Kudos to Justin Timberlake who did great at hosting the 2008 ESPY’s Awards. Here are some of the highlights of last night's show:
- Justin smells David Beckham’s foot ;0
- Michael Strahan and The Giants win Espy for Best Upset!
- Zac Efron presents the Best Breakthrough Athlete Award with Sophia Bush and Kristen Bell ;0
- Lupe Fiasco introduction then Ashanti and Greg Kinnear presents award to Tiger Woods.
Here's the complete list of the 2008 ESPY Awards winners:
Special Awards
- Best comeback: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award: John Carlos and Tommie Smith, 1968 Olympic medalists
- Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Kevin Everett, former Buffalo Bills TE
Best in Sport
- Best Male Athlete: Tiger Woods, Golf
- Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball/Los Angeles Sparks
- 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 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 Play: New York Giants Eli Manning’s pass to David Tyree at the Super Bowl
- 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 Driver: Jimmie Johnson
- Best MLS Player: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Best Male Action Sport Athlete: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
- Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer
- Best Bowler: Norm Duke
- Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather, Boxing
- Best Golfer: Tiger Woods
- Best Female Tennis Player: Maria Sharapova
- Best Female Action Sport Athlete: Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
- Best Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
- Best Outdoor Athlete: Captain Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber
- Best Track and Field Athlete: Tyson Gay