2017 ESPY Award Winners

The 2017 ESPY Awards took place last night in Los Angeles. And the winners are...

Best Male Athlete 
Kris Bryant, MLB 
Sidney Crosby, NHL 
Michael Phelps, Swimming 
Russell Westbrook, NBA *WINNER*

Best Female Athlete 
Simone Biles, Gymnastics *WINNER*
Katie Ledecky, Swimming 
Candace Parker, WNBA 
Serena Williams, Tennis

Best Championship Performance 
Tom Brady, Super Bowl 
Kevin Durant, NBA Finals *WINNER*
Shay Knighten, WCWS 
Deshaun Watson, CFB National Championship

Best Breakthrough Athlete 
Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA 
Laurie Hernandez, Gymnastics 
Aaron Judge, MLB 
Dak Prescott, NFL *WINNER*
Christian Pulisic, Soccer

Best Record-Breaking Performance 
Bill Belichick most Super Bowl wins by a head coach 
Michael Phelps extends his own record of most gold medals/most Olympic medals *WINNER*
Diana Taurasi breaks WNBA career scoring record 
Russell Westbrook most triple doubles in a season

Best Upset 
Clemson defeats Alabama, CFB National Championship 
Denis Istomin over Novak Djokovic, Australian Open 2nd Round 
Mississippi State defeats Connecticut, Women's NCAA Basketball Final Four *WINNER*

Best Game 
Cubs vs. Indians, World Series Game 7 
Patriots vs. Falcons, Super Bowl *WINNER*
Federer vs. Nadal, Australian Open Final

Best Comeback Athlete 
Matt Bush, MLB 
Roger Federer, Tennis 
Jordy Nelson, NFL *WINNER*
Candace Parker, WNBA

Best Play 
Julian Edelman Super Bowl catch vs. 16. Noah Brown TD catch around defender 
Morgan Williams buzzer beater vs. UConn vs.15. Larry Nance dunk 
Aaron Rodgers to Jared Cook *WINNER* vs. 14. Lamar Jackson hurdles defender 
Northwestern buzzer beater vs. 13. Edwin Encarnacion walk off HR 
Russell Westbrook buzzer beater vs. 12. LeBron James dunk off the backboard 
Chris Coghlan leaps over catcher vs. 11. Sidney Crosby one-handed goal 
Olivier Giroud scorpion kick goa l vs. 10. Warriors jump ball transition dunk 
Mario Mandzukic goal in UEFA Final vs. 9. Jarrod Dyson catch

Best Team 
Chicago Cubs, MLB 
Clemson Tigers, CFB 
Golden State Warriors, NBA *WINNER*
Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL 
New England Patriots, NFL 
South Carolina Gamecocks, Women's NCAA Basketball 
US Women's Gymnastics

Best International Athlete 
Canelo Alvarez, Boxing 
Usain Bolt, Track & Field *WINNER*
Katinka Hosszu, Swimming 
Conor McGregor, MMA 
Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer

Best NFL Player 
Tom Brady, New England Patriots 
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys 
Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders 
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers *WINNER*
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Best MLB Player 
Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs 
David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox 
Rick Porcello, Boston Red Sox 
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals 
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels *WINNER*

Best NHL Player 
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets 
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins *WINNER*
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks 
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs 
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best Driver 
Ron Capps, NHRA 
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One *WINNER*
Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR 
Simon Pagenaud, IndyCar 
Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR

Best NBA Player 
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors 
James Harden, Houston Rockets 
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers *WINNER*
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs 
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

Best WNBA Player 
Tina Charles, New York Liberty 
Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics 
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx 
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks 
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks *WINNER*

Best Fighter 
Terence Crawford, Boxing 
Gennady Golovkin, Boxing 
Demetrious Johnson, MMA *WINNER*
Conor McGregor, MMA 
Andre Ward, Boxing

Best Male Golfer 
Brooks Koepka 
Sergio Garcia *WINNER*
Dustin Johnson 
Rory McIlroy 
Henrik Stenson

Best Female Golfer 
In Gee Chun 
Ariya Jutanugarn *WINNER*
Lydia Ko 
So Yeon Ryu 
Lexi Thompson

Best Male Tennis Player 
Roger Federer *WINNER*
Andy Murray 
Rafael Nadal 
Stan Wawrinka

Best Female Tennis Player 
Angelique Kerber 
Jelena Ostapenko 
Monica Puig 
Serena Williams *WINNER*

Best Male College Athlete 
Ian Harkes, Wake Forest soccer 
Frank Mason, Kansas basketball 
Matt Rambo, Maryland lacrosse 
Zain Retherford, Penn State wrestling
DeShaun Watson, Clemson football *WINNER*

Best Female College Athlete 
Inky Ajanaku, Stanford volleyball 
Kelly Barnhill, Florida softball *WINNER*
Kadeisha Buchanan, West Virginia soccer 
Kelsey Plum, Washington basketball 
Zoe Stukenberg, Maryland lacrosse

Best Male Action Sports Athlete 
Oystein Braaten, Ski
John John Florence, Surf 
Nyjah Huston, Skateboard 
Mark McMorris, Snowboard *WINNER*

Best Female Action Sports Athlete 
Lacey Baker, Skateboard 
Anna Gasser, Snowboard *WINNER*
Kelly Sildaru, Ski 
Tyler Wright, Surf

Best Jockey 
Javier Castellano 
Mike E. Smith 
John Velasquez *WINNER*

Best Male Athlete With a Disability 
Will Groulx, Cycling 
Mike Minor, Snowboarding 
Steve Serio, Wheelchair Basketball *WINNER*
Brad Snyder, Swimming
Roderick Townsend, Track and Field

Best Female Athlete With a Disability 
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing 
Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field 
Becca Meyers, Swimming *WINNER*
Shawn Morelli, Cycling 
Grace Norman, Triathlon

Best Bowler 
Jason Belmonte *WINNER*
Francois Lavoie 
EJ Tackett

Best MLS Player 
Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union 
Stefan Frei, Seattle Sounders FC 
Matt Hedges, FC Dallas 
David Villa, New York City FC *WINNER*
Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls

Best Male US Olympic Athlete 
Ashton Eaton, Decathlon 
Ryan Murphy, Swimming 
Michael Phelps, Swimming *WINNER*
Kyle Snyder, Wrestling

Best Female US Olympic Athlete 
Simone Biles, Gymnastics *WINNER*
Allyson Felix, Track & Field 
Katie Ledecky, Swimming 

Simone Manuel, Swimming