Yes! The long-awaited day has finally come! We can now vote for the ESPYs!!! I voted!! The ESPYs are July 11th. They're by far my favorite awards show. Here's the nominees and (as usual) my picks are in bold.
Best Male Athlete: Novak Djokovic, LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Verlander
Best Female Athlete: Brittney Griner, Maria Sharapova, Lindsey Vonn, Abby Wambach
Best Championship Performance: David Freese, LeBron James, Eli Manning, Tony Stewart, Jonathan Quick
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Anthony Davis, Robert Griffin III, Rob Gronkowski, Jeremy Lin, Alex Morgan
Best Record-Breaking Performance: Drew Brees Passes Dan Marino, Coach K passes Bobby Knight, Mariano Rivera passes Trevor Hoffman, Lexi Thompson
Best Upset: Iowa State over Oklahoma State, Los Angeles Kings over Everyone, Lehigh over Duke, Norfolk State over Missouri
Best Game: Missouri at Kansas, 49ers v. Saints, Rangers-Cardinals Game 6
Best Moment: Derek Jeter's 3000th Hit, Tim Tebow in Playoffs, Bubba Watson Wins Masters, MLB 2011's Last Night
Best Team: Alabama Football, Baylor Women's Basketball, Kentucky Men's Basketball, LA Kings, Miami Heat, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
Best Comeback: Sidney Crosby, Johan Santana, Maria Sharapova, Matthew Stafford
Best Coach/Manager: John Calipari, Tom Coughlin, Kim Mulkey, Patrick Murphy, Erik Spoelstra, Darryl Sutter
Best NFL Player: Drew Brees, Rob Gronkowski, Calvin Johnson, Aaron Rodgers, Terrell Suggs
Best MLB Player: Ryan Braun, Josh Hamilton, Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander
Best NHL Player: Claude Giroux, Henrik Lundqvist, Evgeni Malkin, Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Quick
Best Driver: Dario Franchitti, Tony Stewart, Sebastian Vettel, Del Worsham
Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kevin Love, Tony Parker, Rajon Rondo
Best WNBA Player: Seimone Augustus, Tamika Catchings, Tina Charles, Angel McCoughtry, Diana Taurasi
Best Fighter: Jon "Bones" Jones, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Anderson Silva, Andre Ward
Best Male Golfer: Luke Donald, Bill Haas, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson
Best Female Golfer: Cristie Kerr, Yani Tseng, So Yeon Ryu
Best Male Tennis Player: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal
Best Female Tennis Player: Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova, Maria Sharapova, Samantha Stosur
Best Male College Athlete: Jack Connolly, Anthony Davis, Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Mike Zunino (Gator)
Best Female College Athlete: Brittney Griner, Alex Jupiter, Caitilin Leverenz, Teresa Noyola, Jackie Traina
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Travis Rice, Kelly Slater, Ryan Villopoto, Shaun White
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Jamie Anderson, Kelly Clark, Carissa Moore, Kaya Turski
Best Jockey: Javier Castallano, Ramon Dominguez, Mario Gutierrez, John Velazquez
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Baxter Humby, Ray Martin, Kyle Maynard, Oz Sanchez, Tyler Walker
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Jessica Long, Chelsea McClammer, Tatyana McFadden, Alana Nichols, Melissa Stockwell
Best Bowler: Jason Belmonte, Mike Fagan, Sean Rash
Best MLS Player: David Beckham, Brad Davis, Dwyane de Rosario, Chris Wondolowski
Best Track and Field Athlete: Walter Dix, Carmelita Jeter, Jason Richardson, Christian Taylor
Best International Athlete: Novak Djokovic, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Rinaldo, Yani Tseng
Note: In an ESPN chat session with 2012 ESPYs Host, Rob Riggle, he answered TWO of my questions! One asking about Seth Meyers and the other, The Hangover.
Cool - Hope your picks win. And congrats on the responses from Riggle!
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