Honoring the best in sports over the past year, the 2012 ESPY Awards took place at the Nokia Theater in L.A. LIVE in Los. Angeles, California on Wednesday night (July 11).
Hosted by “21 Jump Street” star Rob Riggle, LeBron James emerged as the big winner of the night with three awards The Best NBA Player and Best Male Athlete trophies, as his Miami Heat team took home the Best Team accolades.
Tom Coughlin, who won his second Super Bowl in January, beat New England 21-17 to take home Best Coach . Brittney Griner was named the best female athlete of the year, and another big winner was Josh Hamilton while he won the best MLB player.
Meanwhile, plenty of stars were on hand, as celebrity presenters included Jessica Biel, Jeremy Renner, Kenny Chesney, Olivia Munn and Jordana Brewster.
Also including a performance by Nas, the complete list of winners from the 2012 ESPY Awards is as follows:
The best athlete:
Novak Djokovic, Tennis
WINNER: James LeBron, NBA
Aaron Rodgers, NFL
Justin Verlander, MLB
The best female athlete:
WINNER: Brittney Griner, Baylor Basketball
Maria Sharapova, Tennis
Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skier
Abby Wambach, Soccer
Best Ball Performance:
David Freese, World Series
WINNER: LeBron James, NBA Playoffs
Eli Manning, Super Bowl
Tony Stewart, Sprint Cup
Jonathan Quick, Stanley Cup
Best Breakthrough Act:
Anthony Davis, Kentucky Basketball
Robert Griffin III, Baylor Football
Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
WINNER: Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks
Alex Morgan
Best Record-Breaking Performance:
WINNER: Drew Brees, Carnes recalling the pass
Aliquam K, Vict Bella
Mariano Rivera, Fabella saves
Lexi Thompson, the youngest Victor
Best Up:
Iowa state in the state of Lacinonia, sports cars except
VICTOR: L.A. Kings, Stanley Cup win
Lehigh over Duke, NCAA Tournament
Norfolk State over Missouri, NCAA Tournament
The best game:
Missouri at Kansas, College Basketball
Rangers – Cardinals, World Series Game 6
WINNER: 49ers vs. Saints, NFL Playoffs
Best Moment:
Derek Jeter, 3,000th Hit
WINNER: Thomas Tebow, Sudden Death TD
Bubba Watson, Masters Win
MLB Season Ends, Drama Of Final Night
Best Coach/Manager:
John Calipari
WINNER: Tom Coughlin, NY Giants
Kim Mulkey, Baylor Women’s Basketball
Patrick Murphy, Alabama Softball
Eric Spoelstra, Miami Heat
Darryl Sutter, L.A
Best Count Athlete:
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
John Santana, New York Mets
Maria Sharapova, Tennis
WINNER: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
Best International Athlete:
Novak Djokovic, Tennis
WINNER: Lionel Messi, Soccer
Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer
Yani Tseng, Golfer
Best NFL Player:
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
WINNER: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Ravens
Best MLB Player:
Ryan Braun
WINNER: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Best NHL Player:
Claudius Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
Henry Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
WINNER: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay
Best Driver:
Dario Franchitti, IndyCar
WINNER: Tony Stewart, NASCAR
Sebastian Vettel, F1
Del Worsham, NRA
Best NBA Player:
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
WINNER: LeBron James, Miami Heat
Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics
Best WNBA Player:
Simone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx
Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
WINNER: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
The best champion:
Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, MMA
WINNER: Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing
Anderson Silva, MMA
Andrew Ward
The Best Male Golfer:
Lucas Donald
Bill Haas
Rory McIlroy
Webb Simpson
WINNER: Bubba Watson
Best Female Golfer:
WINNER: Cristie Kerr
Yani Tseng
So Yeon Ryu
Best Tennis Player:
WINNER: Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Female Tennis Player:
Victoria Azarenka
Peter Kvitova
WINNER: Maria Sharapova
Samantha Stosur
Best Male College Athlete:
Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth Hockey
Anthony Davis, Kentucky Basketball
WINNER: Robert Griffin III, Baylor Football
Andrew Luck, Stanford Football
Mike Zunino, Florida Baseball
Best Female College Athlete:
WINNER: Brittney Griner, Baylor Basketball
Alex Jupiter, USC Volleyball
Caitlin Levernz, Col
Teresa Noyola, Stanford Soccer
Jackie Train, Alabama Softball
Best Male Action Sports Athlete:
Travis Rice
Kelly Slater
Ryan Villopoto
WINNER: Shaun White
Best Action Sports for Female Athletes:
WINNER: Jamie Anderson
Kelly Clark
Carissa Moore
Kaya Turski
The best game:
Javier Castellano
Raymond Dominguez
VICTOR: Mario Gutierrez
John Velazquez
The best athlete with a disability:
Baxter Humby
Raymond Martin
WINNER: Kyle Maynard
Oz Sanchez
Tacitus Walker
The best athlete with a disability:
WINNER: Jessica Long
Chelsea McClammer
Tatyana McFadden
Alana Nichols
Melissa Stockwell
Best Bowler:
Jason Bello
Mike Fagan
WINNER: Sean Rash
Best MLS Player:
WINNER: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
Brad Davis, Houston Dynamo
Dwayne De Rosario, DC United
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose earthquake
Best Track & Field athlete:
VICTOR: Walter Dix
Carmelita Jeter
Jason Richardson
Christian Taylor
Best Team of the Year:
Alabama football
Baylor women’s basketball
Kentucky men’s basketball
Los Angeles Kings
WINNER: Miami Heat
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
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