ESPYS MOVE HERE, WILL HONOR 4 VICTIMS.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Reports The 10th Annual Espy Awards have a new home and look. The ESPYs, ESPN's awards show that commemorates the top achievements and most memorable moments in sports, moves to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood after two years at the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand in Las Vegas and seven in New York. This is the first of a two-year agreement between ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and the Kodak. The event is usually held in February but was moved to July so not to conflict with the Super Bowl, which was pushed back after the Sept. 11 attacks. Four passengers who lost their lives on Flight 93 during the Sept. 11 attacks will be honored with the ESPYs' 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. . Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett and Jeremy Glick had sports backgrounds. Actor Dennis Franz will present the award to each of the families, and actor Tom Hanks did the voiceover for a video tribute. ``When I got this call from ESPN, I thought, 'Todd, you are so happy right now,' '' said Beamer's widow, Lisa. ``To be on ESPN is something that he never would have dreamed of. He so much admired pre-eminent athletes. Sports was a really important thing to him.'' Beamer No... it's not the latest BMW! It was a window in the StarOffice desktop that displayed the contents of the element selected in Explorer. (video, hardware, communications) beamer - A personal video station (PVS) that adds video to standard telephone lines at no additional cost. played baseball and basketball at Wheaton College. Bingham was a two-time college rugby champion at California. Burnett was a star high school quarterback in Bloomington, Minn. Glick was a national collegiate judo champion in 1993 at Rochester. ``I know that Jeremy would have been so enthusiastic to be here in person, but I know that he will be there in spirit, which does make it an emotional event for me,'' said Glick's widow, Lyz. All four were aboard the airliner, bound from Newark to San Francisco, that crashed in rural western Pennsylvania. Many have speculated that the passengers, including these four, kept the hijackers from plunging the jet into a populated target. Previous winners of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award include Jim Valvano, Howard Cosell, Muhammad Ali and Dean Smith. Actor 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. will be the host for the show, which presents awards in 35 categories. This will be Jackson's third year of playing host. Tiger Woods, the all-time ESPY Awards winner with 11, won four ESPYs a year ago. This year, he is nominated in three categories: Best Male Athlete, Best Male Golfer and Best Record-Breaking Performance. Others nominated for Best Male Athlete are cyclist Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, wrestler Cael Sanderson and Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal is also nominated for Best NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Player, as is Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. The Lakers are nominated in the Best Team category, and Phil Jackson is one of five up for the Best Coach award. Three categories have been added: Best Disabled Athlete, Best Outdoors Sports Athlete and Best Sports Movie. E! Entertainment Television will broadcast the preshow at 5 p.m., an hour before the ESPY's begin. AT A GLANCE What: 10th annual ESPY Awards Where: Kodak Theatre, Hollywood When: Today, 6 p.m. TV: ESPN THE ESPY AWARDS 2002 NOMINEES Male Athlete: Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Cael Sanderson, Shaquille O'Neal, Tiger Woods Female Athlete: Jennifer Capriati, Sarah Hughes, Lisa Leslie, Annika Sorenstam, Venus Williams Team: Arizona Diamondbacks, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. , Lakers, New England Patriots  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. Game: Rams-Patriots Super Bowl, Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series Game 7, Women's Olympic Figure Skating Long Program Coach: Geno Auriemma, Bill Belickick, Bob Brenly, Larry Coker, Phil Jackson Record-Breaking Performance: Barry Bonds, Cael Sanderson, Annika Sorenstam, Tiger Woods Spectacular Play: James Allen, Derek Jeter, Brian Mariano, Chris Ross Breakthrough Athlete: Tom Brady, Kevin Harvick, Sarah Hughes, Ichiro Suzuki Comeback Athlete: Jennifer Capriati, Peter Forsberg, Michael Jordan, Saku Koivu, Mario Lemieux Sports Movie: ``Ali,'' ``The Rookie,'' ``61,'' ``Joe and Max,'' ``Monday Night Mayhem'' Moment: Barry Bonds, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Luis Gonzalez, Sarah Hughes, Adam Vinatieri Driver: Michael Schumacher, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Gil de Ferran Gil de Ferran (born November 11, 1967) in Paris, France to Brazilian parents, is a former racing driver. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500. , Helio Castroneves, Sam Hornish Major-League Baseball Player: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Luis Gonzalez, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Ichiro Suzuki NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Player: Tom Brady, Marshall Faulk, Brett Favre, Priest Holmes, Michael Strahan, Brian Urlacher, Kurt Warner Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Chris Webber 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: Lisa Leslie, Katie Smith, Tina Thompson, Natalie Williams U.S. Olympian: Vonetta Flowers and Jill Bakken, Sarah Hughes, Apolo Ono, Derek Parra, Jim Shea, Chris Witty Bowler: Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963 in Jackson Township, New Jersey) is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks fifth all-time with 30 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2. , Jason Couch, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Pete Weber, Walter Ray Williams Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (born October 6, 1959 in Eureka, California) is one of the top-ranking professional Ten-pin bowlers in history. He currently holds the record for all-time PBA career earnings at over $4,000,000. , Jr. Boxer: Vernon Forrest, Bernard Hopkins, Lennox Lewis, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Male College Athlete: Shane Battier, Eric Crouch, Juan Dixon, Cael Sanderson, Jay Williams Female College Athlete: Sue Bird, Natalie Coughlin, Jennie Finch, Stacey Nuveman, Jackie Stiles Male Golfer: Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Phil Mickelson, David Toms, Tiger Woods Female Golfer: Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak (born September 28 1977 in Daejeon) is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007. Career overview Pak turned professional in 1996. , Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Player: Martin Brodeur, Dominik Hasek, Jarome Iginla, Nicklas Lidstrom, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic, Jose Theodore Jockey: Jerry Bailey, Victor Espinoza, Gary Stevens Male Soccer Player: Landon Donovan, Alex Pineda Chacon, Zach Thornton Female Soccer Player: LaKeysia Beene, Tiffeny Milbrett, Julie Murray Male Tennis Player: Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Gustavo Kuerten Female Tennis Player: Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Serena Williams Male Track and Field Athlete: Andre Bucher, John Godina, Maurice Greene, Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الكروج, born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner. He is the world record holder for the 1,500 metres (3:26.00), the mile (3:43. , Allen Johnson Female Track and Field: Stacy Dragila, Marion Jones, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Suzy Powell Outdoors Athlete: Rick Clunn, Jerry ``The Big Air Dog'', Mel Lentz, Kevin VanDam Action Sports Athlete: Bob Burnquist, Ricky Carmichael, Kelly Clark Disabled Athlete: Steve Pate, Erik Weihenmayer, Sarah Will CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) AT A GLANCE (see text) (2) THE ESPY AWARDS 2002 NOMINEES (see text) |
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