2011 ESPY Awards Results
Their are many great award shows out there like the Golden Globes, Emmy’s and Oscars. However sports has it’s annual awards show every year hosted by ESPN. Here are the winners from the show.
Best Championship Performance
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
Best Upset
VCU shocks Kansas in 2011 men’s NCAA tournament
Best Male College Athlete
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Best Male Athlete
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Best Female Athlete
Lindsey Vonn, Skiing
Best Game
Eagles stage epic comeback against NFC rival Giants
Best Play
Abby Wambach’s game-tying goal, 2011 Women’s World Cup
Best Team
Dallas Mavericks
Best Record Breaking Performance
Rory McIlroy, U.S. Open
Best Moment
Roy Halladay’s postseason no-hitter
Castrol Edge NFL Strongest Performance Award
Arian Foster, Houston Texans
Best Sports Movie
The Fighter
Best Coach/Manager
Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks
Best NFL Player
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Best MLB Player
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
Best NHL Player
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
Best Driver
Jimmie Johnson
Best NBA Player
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Best WNBA Player
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Best Fighter
Manny Pacquiao, Boxing
Best Male Golfer
Rory McIlroy
Best Female Golfer
Cristie Kerr
Best Male Tennis Player
Rafael Nadal
Best Female Tennis Player
Serena Williams
Best Female College Athlete
Maya Moore, UConn
Best Male Action Sports Athlete
Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete
Stephanie Gilmore, Professional Surfer
Best Jockey
John Velazquez
Best Male Athlete with a Disability
Anthony Robles, NCAA Wrestling Champion
Best Female Athlete with a Disability
Mallory Weggemann, Paralympian
Best Bowler
Jason Belmonte
Best MLS Player
Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Track and Field Athlete
Tyson Gay
The ESPY’s seemed to be dominated by the Dallas Mavericks and pitcher Roy Halladay. I am not surprised though because everyone loves the Mavericks now and people have loads of respect Doc. Who do you think was the best in each category?
