goff, Rob Gronkowski, Caitlyn Jenner, Kyle Kuzma, Zion Williamson, Brooks Koepka, Sugar Ray Leonard, Brandon Marshall, Von Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Dwyane Wade and the 2019 Women’s World Cup championship team.
Fresh off their victory in France and their ticker-tape parade in New York City, the best team in the world will reunite in the City of Angels for the evening award show.
NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
The 2019 ESPYS will air live on ABC at 5:00PM PT and can be listened to on SiriusXM radio. They can be live streamed on Hulo or Sling TV.
All the winners will be announced and updated on this article throughout the Awards Show so please revisit and refresh for the latest updates.
Here are the list of nominees:
Best Male Athlete
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Brooks Koepka, Golf
Best Female Athlete
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Simone Biles, Gymnast
Alex Morgan, USWNT
Mikaela Shiffrin, US Skiing
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Saquon Barkley, New York Giants
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
Naomi Osaka – US Open, Australian Open
Best Game
NCAAF – LSU vs. Texas A&M: Aggies win seven-overtime 74-72 thriller in highest scoring game in FBS history
NFL Week 11 – LA Rams (54) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (51) – Monday Night Football
NCAAW Final Four – Notre Dame (81) vs. UConn (76) – 26 lead changes
Best College Athlete
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma Football – 2018 Heisman Trophy Winner
Zion Williamson, Duke MBB – 2019 Wooden Award Winner
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Softball – USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon WBB – 2019 Wooden Award Winner
Best Record-Breaking Performance
Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) passed Peyton Manning’s 71,940 career passing yards to move into first place on the all-time list; most completions in NFL history, 6,300+ completions passes Brett Favre
Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon Basketball) recorded her 13th triple-double. She now holds the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball record for triple doubles. She surpassed Kyle Collinsworth’s mark of 12 in four seasons at BYU. She also broke the Division I men’s and women’s record in a single season in the Ducks’ 96–78 win over Southern California (7) breaking former BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth
Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) broke the NBA 3-point record in a game with 14, passing Stephen Curry’s previous mark
Matthew Boling became the first-ever high schooler to break 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash, dropping a 9.98
Best Play (bracket-style voting)
Miami Miracle: Miami Dolphins Stun the New England Patriots
Kawhi Leonard Drains Game-Winner at Buzzer in Game 7
Derrick Henry’s NFL-record 99-yard run vs. Jaguars
Wayne Rooney Just Single-Handedly Won A Match For D.C. United
UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10
Andrew Benintendi calls game
Damian Lillard Sends OKC Home On Buzzer Beater
Manchester QB Brendon Clar throws this ball to Kevin Henderson for the 48 yard TD catch
Texas Tech WR makes one-handed grab that mirrors OBJs best catch
Kinsley Washington singled home Jacqui Prober to win the Bruins’ 12th softball title
Julie Ertz gives the USWNT the lead early in the second half
Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold
Arike Ogunbowale Behind the Back Pass
Kihei Clark, Mamadi Diakite Save Virginia at the buzzer
Wilmington Charter’s Taylor Gillis with CATCH OF THE YEAR!
‘Hail Mary’ pass helps Texas high school football team win state title
Best Viral Sports Moment
Rudolph “Blaze” Ingram, the 7-year-old running phenom is already faster than you
Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold
Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA Gymnastics – scores a perfect 10
Don’t Sleep on Sister Mary Jo’s curveball
Best Upset
NCAAF – Old Dominion defeats No. 13 Virginia Tech 49-35, Old Dominion only had a 1.8% chance of winning according to ESPN’s FPI, making it the largest upset by an FBS team in the 14 years of Football Power Index projections
2018 US Open – Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams
NHL – Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off what many thought impossible, an upset for the ages after a 7-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on in Game 4 of their best-of-7 series.
Boxing – Andy Ruiz Jr. upset win over Anthony Joshua
Best International Men’s Soccer Player
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Kylian Mbappe
Virgil Van Dyke
Best International Women’s Soccer PLayer
Pernille Harder, Denmark
Ada Hegerberg, Norway
Sam Kerr, Australia
Lucy Bronze, England
Best NFL Player
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Best MLB Player
Mookie Betts, Red Sox
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets
Blake Snell, Tampa Bays Rays
Best NHL Player
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Best Driver
Lewis Hamilton, F1
Steve Torrence, NHRA
Scott Dixon, Indy
Kyle Busch, NASCAR
Best NBA Player
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors
Paul George, OKC Thunder
Best WNBA Player
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Best Boxer
Canelo Alvarez
Vasily Lomachenko
Oleksandr Usyk
Terence Crawford
Best MMA Fighter
Israel Adesanya
Daniel Cormier
Henry Cejudo
Amanda Nunes
Best Male Golfer
Brooks Koepka
Tiger Woods
Justin Rose
Francesco Molinari
Best Female Golfer
Ariya Jutanugarn
Brooke Henderson
Jin-Young Ko
Sung Hyun Park
Best Male Tennis Player
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Best Female Tennis Player
Naomi Osaka
Simona Halep
Serena Williams
Petra Kvitová
Please refresh this page throughout the show for live updates, winners, and reactions.
Photo Credit: Rich Fury/WireImage
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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