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Arthur Ashe Courage Award:
John Carlos and Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic medalists
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance:
Kevin Everett, former Buffalo Bills TE
Best comeback:
Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Best in Sport Winners
Best Female Athlete:
Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball/Los Angeles Sparks
Best Male Athlete:
Tiger Woods, Golf
Best Moment:
"Great Sportsmanship" (Central Washington University's Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace, Western Oregon University's Sara Tucholsky)
Best Team:
Boston Celtics
Best Coach/Manager:
Pat Summitt, Tennessee Women's Basketball
Best Game:
New York Giants over New England Patriots at the Super Bowl
Best Championship Performance:
Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open
Best Play:
New York Giants Eli Manning's pass to David Tyree at the Super Bowl
Best Finish:
Western Kentucky over Drake in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, winning on a buzzer beater by Ty Rogers
Best Upset:
New York Giants over New England Patriots at the Super Bowl
Best Breakthrough Athlete:
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
Best Record Breaking Performance:
Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
Best Sports Movie:
Semi-Pro
Best Male College Athlete:
Tim Tebow, Florida Football
Best Female College Athlete:
Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball
Best Male Athlete With a Disability:
Ryan Kocer, Wrestling (Wagner, SD)
Best Female Athlete With a Disability:
Shay Oberg, Softball (Montana State-Billings)
Best International Male Athlete:
Rafael Nadal, Tennis
Best International Female Athlete:
Lorena Ochoa, Golf
Individual Sports Winners
Best Baseball Player:
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Best NBA Player:
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Best WNBA Player:
Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
Best NFL Player:
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Best NHL Player:
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player:
David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Action Sport Athlete:
Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Best Female Action Sport Athlete:
Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
Best Bowler:
Norm Duke
Best Driver:
Jimmie Johnson
Best Fighter:
Floyd Mayweather, Boxing
Best Golfer:
Tiger Woods
Best Jockey:
Kent Desormeaux
Best Outdoor Athlete:
Captain Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber
Best Male Tennis Player:
Roger Federer
Best Female Tennis Player:
Maria Sharapova
Best Track and Field Athlete:
Tyson Gay
Sponsored Awards
Hummer "Like Nothing Else" Award:
George Martin walks across America
Under Armour Undeniable Moment:
Warner Robins, Georgia beats Tokyo to win the Little League World Series Championship Game with a Dalton Carriker walk-off home run in the bottom of the 8th inning (extra innings)
Nominees
Best Male Athlete
TIGER WOODS, GOLF
TOM BRADY, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
KOBE BRYANT, LOS ANGELES LAKERS
ALEX RODRIGUEZ, NEW YORK YANKEES
Best Female Athlete
LORENA OCHOA, GOLF
CANDACE PARKER, TENNESSEE BASKETBALL/LOS ANGELES SPARKS, WNBA
DANICA PATRICK, AUTO RACING
LINDSEY VONN, SKIING
Best Momen
GREAT SPORTSMAN SHIP, CENTRAL WASHINGTON VS. WESTERN OREGON SOFTBALL
JON LESTER'S NO-HITTER
DANICA PATRICK WINS
Best Team
BOSTON RED SOX
NEW YORK GIANTS
BOSTON CELTICS
KANSAS MEN'S BASKETBALL
TENNESSEE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
DETROIT RED WINGS
Best Coach-Manager
TERRY FRANCONA, BOSTON RED SOX
TOM COUGHLIN, NEW YORK GIANTS
PAT SUMMITT, TENNESSEE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
DOC RIVERS, BOSTON CELTICS
Best Game
SUPER BOWL: GIANTS OVER PATRIOTS
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: KANSAS OVER MEMPHIS
NBA FINALS, GAME 4: CELTICS OVER LAKERS
Best Championship Performance
VENUS WILLIAMS, 2007 WIMBLEDON
JOSH BECKETT, 2007 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
RAFAEL NADAL, 2008 FRENCH OPEN
TIGER WOODS, 2008 U.S. OPEN
Best Plan
MISSISSIPPI MIRACLE
SUPER BOWL: ELI MANNING TO DAVID TYREE
BIG 10 STUNNER
NASH SHOOTS AND SCORES
Best Finish
MCMURRAY EDGES BUSCH
HILLTOPPERS ADVANCE
SPURS PREVAIL
PENS STAY ALIVE
Best Upset
APPALACHIAN STATE: STUNS MICHIGAN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, 34-32
DA' TARA: WINS THE BELMONT STAKES AS A 38-1 LONGSHOT
NEW YORK GIANTS: BEAT PATRIOTS IN THE SUPER BOWL
FRESNO STATE: BEATS GEORGIA TO WIN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Best Breakthrough Athlete
ADRIAN PETERSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
STEPHEN CURRY, DAVIDSON BASKETBALL
KYLE BUSCH, NASCAR
ANA IVANOVIC, TENNIS
Best Record Breaking Performance
BARRY BONDS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
BRETT FARVE, GREEN BAY PACKERS
USAIN BOLT, TRACK AND FIELD
TOM BRADY & RANDY MOSS, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Best Sports Movie
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP
THE GAME PLAN
SEMI-PRO
LEATHERHEADS
Best Male College Athlete
TIM TEBOW, FLORIDA FOOTBALL
TYLER HANSBROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL
MICHAEL BEASLEY, KANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
Best Femail College Athlete
CANDACE PARKER, TENNESSEE BASKETBALL
ANGELA TINCHER, VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL
RACHEL DAWSON, NORTH CAROLINA FIELD HOCKEY
Best Male Athlete with a Disability
MATT SCOTT, BASKETBALL
PHIL SCHOLZ, SWIMMING
MARTHELL VAZQUEZ, SOCCER
RYAN KOCER, WRESTLING
Best Female Athlete with a Disability
PATTY CISNEROS, BASKETBALL
JESSICA GALLI, TRACK AND FIELD
SUSAN BETH SCOTT, SWIMMING
SHAY OBERG, SOFTBALL
Best International Male Athlete
KAKA, SOCCER
MANU GINOBILI, BASKETBALL
CRISTIANO RONALDO, SOCCER
RAFAEL NADAL, TENNIS
Best International Female Athlete
MARTA, SOCCER
LORENA OCHOA, GOLF
LAUREN JACKSON, BASKETBALL
JUSTINE HENIN, TENNIS
Best Baseball Player
ALEX RODRIGUEZ, NEW YORK YANKEES
JOSH BECKETT, BOSTON RED SOX
JIMMY ROLLINS, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
JAKE PEAVY, SAN DIEGO PADRES
C.C. SABATHIA, CLEVELAND INDIANS
Best NBA Player
LEBRON JAMES, CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
KOBE BRYANT, LOS ANGELES LAKERS
CHRIS PAUL, NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
DWIGHT HOWARD, ORLANDO MAGIC
KEVIN GARNETT, BOSTON CELTICS
Best WNBA Player
LAUREN JACKSON, SEATTLE STORM
DIANA TAURASI, PHOENIX MERCURY
BECKY HAMMON, SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS
SEIMONE AUGUSTUS, MINNESOTA LYNX
Best NFL Player
TOM BRADY, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
RANDY MOSS, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LADAINIAN TOMLINSON, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
BOB SANDERS, INDIANOPLIS COLTS
BRETT FAVRE, GREEN BAY PACKERS
ELI MANNING , NEW YORK GIANTS
Best NHL Player
JAROME IGINLA, CALGARY FLAMES
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, WASHINGTON CAPITALS
EVGENI MALKIN, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
PAVEL DATSYUK, DETROIT RED WINGS
SIDNEY CROSBY, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Best MLS Player
LUCIANO EMILIO, D.C. UNITED
JUAN PABLO ANGEL, NEW YORK RED BULLS
DAVID BECKHAM, LOS ANGELES GALAXY
CUAUHTEMOC BLANCO, CHICAGO FIRE
LANDON DONOVAN, LOS ANGELES GALAXY
MATT REIS, NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Best Male Action Sports Athlete
SHAUN WHITE, SKATEBOARDING/SNOWBOARDING
KEVIN ROBINSON, BMX
CHAD REED, SUPERCROSS
KEVIN PEARCE, SNOWBOARDING
Best Female Action Sports Athlete
GRETCHEN BLEILER, SNOWBOARDING
JESSICA PATTERSON, MOTOCROSS
STEPHANIE GILMORE, SURFING
LINDSEY JACOBELLIS, SNOWBOARDING
Best Bowler
WALTER RAY WILLIAMS JR.
CHRIS BARNES
NORM DUKE
Best Driver
JIMMIE JOHNSON
DARIO FRANCHITTI
LEWIS HAMILTON
KYLE BUSCH
SCOTT DIXON
TONY SCHUMACHER
Best Fighter
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, BOXING
JOE CALZAGHE, BOXING
KELLY PAVLIK, BOXING
GEORGE ST. PIERRE, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
HOLLY HOLM, BOXING
Best Golfer
TIGER WOODS
LORENA OCHOA
ANNIKA SORENSTAM
PHIL MICKELSON
Best Jockey
GARRETT GOMEZ
ROBBY ALBARADO
KENT DESORMEAUX
Best Outdoor Athlete
SKEET REESE, ANGLER
LANCE MACKEY, DOG MUSHER
SKIP STORCH, MARATHON SWIMMER
CAPTAIN SCOTT SMILEY, MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
DAVE HAHN, MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
Best Male Tennis Player
ROGER FEDERER
RAFAEL NADAL
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
BOB AND MIKE BRYAN
Best Female Tennis Player
JUSTINE HENIN
MARIA SHARAPOVA
ANA IVANOVIC
Best Track and Field Athlete
TYSON GAY
ALLYSON FELIX
JEREMY WARINER
USAIN BOLT
HUMMER LIKE NOTHING ELSE AWARD
MANNY RAMIREZ
SIDNEY CROSBY
ASHLEY FORCE
GEORGE MARTIN