# 2014 ESPY Awards

The 2014 ESPY Awards, the 22nd annual ceremony of the ESPY Awards, was held on July 16, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and broadcast by ESPN. The event was hosted by Drake.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Male Athlete Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers, MLB Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos, NFL Floyd Mayweather – Boxing | Best Female Athlete Ronda Rousey – UFC Maya Moore – Minnesota Lynx, WNBA Mikaela Shiffrin – Alpine skiing Breanna Stewart – UConn basketball |
| Best Male Golfer Bubba Watson Martin Kaymer Adam Scott Henrik Stenson | Best Female Golfer Michelle Wie Stacy Lewis Inbee Park Suzann Pettersen |
| Best Male Athlete with a Disability Declan Farmer – Sled hockey Mark Bathum – Alpine skiing Raymond Martin – Wheelchair racing Mike Shea – Snowboarding Evan Strong – Snowboarding | Best Female Athlete with a Disability Jamie Whitmore – Cycling Minda Dentler – Triathlon Oksana Masters – Skiing Tatyana McFadden – Wheelchair racing Laurie Stephens - Skiing |
| Best Male Tennis Player Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Andy Murray | Best Female Tennis Player Maria Sharapova Li Na Agnieszka Radwańska Serena Williams |
| Best Male Action Sports Athlete Nyjah Huston – Skateboarding Grant Baker – Surfing Tucker Hibbert – Snowmobile Ryan Villopoto – Motocross/Supercross David Wise - Halfpipe skiing | Best Female Action Sports Athlete Jamie Anderson – Snowboarding Maddie Bowman – Freestyle skiing Kelly Clark – Snowboarding Vicki Golden – Motocross Carissa Moore - Surfing |
| Best Male U.S. Olympian Sage Kotsenburg – Snowboard slopestyle Joss Christensen – Freestyle skiing Ted Ligety – Alpine skiing Charlie White – Ice dance David Wise – Freestyle skiing | Best Female U.S. Olympian Jamie Anderson – Snowboarding Maddie Bowman – Freestyle skiing Meryl Davis – Ice dance Kaitlyn Farrington – Snowboarding Mikaela Shiffrin - Alpine skiing |
| Best Male College Athlete Doug McDermott – Creighton basketball Johnny Gaudreau – Boston College hockey David Taylor – Penn State wrestling Lyle Thompson – Albany lacrosse Jameis Winston – Florida State football | Best Female College Athlete Breanna Stewart – UConn basketball Morgan Brian – Virginia soccer Taylor Cummings – Maryland lacrosse Micha Hancock – Penn State volleyball Hannah Rogers - Florida softball |
| Best NBA Player Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder Blake Griffin – Los Angeles Clippers LeBron James – Miami Heat Joakim Noah – Chicago Bulls | Best WNBA Player Maya Moore – Minnesota Lynx Elena Delle Donne – Chicago Sky Angel McCoughtry – Atlanta Dream Candace Parker – Los Angeles Sparks |
| Best International Athlete Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid, Soccer Rafael Nadal – Tennis Inbee Park – Women's golf Sebastian Vettel – Formula One | Best Comeback Athlete Russell Westbrook – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Josh Beckett – Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL Dominic Moore – New York Rangers, NHL |
| Best Breakthrough Athlete Richard Sherman – Seattle Seahawks, NFL Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Damian Lillard – Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Masahiro Tanaka – New York Yankees, MLB | Best NHL Player Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks Anže Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers Jonathan Toews - Chicago Blackhawks |
| Best NFL Player Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos Jamaal Charles – Kansas City Chiefs Luke Kuechly – Carolina Panthers LeSean McCoy – Philadelphia Eagles Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks | Best MLS Player Tim Cahill – New York Red Bulls Marco Di Vaio – Montreal Impact Robbie Keane – Los Angeles Galaxy Mike Magee – Chicago Fire |
| Best Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay – IndyCar Scott Dixon – IndyCar Dale Earnhardt Jr. – NASCAR John Force – NHRA Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR | Best Fighter Floyd Mayweather – Boxing Jon Jones – MMA Manny Pacquiao – Boxing Ronda Rousey – MMA Andre Ward - Boxing |
| Best Bowler Pete Weber Jason Belmonte Wes Malott Sean Rash | Best Jockey Victor Espinoza Javier Castellano Joel Rosario Mike Smith |
| Best Team Seattle Seahawks – NFL Boston Red Sox – MLB Los Angeles Kings – NHL San Antonio Spurs – NBA UConn Huskies – Women’s college basketball Florida State Football – College football | Best Upset Mercer beats Duke – NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament UConn wins NCAA title – NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Chris Weidman over Anderson Silva – UFC 162 |
| Best Coach/Manager Gregg Popovich – San Antonio Spurs, NBA Geno Auriemma – UConn Huskies, Women’s college basketball Pete Carroll – Seattle Seahawks, NFL John Farrell – Boston Red Sox, MLB Kevin Ollie – UConn Huskies, Men’s college basketball | Best Championship Performance Kawhi Leonard – San Antonio Spurs, NBA Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR Shabazz Napier – UConn Huskies, Men's college basketball David Ortiz – Boston Red Sox, MLB |
| Best Game Auburn vs. Alabama – Iron Bowl Colts vs. Chiefs – AFC wildcard playoff Rangers vs. Kings – Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 | Best MLB Player Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers Chris Davis – Baltimore Orioles Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers Max Scherzer – Detroit Tigers Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels |
| Best Play Kick Six –Chris Davis of Auburn returns a missed Alabama field goal to win the 2013 Iron Bowl | Best Moment The U.S. men's national soccer team defeats Ghana 2–1 in its opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup |

## Honorary awards
### Jimmy V Award

* Stuart Scott

### Arthur Ashe Courage Award

* Michael Sam

### Pat Tillman Award for Service

* Joshua Sweeney

## In Memoriam

* Tony Gwynn
* Bum Phillips
* Tom Gola
* Ken Norton
* Walt Bellamy
* L. C. Greenwood
* Jim Fregosi
* Earl Morrall
* Chuck Noll
* Don Meyer
* Rubin Carter
* Ralph Wilson
* Bob Welch
* Emile Griffith
* Bud Adams
* Tommy Morrison
* Todd Christensen
* Don Zimmer
* Don James
* Louis Zamperini
* Art Donovan
* Ralph Kiner
* Jack Ramsay
* Jack Brabham
* Eusébio
* Alfredo Di Stéfano