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The 2009 ESPY Awards (for the 2008 Olympics and the 2009) were announced from Nokia Theatre on July 15 and showed during the telecast on ESPN, July 19. It was co-presented by Under Armour and Land Rover .
Jul 19, 2009 · Best Play Award: Ovechkin Playoff Magic vs. Crabtree last second touchdown vs. Pacman KO's the Hitman vs. Holmes Superbowl catch. Winner was Holmes Superbo...
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A portion of the proceeds from sales of tickets to the event devolves on the V Foundation, a charity established by collegiate basketball coach and television commentator Jim Valvano to promote cancer research. Valvano announced the creation of the charitable foundation during his acceptance of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the inaugural ESP...
Timing
Between 1993 and 2001, the ceremony was held each year in either February or March and was broadcast recorded on ESPN. Between 2002 and 2019, the ceremony was conducted on the Wednesday in July following the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game; as it marks the only day of the year that none of the major North American professional leagues or college sports programs have games scheduled for that day—the National Basketball Association, National Football League, and National Hockey League...
Location
The first seven editions of the ESPYs were held in New York City—in 1993 and 1994 at Madison Square Garden and from 1995 through 1999, at Radio City Music Hall. The awards relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, for two years beginning in 2000, and ultimately settled at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. In 2006, it was announced that the awards would move in 2008 to the Microsoft Theater (formerly the Nokia Theatre), to be situated as the West Coast headquarters of ESPN at LA Live, adjacent...
Hosts
The ceremonies have been hosted variously by comedians, television and film actors, and sportspeople. American film actor Samuel L. Jackson is the only individual to have hosted four times (in 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2009). Comedian Dennis Miller, actor and singer Jamie Foxx, and talk show host and comedian Seth Meyersare the only others to have hosted the show more than once.
American professional golfer Tiger Woodsis the most-honored ESPY recipient, having received 21 awards.
History of the awards from HickokSports.com at the Library of CongressWeb Archives (archived 2002-02-23)The 2010 ESPY Awards – slideshow by Life magazine2009 ESPY Awards: Directed by Doug Holmes. With Fred Cross, Mark Gagliardi, Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Mantegna.
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Award-winners and contenders from ESPY Awards (2009)
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Jul 21, 2009 · Who will win: Lebron James. Kobe Bryant won his 4th championship and his first finals MVP. Bryant is a better leader than Lebron James and is the better all-around player. James didn’t even make it to the finals and sulked when he lost. He’s a soar loser but this year’s MVP will win the award. It’s just not the one he was looking to win.
