These athletes are officially delighted with another win.
The 2023 ESPYS will be broadcast live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on July 12, and the annual event celebrating some of the biggest names in sports certainly didn’t disappoint.
As for the night’s nominees, quite a few stars made it to the Athlete of the Year trophy. Patrick Mahomes, Lionel Messi, Mikaela Shiffrin and Aja Wilson, to name a few. Not to mention, Mikaela has 87 outstanding World Cup victories and was also nominated for Best Record-Breaking Performance.
But that’s not all, considering that it’s nothing else lebron jamesHe was also nominated in that category, breaking the NBA all-time scoring record.The two players faced off against an F1 team Max Verstappen Most wins in a season and Novak Djokovic He won his historic 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open in June.
And, as ESPN previously announced, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.Chicago White Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Liam Hendricks Received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. And the Buffalo Bills’ training staff received the Pat Tillman Lifetime Achievement Award from MassMutual.
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Keep reading to find out who won the brand new trophy at the 2023 ESPYS.
Best Athlete in Men’s Sports
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
winner: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Lionel Messi, Argentina
Best Athlete in Women’s Sports
winner: mikaela shifrin, ski
Sophia Smith, Portland Thorns
Iga Swientek, tennis
Aja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Kaitlyn Clarke, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
winner: Angel Reese, LSU Women’s Basketball
Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
best record breaking performance
Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the French Open final to win his 23rd Grand Slam title. Beat rival Rafael Nadal for the most trophies in singles in men’s tennis history dating back to the 1800s
LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to break NBA all-time scoring record
Mikaela Shiffrin breaks World Cup winning record with 87 wins
Max Verstappen wins Mexican Grand Prix, breaks record for most wins of the season
best championship performance
Leon Edwards UFC – Defeats Kamaru Usman via 5th Round KO to Win UFC Welterweight Title, Giving Usman His First UFC Loss
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets – 2023 NBA Finals MVP
winner: Lionel Messi, Argentina – 2022 World Cup Final – 2 goals and a penalty shootout to win Man of the Match, FIFA Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament
Rose Chan (LPGA) – Made history by defeating Jennifer Kupcho in a two-hole sudden-death playoff to become the first woman to win her first professional title in 72 years.
best comeback athlete
Jon Jones, UFC
winner: Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets)
Alyssa Thomas, Sun, Connecticut
Justin Verlander, New York Mets/Houston Astros
best play
Michael Block hole-in-one!golf
Justin Jefferson and the Catch of the Century NFL
Allie Lemos scores perfect corner to tie at NCAA U.S. Championship game
Trinity Thomas Perfect 10 ties NCAA all-time record NCAA
best team
Denver Nuggets, NBA
Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA football
Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
Louisiana State Tigers, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Vegas Golden Knights, NHL
Best Collegiate Athlete in Men’s Sports Award
Zach Eady, Purdue Men’s Basketball
Duncan McGuire, Clayton Thacker
Brennan O’Neal, Duke Lacrosse
Caleb Williams, USC Football
Best College Athlete Award for Women’s Sports
Jordy Burr, Softball, Oklahoma
Kaitlyn Clarke, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Izzy Scape, Northwestern Lacrosse
Trinity Thomas, Florida Gators Gymnastics
Best Disabled Athlete Award
Erica McKee, sled hockey team
Zach Miller, snowboard
Aaron Pike, wheelchair racing and cross-country skiing
Susanna Scaroni, wheelchair race
Best NFL Player
Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Most Valuable MLB Player
Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Justin Verlander, Houston Astros
Best NHL Player
Jonathan Marcheso, Vegas Golden Knights
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
David Pastornak, Boston Bruins
Linus Urmark, Boston Bruins
best NBA player
Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Jason Tatum, Boston Celtics
WNBA Player of the Year
Skyler Diggins-Smith, Phoenix Mercury
Candace Parker, Chicago Sky (now Las Vegas Aces)
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (now New York Liberty)
winner: Aja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
best driver
Brittany Force, NHRA
Kyle Larson, NASCAR
Joseph Newgarden, IndyCar
Max Verstappen, F1
best ufc fighter
Leon Edwards
John Jones
Islam Mahachev
Amanda Nunes
best boxer
Garbonta Davis
Devin Haney
Claressa Shields
Shakur Stevenson
best soccer player
Aitana Bommati, Spain/Barcelona
Erling Haaland, Norway/Manchester City
Lionel Messi, Argentina/PSG
Sophia Smith, USWNT/Portland Thorns
best golfer
Wyndham Clark
Nelly Korda
John Rahm
Scotty Schaeffler
best tennis player
Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
Alina Sabalenka
Iga Siwiatek
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