{"id":25679,"date":"2019-06-19T08:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1050630"},"modified":"2019-06-19T08:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:16:00","slug":"2019-espys-the-complete-list-of-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/2019-espys-the-complete-list-of-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 ESPYS: The Complete List of Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Serena Williams<\/a><\/strong>, Kevin Durant<\/strong>, Tiger Woods<\/a><\/strong>, and Simone Biles<\/a><\/strong> are among the star athletes nominated for 2019 ESPYS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tennis champion, arguably the most successful of all time, is nominated for Best Female Tennis Player. She has received the honor nine times since 2003. Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star player, is nominated for an ESPY for Best NBA Player. He last received the honor in 2014. Woods, who made a comeback in April<\/a> by winning his first major golf championship title in 11 years, is nominated for Best Male Golfer.<\/p>\n

Biles, the most decorated American gymnast who was part of the gold-medal-winning “Final Five” team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, is nominated for an ESPY for Best Female Athlete. <\/p>\n

The 2019 ESPYS will be hosted by Tracy Morgan<\/a><\/strong> and will air live on ABC on Wednesday, July 10, at 8 p.m. ET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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See a full list of ESPY nominations below:<\/p>\n

BEST MALE ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka, Golf<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm<\/p>\n

Simone Biles, Gymnast<\/p>\n

Alex Morgan, USWNT<\/p>\n

Mikaela Shiffrin, US Skiing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saquon Barkley, New York Giants<\/p>\n

Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks <\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka \u2013 US Open, Australian Open<\/p>\n

BEST INTERNATIONAL MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lionel Messi<\/p>\n

Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbappe<\/p>\n

Virgil Van Dyke<\/p>\n

BEST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pernille Harder, Denmark<\/p>\n

Ada Hegerberg, Norway<\/p>\n

Sam Kerr, Australia<\/p>\n

Lucy Bronze, England<\/p>\n

BEST NFL PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

BEST MLB PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mookie Betts, Red Sox<\/p>\n

Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n

Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets<\/p>\n

Blake Snell, Tampa Bays Rays<\/p>\n

BEST NHL PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche<\/p>\n

Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals<\/p>\n

BEST DRIVER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton, F1<\/p>\n

Steve Torrence, NHRA<\/p>\n

Scott Dixon, Indy<\/p>\n

Kyle Busch, NASCAR<\/p>\n

BEST NBA PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n

James Harden, Houston Rockets<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n

Paul George, OKC Thunder<\/p>\n

BEST WNBA PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm<\/p>\n

Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury<\/p>\n

Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics<\/p>\n

Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks<\/p>\n

BEST BOXER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canelo Alvarez<\/p>\n

Vasily Lomachenko<\/p>\n

Oleksandr Usyk<\/p>\n

Terence Crawford<\/p>\n

BEST MMA FIGHTER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya<\/p>\n

Daniel Cormier<\/p>\n

Henry Cejudo<\/p>\n

Amanda Nunes<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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BEST MALE GOLFER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods<\/p>\n

Justin Rose<\/p>\n

Francesco Molinari<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE GOLFER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ariya Jutanugarn<\/p>\n

Brooke Henderson<\/p>\n

Jin-Young Ko<\/p>\n

Sung Hyun Park<\/p>\n

BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/p>\n

Rafael Nadal<\/p>\n

Roger Federer<\/p>\n

Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naomi Osaka<\/p>\n

Simona Halep<\/p>\n

Serena Williams<\/p>\n

Petra Kvitov\u00e1<\/p>\n

BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nyjah Huston (USA), skateboard<\/p>\n

Scotty James (AUS), snowboard<\/p>\n

Tom Pages (FRA), freestyle motocross<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina (BRA), surf<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly Sildaru (EST), ski<\/p>\n

Chloe Kim (USA), snowboard<\/p>\n

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL), snowboard<\/p>\n

Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), surf<\/p>\n

BEST JOCKEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irad Ortiz Jr.<\/p>\n

Mike Smith<\/p>\n

Florent Geroux<\/p>\n

Jose Ortiz<\/p>\n

BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Barr \u2013 Triathalon<\/p>\n

Declan Farmer  \u2013 Hockey<\/p>\n

Daniel Romanchuk \u2013 Marathon Racing<\/p>\n

Oz Sanchez \u2013 Cycling<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oksana Masters, Nordic Skiing<\/p>\n

Tatyana McFadden, Marathon Racing<\/p>\n

Shawn Morelli, Cycling<\/p>\n

Allysa Seely, Triathalon<\/p>\n

BEST BOWLER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Belmonte<\/p>\n

Norm Duke<\/p>\n

Anthony Simonsen<\/p>\n

Jakob Butturff<\/p>\n

BEST MLS PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josef Martinez, Atlanta United<\/p>\n

Wayne Rooney, DC United<\/p>\n

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy<\/p>\n

Aaron Long, NY Red Bulls<\/p>\n

BEST NWSL PLAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lindsey Horan, Portland Thorns<\/p>\n

Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns<\/p>\n

Sam Kerr, Chicago Red Stars<\/p>\n

Abby Erceg, North Carolina Courage<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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BEST GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n

NCAAF \u2013 LSU vs. Texas A&M: Aggies win seven-overtime 74-72 thriller in highest scoring game in FBS history<\/p>\n

NFL Week 11 \u2013 LA Rams (54) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (51) \u2013 Monday Night Football<\/p>\n

NCAAW Final Four \u2013 Notre Dame (81) vs. UConn (76) \u2013 26 lead changes<\/p>\n

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kyler Murray, Oklahoma Football \u2013 2018 Heisman Trophy Winner<\/p>\n

Zion Williamson, Duke MBB \u2013 2019 Wooden Award Winner<\/p>\n

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Softball \u2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year<\/p>\n

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon WBB \u2013 2019 Wooden Award Winner<\/p>\n

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) passed Peyton Manning’s 71,940 career passing yards to move into first place on the all-time list; most completions in NFL history, 6,300+ completions passes Brett Favre<\/p>\n

Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon Basketball) recorded her 13th triple-double. She now holds the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball record for triple doubles. She surpassed Kyle Collinsworth’s mark of 12 in four seasons at BYU. She also broke the Division I men’s and women’s record in a single season in the Ducks’ 96\u201378 win over Southern California (7) breaking former BYU guard Kyle Collinsworth<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) broke the NBA 3-point record in a game with 14, passing Stephen Curry’s previous mark<\/p>\n

Matthew Boling became the first-ever high schooler to break 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash, dropping a 9.98<\/p>\n

BEST PLAY (bracket-style voting)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Miami Miracle: Miami Dolphins Stun the New England Patriots<\/li>\n
  2. Kawhi Leonard Drains Game-Winner at Buzzer in Game 7<\/li>\n
  3. Derrick Henry’s NFL-record 99-yard run vs. Jaguars<\/li>\n
  4. Wayne Rooney Just Single-Handedly Won A Match For D.C. United<\/u><\/li>\n
  5. UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10<\/li>\n
  6. Andrew Benintendi calls game<\/li>\n
  7. Damian Lillard Sends OKC Home On Buzzer Beater<\/li>\n
  8. Manchester QB Brendon Clar throws this ball to Kevin Henderson for the 48 yard TD catch<\/li>\n
  9. Texas Tech WR makes one-handed grab that mirrors OBJs best catch<\/li>\n
  10. Kinsley Washington singled home Jacqui Prober to win the Bruins’ 12th softball title<\/li>\n
  11. Julie Ertz gives the USWNT the lead early in the second half<\/li>\n
  12. Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold<\/li>\n
  13. Arike Ogunbowale Behind the Back Pass<\/li>\n
  14. Kihei Clark, Mamadi Diakite Save Virginia at the buzzer<\/li>\n
  15. Wilmington Charter’s Taylor Gillis with CATCH OF THE YEAR!<\/li>\n
  16. “Hail Mary” pass helps Texas high school football team win state title<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    BEST VIRAL SPORTS MOMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Rudolph “Blaze” Ingram, the 7-year-old  running phenom is already faster than you<\/p>\n

    Texas A&M’s Infinite Tucker goes ALL OUT for the gold<\/p>\n

    Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA Gymnastics \u2013 scores a perfect 10<\/p>\n

    Don’t Sleep on Sister Mary Jo’s curveball<\/p>\n

    BEST UPSET<\/strong><\/p>\n

    NCAAF \u2013 Old Dominion defeats No. 13 Virginia Tech 49-35, Old Dominion only had a 1.8% chance of winning according to ESPN’s FPI, making it the largest upset by an FBS team in the 14 years of Football Power Index projections<\/p>\n

    2018 US Open \u2013 Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams<\/p>\n

    NHL \u2013 Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off what many thought impossible, an upset for the ages after a 7-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on in Game 4 of their best-of-7 series.<\/p>\n

    Boxing \u2013 Andy Ruiz Jr. upset win over Anthony Joshua <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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    BEST ESPORTS MOMENT (bracket-style voting)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. SonicFox winning Evo after switching sides<\/li>\n
    2. Team Liquid upsets defending world champ Invictus Gaming at MSI<\/li>\n
    3. Cloud9 wins CS:GO Boston Major<\/li>\n
    4. Astralis winning Katowice<\/li>\n
    5. Invictus League of Legends World Championship<\/li>\n
    6. Spitfire win inaugural Overwatch League championship<\/li>\n
    7. Serral winning StarCraft at BlizzCon<\/li>\n
    8. Shanghai Dragons end 42-game losing streak<\/li>\n
    9. Team OG wins the International and $11 million from qualifiers<\/li>\n
    10. Chiquita Evans becoming the first woman in the 2K League<\/li>\n
    11. oLarry’s return to the NBA 2K League after the Jacksonville shooting<\/li>\n
    12. Leffen finally winning EVO in what could be Melee’s last year at the event<\/li>\n
    13. Ninja Fortnite win with Marshmello at E3 ProAM<\/li>\n
    14. Chritobin Madden Challenge walk off<\/li>\n
    15. G2 wins R6 world championship<\/li>\n
    16. Mongausse winning Summer Skirmish from out of nowhere<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      BEST WWE MOMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Roman Reigns returns to WWE Raw, announces his Leukemia is in remission<\/p>\n

      Becky Lynch wins both WWE Women’s Championship Titles at Wrestlemania 35<\/p>\n

      Kofi Kingston wins his first WWE Heavyweight Championship Title at Wrestlemania 35<\/p>\n

      Ronda Rousey defeats Alexa Bliss at Summerslam 2018 to win her first RAW Women’s Championship Title<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

      via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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