2014 ESPY Awards
The 2014 ESPY Awards were announced from the Nokia Theatre on July 16, 2014, and were live on ESPN.[1][2]
The event was hosted by
Drake. ESPY Award is short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award.[3]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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Other winners:
- Best Male U.S. Olympic Athlete: Sage Kotsenburg, Snowboard Slopestyle
- Best Female College Athlete: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Basketball
- Best Male College Athlete: Doug McDermott, Creighton Basketball
- Best NBA Player: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Best WNBA Player: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
- Best Male Tennis Player: Rafael Nadal
- Best Female Tennis Player: Maria Sharapova
- Best Coach/Manager: Gregg Popovich
- Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather
- Best Breakthrough Athlete: Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
- Best Moment: USA Vs. Ghana, 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Best Game: Alabama vs. Auburn, Iron Bowl
- Best Play: Chris Davis FG return, Auburn vs. Alabama
- Best Female Athlete: Ronda Rousey
- Best Male Athlete: Kevin Durant
- Best Upset: Mercer over Duke, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
- Best Driver: Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar
- Best Team: Seattle Seahawks
- Best NFL Player: Peyton Manning
- Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Best MLS Player: Tim Cahill
- Best Male Golfer: Bubba Watson
- Best Female Golfer: Michelle Wie
- Best Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Honorary awards
- Jimmy V Award: Stuart Scott
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Michael Sam
- Pat Tillman Award for Service: Joshua Sweeney
In Memoriam
- Tony Gwynn
- Bum Phillips
- Tom Gola
- Ken Norton
- Walt Bellamy
- L. C. Greenwood
- Jim Fregosi
- Earl Morrall
- Chuck Noll
- Don Meyer
- Rubin Carter
- Ralph Wilson
- Bob Welch
- Emile Griffith
- Bud Adams
- Tommy Morrison
- Todd Christensen
- Don Zimmer
- Don James
- Louis Zamperini
- Art Donovan
- Ralph Kiner
- Jack Ramsay
- Jack Brabham
- Eusébio
- Alfredo Di Stéfano
References
- ^ "ESPY Winners 2014 — Full List: Kevin Durant & More". Hollywood Life. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "ESPYS 2014". ESPN. Retrieved 17 Jul 2014.
- ^ "The Stats behind the candidates". ESPN. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.