2009 NOMINEES VOTING PRESENTED BY

BEST MALE ATHLETE BEST TEAM Kobe Bryant NBA Connecticut Women’s LeBron James NBA Los Angeles Lakers Jimmie Johnson Auto Racing North Carolina Men’s Basketball Phillies Penguins BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Natalie Coughlin Swimming Nastia Liukin BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE ATHLETE NCAA Basketball Jamaica, Sprinter WNBA Spain, Basketball Tennis Lionel Messi Argentina, Soccer Spain, Tennis BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE Portugal, Soccer Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers BEST INTERNATIONAL FEMALE ATHLETE Cole Hamels Yelena Isinbayeva , Michael Phelps Olympic Swimming Marta , Soccer Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Olympic Beach Volleyball Lorena Ochoa México, Golf BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Stephanie Rice Australia, Swimming Dinara Safina Russia, Tennis Shawn Johnson Olympic Gymnastics Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA MOMENT Derrick Rose Bulls Jake Bernhardt Matt Ryan Falcons Tara Glover David Renfroe BEST RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE Hannah Werth Volleyball Usain Bolt Olympic Sprinter Andre Debose & Russell Shepard Football Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals Phil Jackson Los Angeles Lakers BEST SPORTS MOVIE Michael Phelps Olympic Swimmer The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Sugar BEST UPSET The Wrestler Mine That Bird BEST COACH/MANAGER Oregon State stuns then #1 USC Geno Auriemma Connecticut Women’s Basketball Tampa Bay Rays win the American League Championship Series Dan Bylsma US Soccer shocks Spain in the Confederations Cup Semifinals Phil Jackson Los Angeles Lakers BEST GAME Joe Maddon Tampa Bay Rays Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers Federer vs. Nadal 2008 Wimbledon Final Steelers vs. Cardinals Super Bowl XLIII BEST NFL PLAYER Syracuse vs. Connecticut Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals James Harrison Pittsburgh Steelers BEST MOMENT Indianapolis Colts Florida’s ’s speech Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings Helio Castroneves wins the Indy 500 Kurt Warner Arizona Cardinals US swim team wins thrilling finish in Olympic relay BEST BASEBALL PLAYER BEST PLAY Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays Ovechkin vs. Rangers Ryan Howard Philadelpia Phillies Pacquiao KO’s Hatton Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox Roethlisberger to Holmes Super Bowl Winning TD Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree makes game-winning catch vs. Texas Francisco Rodriguez Los Angeles Angels/New York Mets BEST NHL PLAYER BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Svetlana Kuznetsova Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings Dinara Safina Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Serena Williams Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE BEST DRIVER Sam Bradford Oklahoma Football Helio Castroneves Matt Gilroy Boston University Hockey Scott Dixon Blake Griffin Oklahoma Basketball Stephen Strasburg San Diego State Baseball Jimmie Johnson Tim Tebow Florida Football Tony Schumacher BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Kerri Hanks Notre Dame Women's Soccer BEST NBA PLAYER Courtney Kupets Georgia Gymnastics Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers Danielle Lawrie Washington Softball Dwight Howard Orlando Magic Maya Moore Connecticut Women’s Basketball LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers Dana Vollmer California Swimming Dwyane Wade Miami Heat BEST MALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE BEST WNBA PLAYER Ryan Sheckler Skateboarding Deanna Nolan Kelly Slater Surfing Candace Parker James Stewart Motocross Shaun White Snowboarding/Skateboarding BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETE BEST FIGHTER Torah Bright Snowboarding Lyoto Machida MMA Sarah Burke Skiing Shane Mosley Boxing Ashley Fiolek Motocross Manny Pacquiao Boxing Maya Gabeira Surfing Anderson Silva MMA BEST JOCKEY Calvin Borel BEST US MALE OLYMPIAN Garrett Gomez Bryan Clay Track and Field Mike Smith LaShawn Merritt Track and Field Michael Phelps Swimming BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Angelo Taylor Track and Field Jessica Long Swimming Maureen McKinnon-Tucker Sailing BEST US FEMALE OLYMPIAN Asya Miller Goalball Natalie Coughlin Swimming Swimming Dawn Harper Track and Field Shawn Johnson Gymnastics BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Nastia Liukin Gymnastics Jeremy Campbell Track and Field Will Groulx Wheelchair Rugby BEST MALE GOLFER Jason Lester Ironman Padraig Harrington Oscar Pistorius Track and Field Phil Mickelson Tiger Woods BEST BOWLER Chris Barnes Norm Duke BEST FEMALE GOLFER Wes Malott Paula Creamer Lorena Ochoa BEST MLS PLAYER Suzann Pettersen Juan Pablo Angel Chicago Fire BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER FC Dallas LA Galaxy Rafael Nadal Guillermo Barros Schelotto