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Best Male Athlete
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA
- Mookie Betts – Boston Red Sox, MLB
- Brooks Koepka – Golf
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
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Best Female Athlete
- Alex Morgan - Orlando Pride, United States women's national soccer team
- Simone Biles – Gymnast
- Mikaela Shiffrin – Skiing
- Breanna Stewart – Seattle Storm, WNBA; Dynamo Kursk, EuroLeague Women; United States women's national basketball team
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Best Breakthrough Athlete
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants, NFL
- Naomi Osaka – Tennis
- Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers, MLB
- Trae Young – Atlanta Hawks, NBA
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Best Team
- U.S. Women's Soccer Team – FIFA
- Boston Red Sox – MLB
- New England Patriots – NFL
- Clemson Tigers – NCAA Division I FBS football
- Toronto Raptors – NBA
- Baylor Lady Bears – NCAA women's basketball
- Virginia Cavaliers – NCAA men's basketball
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Best Game
- Los Angeles Rams defeat Kansas City Chiefs 54–51 on Monday Night Football
- Texas A&M defeats LSU 74–72 in seven overtimes in highest scoring NCAA FBS game in history
- Notre Dame defeats UConn 81–76 in the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four
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Best Play (Elimination Format)
- Katelyn Ohashi (UCLA) scores a Perfect 10 in gymnastics floor exercise
- Miracle in Miami (advanced to Finals)
- Kawhi Leonard's game-winning buzzer-beater that advanced the Toronto Raptors to the Eastern Conference finals (advanced to Finals)
- Derrick Henry runs for an NFL record tying 99-yard TD (advanced to Finals)
- Wayne Rooney single-handedly won a game for D.C. United
- Andrew Benintendi calls game
- Damian Lillard's buzzer-beater that sent the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference playoffs and eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder (advanced to Round 2)
- Midlothian, Virginia QB Brendon Clark throws a 48-yard TD pass to Kevin Henderson that popped behind his opponent's head
- Texas Tech wide receiver T. J. Vasher does his best Odell Beckham Jr. imitation (advanced to Round 2)
- Kinsley Washington singled home Jacqui Prober to win UCLA's 12th Women's College World Series softball title
- Julie Ertz scores a goal against Brazil early in the second half of their Tournament of Nations match (advanced to Round 2)
- Texas A&M's Infinite Tucker goes for the gold at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Arike Ogunbowale behind-the-back pass (advanced to Round 2)
- Kihei Clark and Mamadi Diakite save Virginia at the buzzer in the Elite Eight
- Wilmington Charter's Taylor Gillis with a sensational catch
- North Shore Senior High School wins Texas state title with Hail Mary pass
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Best College Athlete
- Zion Williamson – Duke Blue Devils
- Rachel Garcia – UCLA Bruins
- Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon Ducks
- Kyler Murray – Oklahoma Sooners
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Best Record-Breaking Performance
- Drew Brees surpassing Peyton Manning's 71,940 NFL passing yards on Monday Night Football; he also surpassed Brett Favre's completion record
- Matthew Boling breaks the national high school record for the boys' 100 meter dash.
- Sabrina Ionescu scoring her 13th triple double in her NCAA career, making her the record holder for most triple doubles, male or female, in NCAA history
- Klay Thompson scoring 14 3-point field goals in an NBA game, breaking Stephen Curry's previous record
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Best NFL Player
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs
- Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints
- Aaron Donald – Los Angeles Rams
- Todd Gurley – Los Angeles Rams
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Best MLB Player
- Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers
- Mookie Betts – Boston Red Sox
- Jacob DeGrom – New York Mets
- Blake Snell – Tampa Bay Rays
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Best NBA Player
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
- Kevin Durant – Golden State Warriors
- Paul George – Oklahoma City Thunder
- James Harden – Houston Rockets
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Best NHL Player
- Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
- Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
- Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
- Nathan McKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
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Best MLS Player
- Zlatan Ibrahimović – LA Galaxy
- Josef Martínez – Atlanta United
- Aaron Long – New York Red Bulls
- Wayne Rooney – D.C. United
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Best NWSL Player
- Sam Kerr – Chicago Red Stars
- Abby Erceg – North Carolina Courage
- Adrianna Franch – Portland Thorns
- Lindsey Horan – Portland Thorns
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Best International Men's Soccer Player
- Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona/Argentina
- Kylian Mbappé – Paris Saint-Germain F.C./France
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Juventus FC/Portugal
- Virgil Van Dijk – Liverpool F.C./Netherlands
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Best International Women's Soccer Player
- Sam Kerr – Chicago Red Stars/Perth Glory/Australia
- Pernille Harder – VfL Wolfsburg/Denmark
- Ada Hegerberg – Olympique Lyonnais/Norway
- Lucy Bronze – Olympique Lyonnais/England
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Best WNBA Player
- Breanna Stewart – Seattle Storm
- Elena Delle Donne – Washington Mystics
- Candace Parker – Los Angeles Sparks
- Diana Taurasi – Phoenix Mercury
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Best Driver
- Kyle Busch – NASCAR
- Scott Dixon – IndyCar
- Lewis Hamilton – Formula One
- Steve Torrence – NHRA
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Best Male Golfer
- Brooks Koepka
- Francesco Molinari
- Justin Rose
- Tiger Woods
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Best Female Golfer
- Brooke Henderson
- Ariya Jutanugarn
- Jin-Young Ko
- Sung Hyun Park
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Best Boxer
- Canelo Álvarez
- Terence Crawford
- Vasily Lomachenko
- Oleksandr Usyk
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Best MMA Fighter
- Daniel Cormier
- Israel Adesanya
- Henry Cejudo
- Amanda Nunes
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Best Jockey
- Mike E. Smith
- Florent Geroux
- Irad Ortiz Jr.
- José Ortiz
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Best Upset
- Andy Ruiz Jr. defeats Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight title fight
- Columbus Blue Jackets sweep the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Old Domininon defeats #13 Virginia Tech
- Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams at the 2018 US Open
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Best Male Action Sports Athlete
- Nyjah Huston – Skateboarding
- Scotty James – Snowboarding
- Gabriel Medina – Surfing
- Tom Pagès – Freestyle Motocross
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Best Female Action Sports Athlete
- Chloe Kim – Snowboarding
- Stephanie Gilmore – Surfing
- Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – Snowboarding
- Kelly Sildaru – Skiing
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Best Male Athlete with a Disability
- Mark Barr – triathlon
- Declan Farmer – sledge hockey
- Daniel Romanchuk – marathon racing
- Oz Sanchez – cycling
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Best Female Athlete with a Disability
- Allysa Seely – triathlon
- Oksana Masters – Nordic skiing
- Tatyana McFadden – marathon racing
- Shawn Morelli – cycling
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Best Viral Moment
- Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10 in gymnastics
- Texas A&M athlete Infinite Tucker lunges for the gold at the SEC Championships
- Sister Mary Jo's first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game is a curveball
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Best WWE Moment
- Roman Reigns returns to action following a recurrence of leukemia
- Becky Lynch wins Raw and SmackDown Women's titles at the main event of WrestleMania 35
- Kofi Kingston wins the WWE Championship after 11 years at WrestleMania 35
- Ronda Rousey wins the Raw Women's title at Summerslam
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Best Bowler
- Norm Duke
- Jason Belmonte
- Jakob Butturff
- Anthony Simonsen
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Best Esports Moment (Elimination format)
- OLarry returns to NBA 2K League following Jacksonville Landing shooting
- SonicFox winning Evo after switching sides
- Team Liquid upsets defending world champ Invictus Gaming at MSI
- Cloud9 wins CS:GO Boston Major
- Astralis winning Katowice
- Invictus Gaming League of Legends World Championship
- Spitfire win inaugural Overwatch League championship
- Serral winning StarCraft at BlizzCon
- Shanghai Dragons end 42-game losing streak
- Team OG wins The International and $11 million from qualifiers
- Chiquita Evans becoming the first woman in the NBA 2K League
- Leffen finally winning EVO in what could be Super Smash Bros: Melee's last year at the event
- Ninja Fortnite win with Marshmello at E3 ProAM
- Chritobin Madden Challenge walk off
- G2 Esports wins Rainbow Six world championship
- Mongausse winning Summer Skirmish from out of nowhere
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Best Male Tennis Player
- Roger Federer
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Best Female Tennis Player
- Serena Williams
- Naomi Osaka
- Simona Halep
- Petra Kvitová
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