BRYANT, OTHER LAKERS RACK UP ESPY AWARDS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Staff Writer An NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= championship trophy or an ESPY Award? ``This isn't as big as NBA title,'' said Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. of the silver piece of hardware that he and teammate Derek Fisher Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was with the Utah Jazz but asked to be released from his contract to care for his 10-month-old daughter, who has cancer. accepted on behalf of the Lakers, voted best team Wednesday night at the 10th annual ESPY Awards This article is about the sports award. For other uses, see Espy (disambiguation). The ESPY Awards is an annual sports awards event created and broadcast by American cable television network ESPN. . ``It's not as heavy. But it's a big deal - it has a lot of value.'' The Lakers, who've become comfortable performing in front of Hollywood royalty during their NBA title reign, were again the sports headliners in front of the entertainment community. In addition to the team award - won against a field that included the World Series titlist ti·tlist n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics Arizona Diamondbacks, Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. and Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. - Shaquille O'Neal was proclaimed best NBA player (over Bryant, among others), and Phil Jackson was heralded as best coach. While neither O'Neal nor Jackson were present at the event which took place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, there was enough glitter and flash to let that go unnoticed. Plenty of athletes were star-struck around movie and TV actors, who in turn had sweaty palms when they were able to shake hands to perform the customary act of civility by clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell, good will, agreement, etc. See also: Shake with those they admired. If there was any question about sports being entertainment, it was verified here. ``Winning is entertainment,'' Fisher added, ``and we go and try to win. Plus, we're in L.A., where style is important.'' ``It's better than the Oscars and Golden Globes because it's loosey-goosey,'' said actor Tom Sizemore, a hockey fan who then started gushing gush v. gushed, gush·ing, gush·es v.intr. 1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant. 2. over Wayne Gretzky when he spotted him at a press conference backstage. ``And I'm the only athlete who ever played in L.A. that didn't want to become an actor,'' said the former Kings star. Much of the night with host Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. was irreverent, but some moments were poignant, especially the presentation of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award The Arthur Ashe Courage Award (sometimes called the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage or Arthur Ashe for Courage Award) is an award that is part of the ESPY Awards. Although it is a sport-oriented awards, is not limited to sports-related people or actions. . It brought together three widows and one mother of the four men who lost their lives stopping hijackers on Flight 93 over Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. ``The four who died were heroes,'' said Deeana Burnett, whose husband Tom was honored with Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham and Jeremy Glick. ``What I want you to know is they were much more then heroes. ``Tom was a man of faith, heartfelt compassion, integrity and love. He had a keen sense of right and wrong, and morals and values were not debatable. Courage isn't just one virtue, it's the culmination of many virtues.'' Bryant was one of many who appreciated that sentiment. ``Sometimes we get knocked down and we need to find courage and inspiration,'' said Bryant, ``and mine comes from those ladies who stepped onto the stage to accept the award for those who did something for his country.'' Tiger Woods, another no-show as he was preparing for next week's British Open in Scotland, was a three-time winner - best male athlete, best golfer and record-setting performance, for winning a fourth consecutive major. Former Thousand Oaks standout Marion Jones was named best female track and field athlete, and the Sparks' Lisa Leslie was named best WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego player. The best game by the voting of the 150-plus panel of ESPN-picked athletes and media members went to the Diamondbacks-Yankees Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Making the acceptance speech for the team, pitcher Curt Schilling, who flew in with teammate Luis Gonzalez and manager Bob Brenly for the ceremony, quipped: ``I'm just glad that game didn't end in a tie.'' THE ESPY AWARD WINNERS Male Athlete: Tiger Woods Female Athlete: Venus Williams Team: Lakers Game: Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series Game 7 Coach: Phil Jackson Record-Breaking Performance: Tiger Woods Spectacular Play: Derek Jeter Breakthrough Athlete: Tom Brady Comeback Athlete: Jennifer Capriati Sports Movie: ``The Rookie'' Moment: Barry Bonds 71st home run Driver: Michael Schumacher Major-League Baseball Player: Barry Bonds NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Player: Marshall Faulk Best NBA Player: Shaquille O'Neal WNBA Player: Lisa Leslie U.S. Olympian: Sarah Hughes Bowler: Pete Weber Boxer: Lennox Lewis Male College Athlete: Cael Sanderson Female College Athlete: Sue Bird Male Golfer: Tiger Woods Female Golfer: Annika Sorenstam NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Player: Jarome Iginla Jockey: Victor Espinoza Male Soccer Player: Landon Donovan Female Soccer Player: Tiffeny Milbrett Male Tennis Player: Lleyton Hewitt Female Tennis Player: Venus Williams Male Track and Field Athlete: Maurice Greene Female Track and Field: Marion Jones Outdoors Athlete: Kevin VanDam Action Sports Athlete: Kelly Clark Disabled Athlete: Erik Weihenmayer CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Serena Williams was just one of the many athletes and movie stars at the 10th annual ESPY awards in Hollywood Wednesday night. Gus Ruelas/Daily News (2) The Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher accpt an Espy award on behalf of their NBA championship team. Mark Terrill/Associated Press Box: THE ESPY AWARD WINNERS (see text) |
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