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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNCaitlin Clark named WNBA Player of the Year at the 2025 ESPY AwardsCaitlin Clark was able to add another accolade to her impressive ledger on Wednesday as she was named the 2025 WNBA Player of the Year at the ESPYs.
Two Los Angeles-area firefighters were honored at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday night, receiving the Pat Tillman Award for Service for their response to the devastating January wildfires.
The NFL's latest title-winning squad was named the "Best Team" at the 2025 ESPYS Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The final award of the night went to the team that went 14-3 in the regular season and rattled off four wins to take home the franchise's second title in eight seasons.
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Host Shane Gillis brought his trademark brand of combative humor to the opening monologue of Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards in Hollywood, drawing a mixed response from the audience of professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities.
Comedian Shane Gillis hosted this year's ESPYS, and he certainly didn't hold back in his unfiltered monologue, making jokes about a host of topics and athletes including Shohei Ohtani, Caitlin Clark and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
An emotional Katie Schumacher-Cawley accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance with her husband and children looking on. The Penn State women’s volleyball coach was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in September. She continued coaching without missing a practice and became the first woman to guide a team to the NCAA national championship.
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The U.S. gymnast then thanked ESPN for highlighting women’s sports more often in recent years, before cutting her speech short. It was Biles' second time winning the award for best female athlete, having last done so in 2017. Overall, the U.S. gymnast has won seven ESPY Awards throughout her decorated career.