2010 ESPY Awards Winners

Special Awards


Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School coach Ed Thomas' family

Jimmy V Award For Perseverance: George Karl, Denver Nuggets coach



Best in Sport

Best Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier

Best Male Athlete: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Best Comeback: Kim Clijsters, tennis player

Best Performance Under Pressure: Landon Donovan, soccer

Best Moment: Landon Donovan, World Cup soccer, U.S. vs. Algeria

Best Team: New Orleans Saints

Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers

Best Game: Canada vs. USA, Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game

Best Championship Performance: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Best Play: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings

Best Upset: Northern Iowa over Kansas, NCAA tournament

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans

Best Record Breaking Performance: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut, longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon

Best Sports Movie: "The Blind Side"

College Athletic Program: Duke men's athletics and Stanford women's athletics



Individual Sports

Best Baseball Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals

Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Best WNBA Player: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

Best NFL Player: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy

Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White, skateboarding/snowboarding

Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Torah Bright, snowboarding

Best Bowler: Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson

Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather

Best Male Golfer: Phil Mickelson

Best Female Golfer: Lorena Ochoa

Best Jockey: Calvin Borel

Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer

Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams

Best U.S. Male Olympian: Shaun White

Best U.S. Female Olympian: Lindsey Vonn

Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt

Best Male College Athlete: John Wall, Kentucky basketball

Best Female College Athlete: Maya Moore, Connecticut basketball

Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Steve Cash, hockey

Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Amy Palmiero-Winters, track and field