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Complete list of winners from the 2012 ESPY Awards

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July 12 2012, Published 2:47 p.m. ET

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Best Male Athlete:

Novak Djokovic, Tennis

WINNER: LeBron James, NBA

Aaron Rodgers, NFL

Justin Verlander, MLB

Best Female Athlete:

WINNER: Brittney Griner, Baylor Basketball

Maria Sharapova, Tennis

Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skier

Abby Wambach, Soccer

Best Championship Performance:

David Freese, World Series

WINNER: LeBron James, NBA Playoffs

Eli Manning, Super Bowl

Tony Stewart, Sprint Cup

Jonathan Quick, Stanley Cup

Best Breakthrough Athlete:

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Anthony Davis, Kentucky Basketball

Robert Griffin III, Baylor Football

Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots

WINNER: Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks

Alex Morgan, Soccer

Best Record-Breaking Performance:

WINNER: Drew Brees, Passing Yards Record

Coach K, Wins Milestone

Mariano Rivera, Saves Milestone

Lexi Thompson, Youngest Winner

Best Upset:

Iowa State over Oklahoma State, NCAA Football

WINNER: L.A. Kings, Stanley Cup win

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Lehigh over Duke, NCAA Tournament

Norfolk State over Missouri, NCAA Tournament

Best Game:

Missouri at Kansas, College Basketball

Rangers - Cardinals, World Series Game 6

WINNER: 49ers vs. Saints, NFL Playoffs

Best Moment:

Derek Jeter, 3,000th Hit

WINNER: Tebow to Thomas, Sudden Death TD

Bubba Watson, Masters Win

MLB Season Ends, Drama On Final Night

Best Coach/Manager:

John Calipari, Kentucky Basketball

WINNER: Tom Coughlin, NY Giants

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Kim Mulkey, Baylor Women's Basketball

Patrick Murphy, Alabama Softball

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat

Darryl Sutter, L.A. Kings

Best Comeback Athlete:

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Johan Santana, New York Mets

Maria Sharapova, Tennis

WINNER: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

Best International Athlete:

Novak Djokovic, Tennis

WINNER: Lionel Messi, Soccer

Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer

Yani Tseng, Golfer

Best NFL Player:

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Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots

Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

WINNER: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Ravens

Best MLB Player:

Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

WINNER: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

Best NHL Player:

Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

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Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

WINNER: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

Best Driver:

Dario Franchitti, IndyCar

WINNER: Tony Stewart, NASCAR

Sebastian Vettel, F1

Del Worsham, NHRA

Best NBA Player:

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

WINNER: LeBron James, Miami Heat

Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves

Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs

Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics

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Best WNBA Player:

Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever

Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun

Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream

WINNER: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

Best Fighter:

Jon 'Bones' Jones, MMA

WINNER: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Boxing

Anderson Silva, MMA

Andre Ward, Boxing

Best Male Golfer:

Luke Donald

Bill Haas

Rory McIlroy

Webb Simpson

WINNER: Bubba Watson

Best Female Golfer:

WINNER: Cristie Kerr

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Yani Tseng

So Yeon Ryu

Best Male Tennis Player:

WINNER: Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

Best Female Tennis Player:

Victoria Azarenka

Petra Kvitova

WINNER: Maria Sharapova

Samantha Stosur

Best Male College Athlete:

Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth Hockey

Anthony Davis, Kentucky Basketball

WINNER: Robert Griffin III, Baylor Football

Andrew Luck, Stanford Football

Mike Zunino, Florida Baseball

Best Female College Athlete:

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WINNER: Brittney Griner, Baylor Basketball

Alex Jupiter, USC Volleyball

Caitlin Leverenz, Cal Swimming

Teresa Noyola, Stanford Soccer

Jackie Traina, Alabama Softball

Best Male Action Sports Athlete:

Travis Rice

Kelly Slater

Ryan Villopoto

WINNER: Shaun White

Best Female Action Sports Athlete:

WINNER: Jamie Anderson

Kelly Clark

Carissa Moore

Kaya Turski

Best Jockey:

Javier Castellano

Ramon Dominguez

WINNER: Mario Gutierrez

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John Velazquez

Best Male Athlete with a Disability:

Baxter Humby

Raymond Martin

WINNER: Kyle Maynard

Oz Sanchez

Tyler Walker

Best Female Athlete with a Disability:

WINNER: Jessica Long

Chelsea McClammer

Tatyana McFadden

Alana Nichols

Melissa Stockwell

Best Bowler:

Jason Belmonte

Mike Fagan

WINNER: Sean Rash

Best MLS Player:

WINNER: David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy

Brad Davis, Houston Dynamo

Dwayne De Rosario, DC United

Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes

Best Track & Field Athlete:

WINNER: Walter Dix

Carmelita Jeter

Jason Richardson

Christian Taylor

Best Team of the Year:

Alabama football

Baylor women's basketball

Kentucky men's basketball

Los Angeles Kings

WINNER: Miami Heat

New York Giants

St. Louis Cardinals

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