Overview

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earned Best Male Athlete honors and Simone Biles won Best Female Athlete at the 2025 ESPYs.
• The Philadelphia Eagles claimed Best Team following their second Super Bowl victory earlier this year.
• Oscar Robertson received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Katie Schumacher-Cawley took the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, David Walters and Erin Regan earned the Pat Tillman Award for Service, and Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan shared the Icon Award.
• Shane Gillis’s opening monologue prompted mixed reactions after he misnamed Diana Taurasi and landed an off-color joke about Caitlin Clark.
• Held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the ceremony streamed live on ABC, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu and featured red-carpet arrivals along with performances by Busta Rhymes, Clipse and Gelo.