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          ESPY Award winners

          • ESPN.com
          Jul 17, 2008, 11:52 AM ET

          A complete list of the ESPY award winners, announced Wednesday night in Los Angeles:

          Special Awards

          • Arthur Ashe Courage Award:
          John Carlos and Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic medalists
          • Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Kevin Everett, former Buffalo Bills TE
          • Best comeback: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

          Best in Sport

          • Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball/Los Angeles Sparks
          • Best Male Athlete: Tiger Woods, Golf
          • Best Moment: "Great Sportsmanship" (Central Washington University's Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace, Western Oregon University's Sara Tucholsky)
          • Best Team: Boston Celtics
          • Best Coach/Manager: Pat Summitt, Tennessee Women's Basketball
          • Best Game: New York Giants over New England Patriots at the Super Bowl
          • Best Championship Performance: Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open
          • Best Play: New York Giants Eli Manning's pass to David Tyree at the Super Bowl
          • Best Finish: Western Kentucky over Drake in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, winning on a buzzer beater by Ty Rogers
          • Best Upset: New York Giants over New England Patriots at the Super Bowl
          • Best Breakthrough Athlete: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
          • Best Record Breaking Performance: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
          • Best Sports Movie: Semi-Pro
          • Best Male College Athlete: Tim Tebow, Florida Football
          • Best Female College Athlete: Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball
          • Best Male Athlete With a Disability: Ryan Kocer, Wrestling (Wagner, SD)
          • Best Female Athlete With a Disability: Shay Oberg, Softball (Montana State-Billings)
          • Best International Male Athlete: Rafael Nadal, Tennis
          • Best International Female Athlete: Lorena Ochoa, Golf

          Individual Sports

          • Best Baseball Player: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
          • Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
          • Best WNBA Player: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
          • Best NFL Player: Tom Brady, New England Patriots
          • Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          • Best MLS Player: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
          • Best Male Action Sport Athlete: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
          • Best Female Action Sport Athlete: Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
          • Best Bowler: Norm Duke
          • Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
          • Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather, Boxing
          • Best Golfer: Tiger Woods
          • Best Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
          • Best Outdoor Athlete: Captain Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber
          • Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer
          • Best Female Tennis Player: Maria Sharapova
          • Best Track and Field Athlete: Tyson Gay

          Sponsored Awards

          • Hummer "Like Nothing Else" Award: George Martin walks across America
          • Under Armour Undeniable Moment: Warner Robins, Georgia beats Tokyo to win the Little League World Series Championship Game with a Dalton Carriker walk-off home run in the bottom of the 8th inning (extra innings)