2016 ESPY Awards

Athletic awards show February 2025 2016 ESPY Awards 2016 07 13 Microsoft Theater,Los Angeleshttp://www.tmorra.com/next/ESPN+-+ESPY+awards 2016 ESPY Awards Location tmorra.com 5 July 2016 United Stateshttp://www.axs.com/artists/114010/the-espys-tickets 2016 ESPY Awards Venue Axs.com 5 July 2016 John Cenahttps://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-cena-host-2016-espy-awards/story?id=39206535 It's an honor to host the 2016 ESPY Awards Rothman Michael May 19, 2016 ABC.com 5 July 2016 2015 ESPY Awards 2017 ABC 180 minutes LeBron James LeBron James The 2016 ESPY Awards were held on July 13, 2016. The show, hosted by professional wrestler John Cena, was held in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. 31 competitive awards and eight honorary awards were presented.http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/07/presenters-attendees-announced-2016-espys-hosted-john-cena-july-13/ 2016 Espys Presenters Cingari Jennifer 7 July 2016 12 July 2016 Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. #eedd82 Best Male Athlete LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors, NBAhttp://espnmediazone.com/us/list-2016-espys-nominees/ Stephen Curry, Ned Yost, Scott Dixon, and Mike Trout nominated for Espys espnmediazone.com 12 July 2016 20 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820225801/http://espnmediazone.com/us/list-2016-espys-nominees/ dead Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers, NFL Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals, MLB#eedd82 Best Female Athlete Breanna Stewart – UConn Women's Basketball Elena Delle Donne – Chicago Sky Katie Ledecky – Olympic Swimmer Simone Biles – Gymnast#eedd82 Best Championship Performance LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – 2016 NBA Finals Von Miller, Denver Broncos – 2016 Super Bowl Carli Lloyd, USWNT – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs#eedd82 Best Breakthrough Athlete Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs Conor McGregor, UFC Chloe Kim, snowboarder Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves#eedd82 Best Record-Breaking Performance Stephen Curry – single season three-pointers made Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Huskies women's basketball – most NCAA Division I basketball titles in history Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Cardinal football – single season NCAAF all-purpose yards#eedd82 Best Upset Holly Holm knocks out Ronda Rousey – UFC Middle Tennessee beats Michigan State – 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Roberta Vinci defeats Serena Williams – 2015 US Open – Women's Singles#eedd82 Best Game Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – Game 7, 2016 NBA Finals Villanova Wildcats vs. North Carolina Tar Heels – 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers – 2015 NFL playoffs#eedd82 Best Play Aaron Rodgers – Hail Mary pass to Richard Rodgers against Detroit Kris Jenkins, Villanova – buzzer beater in NCAA championship game Michigan State – punt block TD in the final seconds to defeat Michigan LeBron James – Game 7 block Stephen Curry – 38-foot game-winner Holly Holm – knockout of Ronda Rousey Tiffany Howard – HR robbery in the Women's College World Series Jairo Samperio – scores on scissor-kick ground Dele Alli – juggling goal for Tottenham Josh Donaldson – diving into stands Bartolo Colón – first career home run; oldest MLB player ever to hit his first homer Army softball – player leaps over tag at home Louis Oosthuizen – hole-in-one off of ball Stanford – trick play w/ circus catch Connor McDavid – goal Ole Miss – crazy 66-yard TD#eedd82 Best Team Cleveland Cavaliers – NBA Pittsburgh Penguins – NHL Kansas City Royals – MLB Alabama Crimson Tide – NCAA Division I FBS football Connecticut Huskies – NCAA Division I women's basketball Villanova Wildcats – NCAA Division I men's basketball Denver Broncos – NFL#eedd82 Best Coach/Manager Tyronn Lue – Cleveland Cavaliers Ned Yost – Kansas City Royals Geno Auriemma – Connecticut Huskies women's basketball Jay Wright – Villanova Wildcats men's basketball Nick Saban – Alabama Crimson Tide football#eedd82 Best International Athlete Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid/Portugal Novak Djokovic – Tennis Lydia Ko – LPGA Luis Suárez – FC Barcelona/Uruguay Canelo Álvarez – Boxing#eedd82 Best NFL player Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers – 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player Tom Brady, New England Patriots – 2015 Second-team All-Pro J. J. Watt, Houston Texans – NFL Defensive Player of the Year Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers – Career highs in receptions (136) and receiving yards (1,834) Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons – Career highs in receptions (136) and receiving yards (1,871)#eedd82 Best MLB player Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals – Unanimous 2015 National League MVP Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays – 2015 American League MVP Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs – 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2015 Silver Slugger Award winner Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2015 strikeout leader#eedd82 Best NHL Player Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins – Winner of the 2016 Conn Smythe Trophy (playoffs MVP) Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks – Winner of the 2016 Art Ross Trophy (leading scorer), Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player), and Hart Memorial Trophy (NHL MVP) Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals – Winner of the 2016 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals) Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks – Leading goal scorer of the Stanley Cup playoffs (14) Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals – Winner of the 2016 Vezina Trophy (best goaltender)#eedd82 Best Driver Kyle Busch, NASCAR – 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One – 2015 Formula One World Champion Erica Enders-Stevens, NHRA – Won the 2015 NHRA Pro Stock Championship Scott Dixon, IndyCar – 2015 IndyCar Series Champion Alexander Rossi, IndyCar – 2016 Indy 500 winner#eedd82 Best NBA player LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – 2016 Finals MVPhttps://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/espys-2016-complete-winners-list/story?id=40563807 ESPYS 2016: Complete Winners List ABC News Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors – 2016 MVP Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs – 2016 Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder – 2016 NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder – 2016 All-Star Game MVP#eedd82 Best WNBA Player Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx – 2015 All-Star MVP Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky – 2015 WNBA MVP Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream – 2015 NBA steals leader Tina Charles, New York Liberty – 2015 All-WNBA First Team DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury – 2015 All-WNBA First Team#eedd82 Best Fighter Conor McGregor, UFC Gennady Golovkin, WBC Canelo Álvarez, WBC Robbie Lawler, UFC Román González, WBA#eedd82 Best Male Golfer Jordan Spieth Jason Day Dustin Johnson Danny Willett#eedd82 Best Female Golfer Lydia Ko Inbee Park Brooke Henderson Ariya Jutanugarn#eedd82 Best Male Tennis Player Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Roger Federer#eedd82 Best Female Tennis Player Serena Williams Angelique Kerber Flavia Pennetta Garbiñe Muguruza#eedd82 Best Male College Athlete Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Sooners basketball Derrick Henry, Alabama Crimson Tide football Jordan Morris, Stanford Cardinal soccer Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas Razorbacks track & field Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling#eedd82 Best Female College Athlete Breanna Stewart, UConn Huskies basketball Raquel Rodríguez, Penn State Nittany Lions soccer Samantha Bricio, USC Trojans indoor volleyball Taylor Cummings, Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse Sierra Romero, Michigan Wolverines softball#eedd82 Best Male Action Sports Athlete Ryan Dungey, American Motorcyclist Association Gus Kenworthy, Freestyle skier Nyjah Huston, Skateboarder Pedro Barros, Skateboarder Mark McMorris, Snowboarder#eedd82 Best Female Action Sports Athlete Jamie Anderson, Snowboarder Chloe Kim, snowboarder Keala Kennelly, Surfer Carissa Moore, Surfer#eedd82 Best Jockey Mario Gutierrez Kent Desormeaux Javier Castellano Irad Ortiz Jr.#eedd82 Best Male Athlete with a Disability Richard Browne, Sprint runner Jo Berenyi, Track and road cyclist Aaron Fotheringham, Skateboarding and BMX tricks Nikko Landeros, Ice sledge hockey player Brad Snyder, Swimmer#eedd82 Best Female Athlete with a Disability Tatyana McFadden Heather Erickson, Volleyball player Oksana Masters, Rower and Cross-country Skier Shawn Morelli#eedd82 Best Bowler Jason Belmonte, Bowling Jesper Svensson, Bowling Ryan Ciminelli, Bowling Anthony Simonsen, Bowling#eedd82 Best MLS Player Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC Kei Kamara, New England Revolution Laurent Ciman, Montreal Impact Luis Robles, New York Red Bulls#eedd82 Best Comeback Athlete Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs Honorary awards thumb|193x193px|Sergeant Elizabeth Marks with her Pat Tillman Award trophy Arthur Ashe Courage Award Zaevion Dobsonhttp://www.wbir.com/news/local/zaevion-dobsons-family-prepares-for-2016-espy-awards/268543697 Zaevion Dobson died after diving on top of friends to save them from gunfire in the Lonsdale area of Northwest Knoxville Hardnett Raishad 11 July 2016 12 July 2016 Jimmy V Perseverance Award Craig Sagerhttp://www.thewrap.com/craig-sager-to-be-honored-with-jimmy-v-perseverance-award-at-2016-espys/ Sager "is one of the most respected sideline reporters in sports Emery Debbie 24 May 2016 12 July 2016 Pat Tillman Award for Service Sgt. Elizabeth Markshttp://pattillmanfoundation.org/espys/ She recently competed at the second Invictus Games in Orlando, Fl. where she won four gold medals 12 July 2016 Best Moment Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals Icon Award Abby Wambachhttp://theoriginalwinger.com/2016/07/abby-wambach-to-receive-espys-icon-award/ The Espy's honors three retired athletes who've made a mark on sports 11 July 2016 12 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921012246/http://theoriginalwinger.com/2016/07/abby-wambach-to-receive-espys-icon-award/ 21 September 2016 dead Kobe Bryant Peyton Manning Presenters Chris Berman Joe Biden Ciara Stephen Curry Skylar Diggins Lisa Leslie David Oyelowo Danica Patrick Miles Teller Justin Timberlakehttp://www.designntrend.com/articles/80585/20160712/2016-espy-awards-air-date-time-where-watch-live-stream-presenters-nominees-info-poll.htm/ 2016 Espy Award Nominees Williams Janice 12 July 2016 13 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160715074451/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/80585/20160712/2016-espy-awards-air-date-time-where-watch-live-stream-presenters-nominees-info-poll.htm 15 July 2016 Usher Lindsey Vonn Dwyane Wade J. J. Watt Russell Wilson Tribute The ESPYs held a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, presented by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Chance the Rapper.https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/464596-chance-the-rapper-to-honor-muhammad-ali-at-tonights-espy-awards-news Chance The Rapper To Honor Muhammad Ali At Tonight's ESPY Awards Rooney Kyle HNHH 13 July 2016 13 July 2016 In Memoriam Andra Day performed during the tribute with "Rearview" honoring the fallen sports stars: Pat Summitt Buddy Ryan Moses Malone Dave Mirra Meadowlark Lemon Dwayne Washington Darryl Dawkins Ed Snider Mel Daniels Joe Garagiola John "Hot Rod" Williams Justin Wilson Jimmy Roberts Lindy Infante Will Smith Doug Atkins Johan Cruyff Ted Marchibroda Bud Collins Kimbo Slice Frank Gifford Yogi Berra Monte Irvin Louise Suggs Jules Bianchi Al Arbour Jim Simpson Clyde Lovellette Dave Henderson Stephen Keshi Dolph Schayes Gordie Howe Muhammad Ali References 30em External links Official website 2016 ESPY ESPY ESPY ESPY