Best Male Athlete |
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
James Harden, Houston Rockets |
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
Best Female Athlete |
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski |
Chloe Kim, Snowboard |
Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars/United States Women’s National Soccer Team |
Best Olympic Moment |
Shaun White, Snowboard |
Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski |
U.S. Men’s Curling |
USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
Best Championship Performance |
George Springer, Houston Astros – MLB World Series |
Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors – NBA Final |
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova Men’s Basketball – CBB National Championship |
Best Breakthrough Athlete |
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints |
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers |
Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz |
Sloane Stephens, Tennis |
Best Game |
Houston Astros defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series Game 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs defeat Oklahoma Sooners, Rose Bowl |
USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics |
Best Moment |
Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game |
Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State to win the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament |
Las Vegas Golden Knights defeat Winnipeg Jets to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals |
No. 16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County upsets No. 1 Virginia |
Best Team |
Houston Astros, MLB |
Philadelphia Eagles, NFL |
USA Women’s Ice Hockey |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA Women’s Basketball |
Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men’s Basketball |
Golden State Warriors, NBA |
Washington Capitals, NHL |
Best Coach |
Aaron Feis |
Scott Beigel |
Chris Hixon |
Best College Athlete |
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Football |
Jalen Brunson, Villanova Basketball |
Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimming |
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina Basketball |
Best Play |
1. ND’s Arike Ogunbowale hits 2nd buzzer beater to win NCAA women’s national |
title |
2. Minnesota Miracle: Stefon Diggs makes last-second TD Catch to send Vikings to NFC championship |
3. Philly Special: Eagles fool Patriots with fourth-down TD toss to Foles |
4. Alabama wins national title on 41-yard OT TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Devonta Smith |
5. FSU’s Jessie Warren makes diving double play in WCWS |
6. LeBron James nails buzzer beater 3-pointer to beat the Pacers in Game 5 of Round 1 |
7. Evanston Township High school freshman Blake Peters hits 80-foot buzzer beater |
8. Gareth Bale scores go-ahead bicycle kick goal in Champions League Final
1022 |
9. Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick goal against Juventus |
10. Julian McGarvey makes last-second steal & heave to secure Ardsley High School’s 1st Section 1 title in 60 years |
11. LeBron floats a glass-kissing buzzer beater to beat Raptors in game 3 of round 2 |
12. Team USA’s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scores the shootout winner to secure gold medal in women’s hockey |
13. Giannis Antetokounmpo leapfrog dunks on Tim Hardaway Jr |
14. Acrobatic volleyball play from Autumn Finney out of Decatur High School |
15. Golden Knights’ William Karlsson goes through legs for ‘goal of the year’ contender |
16. Jordan Poole hits buzzer-beater to send Michigan to the Sweet 16s |
Best Record-Breaking Performance |
Roger Federer, Tennis |
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury |
Best International Men’s Soccer Player |
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona/Argentina National Team |
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid/Portuguese National Team |
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egyptian National Team |
Neymar Jr., PSG/Brazilian National Team |
Best International Women’s Soccer Player |
Lieke Martens, FC Barcelona/Netherlands National Team |
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars/Australian National Team |
Pernille Harder, VfL Wolfsburg/Danish National Team |
Jodie Taylor, Seattle Reign/English National Team |
Best NFL Player |
Tom Brady, New England Patriots |
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams |
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers |
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams |
Best MLB Player |
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees |
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros |
Mike Trout, LA Angels |
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals |
Best NHL Player |
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals |
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers |
Marc-Andre Fleury, Las Vegas Golden Knights |
Best Driver |
Josef Newgarden, IndyCar |
Martin Truex Jr, NASCAR |
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One |
Brittany Force, NHRA |
Best NBA Player |
James Harden, Houston Rockets |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks |
Best WNBA Player |
Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks |
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx |
Skylar Diggins-Smith, Dallas Wings |
Best Fighter |
Terence Crawford, Boxing |
Vasyl Lomachenko, Boxing |
Rose Namajunas, UFC |
Georges St-Pierre, UFC |
Best Male Golfer |
Jordan Spieth |
Justin Thomas |
Dustin Johnson |
Patrick Reed |
Best Female Golfer |
Shanshan Feng |
Inbee Park |
Ariya Jutanugarn |
Sung-Hyun Park |
Best Male Olympian |
Shaun White, Snowboarding |
Red Gerard, Snowboarding |
David Wise, Halfpipe Skiing |
John Shuster, Curling |
Best Female Olympian |
Chloe Kim, Snowboarding |
Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing |
Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding |
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, US Women’s Hockey |
Best Male Tennis Player |
Roger Federer |
Rafael Nadal |
Marin Cilic |
Best Female Tennis Player |
Sloane Stephens |
Caroline Wozniacki |
Simona Halep |
Garbine Muguruza |
Best Male Action Sports Athlete |
Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Ski |
Kelvin Hoefler (BRA), Skateboard |
David Wise (USA), Ski |
Marcus Kleveland (NOR), Snowboard |
Best Female Action Sports Athlete |
Chloe Kim (USA), Snowboard |
Jamie Anderson (USA), Snowboard |
Brighton Zeuner (USA), Skateboard |
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS). Surf |
Best Jockey |
Mike Smith |
Jose Ortiz |
Florent Geroux |
Flavien Prat |
Best Male Athlete With a Disability |
Dan Cnossen, Nordic Skiing |
Andrew Kurka, Alpine Skiing |
Declan Farmer, Sled Hockey |
Mike Schultz, Snowboarding |
Best Female Athlete With a Disability |
Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing |
Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding |
Kendall Gretsch, Nordic Skiing |
Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field |
Best Bowler |
Jason Belmonte |
Rhino Page |
Tom Smallwood |
Jesper Svensson |
Best MLS Player |
Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago Fire |
Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers |
Ike Opara, Sporting Kansas City |
Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City |
Best NWSL Player |
Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars |
Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign |
Sam Mewis |
Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns |