However the biggest award of the night was once reserved for historical WNBA participant Diana Taurasi and historical USWNT soccer star Alex Morgan who each bought the Icon Award for his or her exemplary work in athletics. Previous recipients cling integrated Kobe Bryant and most no longer too long in the past Carve Saban, who were identified for his or her legendary impact in sports actions.

Quite a lot of previously announced awards integrated the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, which was once equipped to NBA participant Oscar Robertson and the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, which was once received by Penn Explain College ladies folks’s volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.

Moreover, Better Los Angeles first responders and historical athletes David Walters and Erin Regan were honored with the Pat Tillman Award for Provider.

Preserve reading to search out out the 2025 ESPYS winners…

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Recipient: Sloane Stephens

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley — Penn Explain College ladies folks’s volleyball head coach

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

• WINNER: Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Ladies folks’s All-Around
• Stephen Curry – US Males’s Olympic BB crew
• Freddie Freeman – LA Dodgers – World Sequence MVP
• Rory McIlroy – Wins first Masters title, completing profession Plump Slam

BEST PLAY

• WINNER: Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)
• Tyrese Haliburton Calls Sport!!! – NBA Sport 1 NBA Finals (6/5/25)
• Sabrina Ionescu Logo 3 Sport Winner – WNBA Finals Sport 3
• Trinity Rodman with the OT Aim to ship USWNT to the semi-finals – 2024 Olympics

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

• Cooper Flagg – Duke Males’s Basketball
• Chloe Humphrey – North Carolina Ladies folks’s Lacrosse
• WINNER: Ilona Maher – Rugby
• Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates

BEST ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS

• Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
• Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma Metropolis Hiss
• Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Simone Biles – Gymnast
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – Be aware & Discipline
• Gabby Thomas – Be aware & Discipline
• A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

• Geno Auriemma – UConn Huskies
• Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
• Kevin Durant – Olympic Basketball
• Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

• Gabe Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche
• Suni Lee – Gymnast
• Mallory Swanson – USWNT/Chicago Purple Stars
• Lindsey Vonn – Snowboarding

BEST TEAM

• Florida Panthers – NHL
• Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB
• Unusual York Liberty – WNBA
• Ohio Explain Buckeyes – NCAA Football
• Oklahoma Metropolis Hiss – NBA
• Philadelphia Eagles – NFL
• North Carolina Tar Heels – NCAA Ladies folks’s Lacrosse
• United States Ladies folks’s National Team – Soccer
• College of Connecticut Huskies – Ladies folks’s Basketball

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS

• Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball
• Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma Explain Wrestling
• Travis Hunter – Colorado Football
• CJ Kirst – Cornell Lacrosse

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Olivia Babcock – College of Pittsburgh Volleyball
• Kate Faasse – North Carolina Soccer
• Gretchen Walsh – Virginia Swimming
• JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

• Noah Elliott – Snowboard
• Ezra Frech – Be aware & Discipline
• Tatyana McFadden – Be aware & Discipline
• Grace Norman – Paratriathlete

BEST NFL PLAYER

• Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
• Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles
• Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos

BEST MLB PLAYER

• Freddie Freeman – Los Angeles Dodgers
• Aaron Settle – Unusual York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
• Tarik Skubal – Detroit Tigers

BEST NHL PLAYER

• Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers,
• Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets
• Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
• Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche

BEST NBA PLAYER

• Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma Metropolis Hiss
• Nikola Joki – Denver Nuggets
• Jayson Tatum – Boston Celtics

BEST WNBA PLAYER

• Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever
• Napheesa Collier – Minnesota Lynx
• Breanna Stewart – Unusual York Liberty
• A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces

BEST DRIVER

• Joey Logano – NASCAR
• Álex Palou – IndyCar
• Oscar Piastri – F1
• Max Verstappen – F1

BEST UFC FIGHTER

• Dricus Du Plessis
• Merab Dvalishvili
• Kayla Harrison
• Islam Makhachev

BEST BOXER

• Naoya Inoue
• Claressa Shields
• Katie Taylor
• Oleksandr Usyk

BEST SOCCER PLAYER

• Aitana Bonmatí – FC Barcelona/Spain
• Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US
• Alexia Putellas FC Barcelona/Spain
• Lamine Yamal – FC Barcelona/Spain

BEST GOLFER

• Nelly Korda
• Rory Mcllroy
• Scottie Scheffler
• Maja Stark

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Coco Gauff
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Jannik Sinner