The 2025 ESPYS Winners Full List

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The 2025 ESPYS Presented by Capital One celebrated the best moments in sports at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The show, hosted by comedian, actor, and writer Shane Gillis, featured winners Simone Biles, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Suni Lee, Ilona Maher, Alexander Ovechkin, the Philadelphia Eagles, and Sloane Stephens.

The awards ceremony recognized individuals in the sports world who have demonstrated admirable strength and bravery in the face of adversity with three marquee awards: the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

The 2025 ESPYS Winners Are As Follows

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The award show took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. on July 16.

Best Athlete – Men’s Sports – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

Best Athlete – Women’s Sports – Simone Biles, Gymnast

Best Breakthrough Athlete – Ilona Maher, Team USA Rugby 

Best Record-Breaking Performance – Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals – NHL All-Time Goals Leader

Best Championship Performance – Simone Biles, 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around

Best Comeback Athlete – Suni Lee, Gymnast

Best Play – Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle, NFL (11/3/24)

Best Team – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL

Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports – Cooper Flagg, Duke Basketball

Best College Athlete – Women’s Sports – JuJu Watkins, USC Basketball

Best Athlete With A Disability – Noah Elliott, Snowboard

Best NFL Player – Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles

Best MLB Player – Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

Best NHL Player – Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers

Best NBA Player – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

Best WNBA Player – Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever

Best Driver – Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC Fighter – Merab Dvalishvili

Best Boxer – Katie Taylor

Best Soccer Player – Christian Pulisic, AC Milan, US

Best Golfer – Scottie Scheffler

Best Tennis Player – Coco Gauff

Gatorade Best Female Player of the Year – Jane Hendengren, Cross Country, Track and Field

Gatorade Best Male Player of the Year – Cameron Boozer, Basketball

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Oscar Robertson

Pat Tillman Award for Service: David Walters and Erin Regan

SPORTS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Sloane Stephens

Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award: Maegha Ramanathan, Rishin Tandon, Ian Waite

Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year: Indianapolis Colts

Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Honoree: Billy Bean

Sports Philanthropist of the Year Honoree: Michele Kang

Corporate Community Impact Award: Buffalo Wild Wings

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