17th Annual ESPY awards winners! Michael Phelps was the brightest star of them all!

here are the list of winners. as posted by ABC7.com

Male Athlete
Michael Phelps, swimming

Female Athlete
Nastia Liukin, gymnastics

Team
Los Angeles Lakers

Coach-Manager
Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers

Breakthrough Athlete
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Game
Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl

Record-breaking Performance
Michael Phelps, eight Olympic gold medals

Championship Performance
Michael Phelps, eight Olympic gold medals

Play
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger’s game-winning pass to Santonio Holmes, Super Bowl

Moment
U.S. men’s 400-meter freestyle swimming relay wins Olympic gold

Upset
U.S. men’s soccer team defeats Spain in Confederations Cup semifinals

Sports Movie
“The Express: The Ernie Davis Story”

Male College Athlete
Tim Tebow, Florida football

Female College Athlete
Maya Moore, Connecticut basketball

Male Action Sport Athlete
Shaun White,skateboarding/snowboarding

Female Action Sport Athlete
Gretchen Bleiler, snowboarding

Male Athlete With A Disability
Jason Lester, Ironman triathlete

Female Athlete With a Disability
Erin Popovich, swimming

Male International Athlete
Usain Bolt, sprinter, Jamaica

Female International Athlete
Lorena Ochoa, golf, Mexico

Baseball Player
Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals

NBA Player
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

WNBA Player
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks

NFL Player
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals

NHL Player
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

MLS Player
Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy

Bowler
Norm Duke

Driver
Jimmie Johnson

Fighter
Manny Pacquiao, boxing

Male Golfer
Tiger Woods

Female Golfer
Lorena Ochoa

Jockey
Calvin Borel

Male Tennis Player
Roger Federer

Female Tennis Player
Serena Williams

Male Olympian
Michael Phelps, swimming

Female Olympian
Shawn Johnson, gymnastics

Male Action Sport Athlete
Shaun White,skateboarding-snowboarding

Female Action Sport Athlete
Maya Gabeira, surfing

Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Nelson Mandela, former South African president

Jimmy V ESPY for Perseverance
Don Meyer, Northern State University basketball coach

Comeback
Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer

Icon Award
Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals

All America Moment
Andre DeBose and Russell Shepherd, football

The Associated Press contribute

A star studded night in LA for ESPY’s Celebration of Champions Athlete

Los Angeles, CA - The brightest stars in the Sports Industry were gathered last night for the ESPY’s Pre Party and Celebration of Champions Athlete held at J lounge Bar and Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Among the attendees were Carmelo Anthony with Lala Vasquez, Terrell Owens, Olympic stars Shawn Johnson, Natalie Coughlin, LaShawn Merritt, Bernard Berrian of the Vikings, Young Jeezzy, Green Bay Aaron Rodgers, Candace Cameron Bure , Coach Wade Philips and more. The night featured different items which were included in the gift bags to be presented to all the athletes and celebrities. Once again, Beseeninhollywood takes you to the red carpet:

All photos are property of Beseeninhollywood, taken by Ping Nepomuceno. We would like to thank all the sponsors and organizers of the event. Special thanks to Keri Potts of ESPN, Mr. Steve Webster of CMPR firm, the ESPY’s , J Lounge and to all who made it a great night!!