The 2005 ESPY Awards (for the Olympic year 2004 and the year 2005) were announced from

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on July 13, 2005 and showed during the telecast on ESPN, July 17, 2005. ESPY Award is short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award. The show was hosted by Matthew Perry and had performances from

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Winners

*Best Female Athlete – Annika Sörenstam, golf *Best Male Athlete – Lance Armstrong, cycling *Best Team – Boston Red Sox *Best Coach/Manager – Bill Belichick,

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*Best Game – ALCS Game 5 ( Yankees– Red Sox) *Best Championship Performance – Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher *Best Male Olympic Performance – Michael Phelps, swimming *Best Female Olympic Performance – Team USA softball *Best Moment – Reggie Miller's final game *Best Play –

Blake Hoffarber Blake Hoffarber (born April 27, 1988) is an American former college basketball player who played the shooting guard position on the University of Minnesota men's basketball team. The 6'4", 200 lbs

's last second 3-pointer from flat on his back *Best Upset – Bucknell beats Kansas in NCAA Tournament *Best Comeback – Mark Fields, Carolina Panthers *Best Breakthrough –

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA champi ...

, Miami Heat *Best Record-Breaking Performance –

Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with th ...

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*Best Sports Movie – '' Friday Night Lights'' *Best Male Action Sports Athlete – Dave Mirra, bike stunt *Best Female Action Sports Athlete –

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*Best Male College Athlete – Matt Leinart, USC football *Best Female College Athlete – Cat Osterman, Texas softball *Best Male Athlete with a Disability – Marlon Shirley, track and field *Best Female Athlete with a Disability –

Erin Popovich Erin Popovich (born June 29, 1985) is a three-time United States Paralympic swimmer. She has won 14 career Paralympic gold medals, and 19 total. Personal life Popovich was born with achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that restricted the growth ...

, swimming *Best Outdoor Sports Athlete –

J.R. Salzman Darrell "J.R." Salzman (born 1979) is a champion Logrolling (sport), logroller and an Iraq War veteran. ESPN has called him "among the preeminent outdoors athletes" of the last decade. Salzman grew up in Hayward, Wisconsin, Hayward, Wisconsin. His ...

, lumberjack *Best Driver – Michael Schumacher *Best MLB Player –

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, St. Louis Cardinals *Best NBA Player –

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

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*Best WNBA Player –

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*Best Bowler – Walter Ray Williams *Best Boxer – Bernard Hopkins *Best NFL Player –

*Best Golfer – Tiger Woods *Best Jockey – Jeremy Rose *Best Soccer Player – Mia Hamm *Best Male Tennis Player – Roger Federer *Best Female Tennis Player – Maria Sharapova

In memoriam

* Ken Caminiti * Glenn Davis * Cotton Fitzsimmons * Clarence Gaines * Reggie White

References

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