Dirk and the Mav’s win big at the Espy’s

July 14, 2011 | Posted by Bata |

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The NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks won the award for Best Team, coach Rick Carlisle won Best Coach/Manager, and superstar Dirk Nowitski (pic below) won Best Male Athlete and Best NBA player. LA Clippers Blake Griffin won Breakthrough Athlete. Rookie of the Year, Blake Griffin averaged 22.5 ppg and 12.1 rpg, and became the first rookie elected to the All-Star game since Yao Ming in 2003. Abby Wambach sensational header to tie Brazile (and go on to win with penalty kicks) in the 122′ minute of the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Sunday July 10, was voted in by the fans as the Best Play. The esteemed Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was awarded to Dewey Bozella, who was wrongfully incarcerated in 1983, and won his release finally in 2009. Biebs was in the building, and host Seth Myers joked on the child music prodigy, “Justin Bieber could have set himself on fire and not have had a crazier outfit than Brian Wilson”. SF Giants reliever Brian Wilson walked down the red carpet in a full-body spandex tuxedo, complete with black high-tops and a cane. Check out some of the other award recipients below!

“I’m so humbled and honored by this,” Nowitzki said. “It’s
been an unreal year for all of us on the Mavericks.” – espn

Name:	Profession:	Award:	Accomplishment:
Tim Thomas	NHL Boston Bruins Goalie	Best Championship Performance	Stopped 238 out of 246 shots vs. Vancouver Canucks in the seven game Stanley Cup Finals
Lindsey Vonn	U.S.A. Olympic downhill skier	Best Female Athlete	Reigning Olympic downhill champion and three-time World Cup ski champion
Jimmer Fredette	College – BYU basketball player	Best Male College Athlete	Averaged 28.5 ppg at BYU, and drafted 10^th to the Sacramento Kings
Anthony Robles	Arizona State University wrestler	Jimmy V Award & Best Male Athlete with a disability	Won the NCAA wrestling championship, despite wrestling with only one leg.
Philadelphia Eagles beat the Giants 38-31	NFL	Best Game	The Eagles scored 28 points in the final seven minutes, 18 seconds to take first place from the Giants in this Dec game.
VCU Men’s Basketball team	NCAA	Best Upset	VCU defeated heavily favoredKansas71-61 to reach the Final Four
Aaron Rodgers	NFL-QB-Green Bay Packers	Best NFL Player	Super Bowl MVP
Roy Halladay	MLB-P-Philadelphia Phillies	Best MLB Player & Best Moment	Dominating pitcher for the first place Phillies
Jimmie Johnson	NASCAR	Best Driver	Five-time Sprint Cup Champion
Diana Taurasi	WNBA-Phoenix Mercury	Best WNBA Player
Manny Pacquiao	Boxing	Best Fighter	10-time World title winner
Cristie Kerr	WPGA	Best Female Golfer	Two-time Major winner
Rafael Nadal	Tennis	Best Male Tennis Player
Serena Williams	Tennis	Best Female Tennis Player
MayaMoore	Women’s NCAA-U-Conn Huskies	Best Female College Athlete	Helped U-Conn to two national titles, and win 90 consecutive games
Shaun White	Snowboarder/Skateboarder	Best Male Action Sport Athlete
Stephanie Gilmore	Surfing	Best Female Action Sport Athlete	Four-time defending surfing champion
John Velasquez	Jockey	Best Jockey	Kentucky Derby winner
Mallory Weggemann	Paralympic swimmer	Best Female Athlete with a Disability	Paralympic Gold Medalist
Jason Belmonte	Bowling	Best Bowler	Australian phenom bowler
Landon Donovan	MLS-LA Galaxy	Best MLS Player	All-time leader in scoring and assists for TeamUSA
Tyson Gay	Sprinter	Best Track and Field Athlete	Holds the U.S. record in the 100 meters (9.69 seconds)
Mark Herzlich	NCAA-Football-Boston College	Best Comeback	This linebacker came back after having bone cancer
Arian Foster	NFL-Houston Texans	Castol EDGE NFL Strongest Performance
Stanford Women’s Athletics		Capital One Cup	Recognizes excellence in collegiate athletics
Florida Men’s Athletics		Capital One Cup	Recognizes excellence in collegiate athletics
“The Fighter”	Movie	Best Sports Movie	Mark Wahlberg was phenomenal as a up and coming boxer, in the shadows of his older brother problems (use to box but does drugs now)