The 2022 ESPYS: Complete List of Nominees
Best Players Part 1
BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS
· Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
· Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
· Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
· Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS
· Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon
· Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics
· Katie Ledecky, Swimming
· Candace Parker, Chicago Sky
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
· Trinity Rodman, Washington Spirit
· Eileen Gu, Skier
· Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
· Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
· Stephen Curry passes Ray Allen for most 3-pointers made in NBA history
· Jocelyn Alo breaks Lauren Chamberlain's home run record for most in Division I history (96)
· Allyson Felix, Track & Field won her 11th career medal surpassing Carl Lewis for the United States track and field record
· Tom Brady becomes the NFL all-time passing yards leader overtaking Drew Brees
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
· Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams – Super Bowl LVI
· Julianna Peña, UFC 269
· Max Verstappen, F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
· Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche – Stanley Cup Finals
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
· Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
· Trey Mancini, Baltimore Orioles
· Diamond DeShields, Phoenix Mercury
prevnextTeams and Games
BEST PLAY
1. Unbelievable Corner Kick Goal by Megan Rapinoe
2. Justin Tucker 66-yard NFL record field goal
4. Hansel Enmanuel with the play of the year
BEST TEAM
· Golden State Warriors, NBA
· Chicago Sky, WNBA
· Atlanta Braves, MLB
· Los Angeles Rams, NFL
· Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
· Georgia Bulldogs, NCAA Football
· Colorado Avalanche, NHL
BEST OLYMPIAN, WOMEN'S SPORTS
· Sunisa Lee, Gymnastics
· Oksana Masters, Cross Country Skiing, Road Cycling, Biathlon
· Katie Ledecky, Swimming
· Allyson Felix, Track & Field
BEST OLYMPIAN, MEN'S SPORTS
· Nathan Chen, Figure Skating
· Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
· Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field
· Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
BEST GAME
· Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills in an OT thriller (AFC Divisional Game)
· UConn defeats NC State in double OT (Elite 8 NCAA Women's Basketball)
· Kansas' 16-point rally, which was the biggest comeback in championship game history (NCAA Men's Basketball Championship)
· Bryce Young rallies Alabama to beat Auburn in four OTs (NCAA Football Iron Bowl)
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BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN'S SPORTS
· Bryce Young, Alabama Football
· Dante Polvara, Georgetown Men's Soccer
· Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga Men's Basketball
· Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SPORTS
· Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Women's Basketball
· Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer
· Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Softball
· Charlotte North, Boston College Lacrosse
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, MEN'S SOCCER
· Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
· Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City
· Sadio Mané, Liverpool
· Kylian Mbappé, PSG
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN'S SOCCER
· Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
· Sam Kerr, Chelsea
· Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal
· Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona
BEST NFL PLAYER
· Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
· T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
· Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
BEST MLB PLAYER
· Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
· Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
· Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
· Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves
BEST NHL PLAYER
· Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
· Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
· Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
· Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
prevnextBest Players Part 3
BEST DRIVER
· Kyle Larson, NASCAR
· Max Verstappen, F1
· Steve Torrence, NHRA
· Álex Palou, IndyCar
BEST NBA PLAYER
· Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
· Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
· Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
· Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
BEST WNBA PLAYER
· Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
· Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
· Skylar Diggins-Smith, Phoenix Mercury
· Candace Parker, Chicago Sky
BEST BOXER
· Tyson Fury
· Shakur Stevenson
· Katie Taylor
· Mikaela Mayer
BEST MMA FIGHTER
· Alexander Volkanovski
· Charles Oliveira
· Kamaru Usman
· Kayla Harrison
BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S GOLF
· Scottie Scheffler
· Cameron Smith
· Justin Thomas
· Jon Rahm
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S GOLF
· Nelly Korda
· Ko Jin-young
· Lydia Ko
· Minjee Lee
BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S TENNIS
· Rafael Nadal
· Dylan Alcott
· Carlos Alcaraz
· Felix Auger-Aliassime
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S TENNIS
· Emma Raducanu
· Ashleigh Barty
· Iga Świątek
· Leylah Fernandez
BEST ATHLETE, MEN'S ACTION SPORTS
· Eli Tomac, Supercross
· Alex Hall, Ski
· Yuto Horigome, Skateboard
· Ayumu Hirano, Snowboard
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN'S ACTION SPORTS
· Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Snowboard
· Eileen Gu, Ski
· Rayssa Leal, Skateboard
· Chloe Kim, Snowboard
prevnextJockey and Athletes with Disabilities
BEST JOCKEY
· Flavien Prat
· Irad Ortiz
· Jose Ortiz
· Joel Rosario
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, MEN'S SPORTS
· Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey
· Nick Mayhugh, Track & Field
· Brad Snyder, Paratriathlon & Swimming
· Ian Seidenfeld, Table Tennis
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, WOMEN'S SPORTS
· Oksana Masters, Cycling & Nordic/Biathlon
· Jessica Long, Swimming
· Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding
· Kate Ward, Soccer
prevnextBowling and Soccer
BEST BOWLER
· Jason Belmonte
· Anthony Simonsen
· Kyle Troup
· Dom Barrett
BEST MLS PLAYER
· Valentin Castellanos, NYCFC
· Jesús Ferreira, FC Dallas
· Carles Gil, New England Revolution
· Carlos Vela, LAFC
BEST NWSL PLAYER
· Ashley Hatch, Washington Spirit
· Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit
· Jess Fishlock, OL Reign
· Caprice Dydasco, NJ/NY Gotham FC
prevnextWWE
BEST WWE MOMENT
MATCH 1
· Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble
· Bianca Belair wins RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania
MATCH 2
· John Cena returns at Money In The Bank
· Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble
MATCH 3
· WWE welcomes back fans with full live crowd (Smackdown 7/16)
· Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory, and Pat McAfee on WrestleMania Night 2
MATCH 4
· Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win both the Universal & WWE Championship
· Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania
MATCH 5
· Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship (RAW 9/13)
· The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania
MATCH 6
· Becky Lynch returns at SummerSlam
· Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall Of Fame
MATCH 7
· Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel
· Wee man body slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania MATCH 8
· Brock Lesnar returns at SummerSlam to confront Roman Reigns
· Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania
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