Best Athlete, Men’s Sports
Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – WINNER
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Lewis Hamilton, F1
Best Athlete, Women’s Sports
Naomi Osaka, tennis – WINNER
Simone Biles, gymnastics
Amanda Nunes, UFC
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Best Breakthrough Athlete
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Chase Young, The Washington Football Team
LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets – WINNER
Crystal Dangerfield, Minnesota Lynx
Best Game
NCAA Men’s Final Four: Gonzaga (93) vs. UCLA (90) – WINNER
NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship – Stanford defeats Arizona 54-53
NFL Week 14: Baltimore Ravens 47, Cleveland Browns 42
NHL Playoffs Game 4: Winnipeg Jets sweep Edmonton Oilers in triple OT
Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports
DeVonta Smith, Alabama Football – WINNER
Luka Garza, Iowa Basketball
Gloire Amanda, Oregon State Soccer
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Football
Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports
Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Basketball – WINNER
Madison Lilley, Kentucky Volleyball
Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer
Odicci Alexander, James Madison Softball
Best Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL – WINNER
Stanford Cardinal, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Baylor Bears, NCAA Men’s Basketball
Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA Football
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Seattle Storm, WNBA
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
Best Record-Breaking Performance
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer passes Pat Summitt for most wins in NCAA Women’s basketball history (1,099)
DeVonta Smith, Alabama Football – totaled 215 yards, set records for title game catches (12) and touchdown receptions (three)
Phil Mickelson, PGA Championship – oldest winner of major tournament
Russell Westbrook, Washington Wizards – breaks triple-double record with 182 beating out Oscar Robertson who held record for 47 years – WINNER
Best International Athlete, Men’s Soccer
Kylan Mbappè, Paris Saint-Germain/French National Team
Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Argentina National Team
Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus/Portugal National Team – WINNER
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egypt National Team
Best International Athlete, Women’s Soccer
Sam Kerr, Chelsea/Australia National Team
Fran Kirby, Chelsea/English National Team
Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal/Netherlands National Team
Sam Mewis, Manchester City/USA National Team – WINNER
Best Play (round one brackets)
Match 1
Kyler Murray Launches Hail Mary to DeAndre Hopkins (11/15/2020) – WINNER
Villanova QB with the TD pass of the year (4/17/21)
Match 2
Brooklyn Nets with the Play of the Year (5/16/21)
West Texas A&M hits buzzer-beater vs. Lincoln Memorial to advance to DII National Championship Game (3/26/21)
Match 3
Shey Peddy hits buzzer-beater to eliminate WNBA Champs (9/15/20)
Bear River softball player makes astonishing (5/22/21)
Match 4
DK Metcalf chases down Budda Baker Week 7 vs. Cardinals (10/25/20)
Mookie Betts double play (06/11/21)
Match 5
Natalia Chavez hits half-court buzzer beater in OT for Volcano Vista’s 5A title win (5/10/21)
Luka Doncic hits game winner vs. Grizzlies (4/14/21)
Match 6
Unseeded Marshall Soccer scores with less than 3 minutes in OT to claim first National Title (5/17/21)
Erin Matson OT goal lifts UNC to third consecutive NCAA field hockey title (5/9/21)
Match 7
Daryl Watts scores the championship-winning goal in OT as Wisconsin Claims 2nd title in a row (3/20/21)
Simone Biles became the first women in history to land a Yurchenko double pike on vault in competition. (5/22/21)
Match 8
Braves pitcher with unique 1-6-3 play (5/9/21)
Andrew Booth’s one-handed interception (10/3/20)
Best NFL Player
Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
Best MLB Player
Josè Abreu, Chicago White Sox
Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds (2020), LA Dodgers (2021)
Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Best NHL Player
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Best Driver
Scott Dixon, IndyCar
Lewis Hamilton, F1 – WINNER
Chase Elliott, NASCAR
Erica Enders, NHRA
Best NBA Player
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors – WINNER
Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns