2008 ESPY Awards Nominees

Best Male Athlete
Tiger Woods, Golf
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

Best Female Athlete
Lorena Ochoa, Golf
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Danica Patrick, Auto Racing
Lindsey Vonn, Skiing

Best Moment Great Sportsman Ship, Central Washington Vs. Western Oregon Softball
Jon Lester's No-Hitter
Danica Patrick Wins

Best Team
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
Boston Celtics
Kansas Men's Basketball
Tennessee Women's Basketball
Detroit Red Wings

Best Coach-Manager
Terry Francona, Boston Red Sox
Tom Coughlin, New York Giants
Pat Summitt, Tennessee Women's Basketball
Doc Rivers, Boston Celtics

Best Game
Super Bowl: Giants Over Patriots
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas Over Memphis
NBA Finals, Game 4: Celtics Over Lakers

Best Championship Performance
Venus Williams, 2007 Wimbledon
Josh Beckett, 2007 Baseball Playoffs
Rafael Nadal, 2008 French Open
Tiger Woods, 2008 U.S. Open

Best Play
Mississippi Miracle (Trinity College's 15 lateral play)
Super Bowl: Eli Manning To David Tyree
Big 10 Stunner (Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber scores on a length-of-the-court pass to upset Indiana)
Columbus Blue Jacket's Rick Nash Shoots And Scores Game Winning Goal Against Phoenix

Best Finish
McMurray Edges Busch to Win the Pepsi 400
WKU Hilltoppers Advance Against Drake With a 26-foot 3-pointer as time expired
Spurs Prevail Over Phoenix
Penguins Stay Alive Against Red Wings in 3 OT Game

Best Upset
Appalachian State: Stuns Michigan In College Football, 34-32
Da' Tara: Wins The Belmont Stakes As A 38-1 Longshot
New York Giants: Beat Patriots In The Super Bowl
Fresno State: Beats Georgia To Win The College World Series

Best Breakthrough Athlete
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
Stephen Curry, Davidson Basketball
Kyle Busch, Nascar
Ana Ivanovic, Tennis

Best Record-Breaking Performance
Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
Brett Farve, Green Bay Packers
Usain Bolt, Track And Field
Tom Brady & Randy Moss, New England Patriots

Best Sports Movie
Resurrecting The Champ
The Game Plan
Semi-Pro
Leatherheads

Best Male College Athlete
Tim Tebow, Florida Football
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina Basketball
Michael Beasley, Kansas State Basketball

Best Female College Athlete
Candace Parker, Tennessee Basketball
Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Softball
Rachel Dawson, North Carolina Field Hockey

Best Male Athlete With A Disability
Matt Scott, Basketball
Phil Scholz, Swimming
Marthell Vazquez, Soccer
Ryan Kocer, Wrestling

Best Female Athlete With A Disability
Patty Cisneros, Basketball
Jessica Galli, Track And Field
Susan Beth Scott, Swimming
Shay Oberg, Softball

Best Male International Athlete
Kaka, Soccer
Manu Ginobili, Basketball
Cristiano Ronaldo, Soccer
Rafael Nadal, Tennis

Best Female International Athlete
Marta, Soccer
Lorena Ochoa, Golf
Lauren Jackson, Basketball
Justine Henin, Tennis

Best Baseball Player
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies
Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians

Best NBA Player
Lebron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics

Best WNBA Player
Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Becky Hammon, San Antonio Silver Stars
Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx

Best NFL Player
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Randy Moss, New England Patriots
Ladainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers
Bob Sanders, Indianoplis Colts
Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
Eli Manning , New York Giants

Best NHL Player
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Best MLS Player
Luciano Emilio, D.C. United
Juan Pablo Angel, New York Red Bulls
David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy
Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Chicago Fire
Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Matt Reis, New England Revolution

Best Male Action-Sports Athlete
Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Kevin Robinson, Bmx
Chad Reed, Supercross
Kevin Pearce, Snowboarding

Best Female Action-Sports Athlete
Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarding
Jessica Patterson, Motocross
Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing
Lindsey Jacobellis, Snowboarding

Best Bowler
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
Chris Barnes
Norm Duke

Best Driver
Jimmie Johnson
Dario Franchitti
Lewis Hamilton
Kyle Busch
Scott Dixon
Tony Schumacher

Best Fighter
Floyd Mayweather, Boxing
Joe Calzaghe, Boxing
Kelly Pavlik, Boxing
Georges St. Pierre, MMA
Holly Holm, Boxing

Best Golfer
Tiger Woods
Lorena Ochoa
Annika Sorenstam
Phil Mickelson

Best Jockey
Garrett Gomez
Robby Albarado
Kent Desormeaux

Best Outdoor Athlete
Skeet Reese, Angler
Lance Mackey, Dog Musher
Skip Storch, Marathon Swimmer
Army Capt. Scott Smiley, Mountain Climber
Dave Hahn, Mountain Climber

Best Male Tennis Player
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Bob And Mike Bryan

Best Female Tennis Player
Justine Henin
Maria Sharapova
Ana Ivanovic
Here is the 2008 ESPY Nominees for this years award show:

Best Track And Field Athlete
Tyson Gay
Allyson Felix
Jeremy Wariner
Usain Bolt

Hummer Like Nothing Else Award
Manny Ramirez
Sidney Crosby
Ashley Force
George Marti

Kansas City Chiefs Code of Conduct List

The Chiefs have come out with a new code of conduct that fans who attend their home games must comply by or they will be ejected from the game. There's some interesting ones most notably number 2....

The Kansas City Chiefs are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for our fans. When attending a game, the stadium staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where event patrons, their guests and other fans can enjoy the event, free from the following behaviors:

• Foul, obscene, offensive or abusive language or actions
• Excessive standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans
• Intoxication or other signs of impairment
• Smoking except in designated areas
• Fighting and unruly or inconsiderate behavior
• Obscene or indecent clothing or signs
• Conduct that endangers spectators or participants
• Harassment of visiting team fans
• Interfering with the progress of the game, going onto the field or
throwing any object onto the field
• Failing to follow instructions of stadium personnel
• Selling items or tickets in the stadium or on sports complex grounds
• Attempting to sit in a location other than the guest’s ticketed seat
• Destroying property

Event patrons are responsible for their conduct as well as the conduct of their guests and/or persons occupying their seats. Please respect the rights of others. Event patrons and guests who choose not to adhere to these provisions will be subject to ejection without refund.

Then on top of all this they have come out with a new cell phone line you can text to the security to kick out any fan not following this list of rules!

BREAKING NEWS: Brett Favre "Itching" To Come Back

Brett Favre who recently retired this past winter has now supposedly leaked out to friends and family that he is "itching" to come back and play another season with the Green Bay Packers!

According to sources who have talked to ESPN.com Brett Favre has been talking with family who want him to come back and play another season with the Packers and supposedly Brett has also felt like he can play still and is really considering playing another few seasons.

Malik Hairston Interview W/Justin Myers

Malik Hairston, who finished his last season at Oregon this past spring was drafted last Thursday by the Phoenix Suns and then was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for a European point guard.

Justin caught up with Malik and how things are going and got his thoughts on the draft process. So if you missed the interview listen to the clip below:

Norm Chow Tops Dennis Dodd's Offenive Coordinator List

According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sportsline Norm Chow is the top OC in all of college football.

Here is what Dodd says about Norm Chow and also about Chip Kelly:

Ben Olson has earned this shot. So have a lot of octogenarians with walkers, but they can't throw a tight spiral. Both the old and the Olson do have a shared trait, though: Battered, stretched and worn limbs. In this case, whether you're a senior at UCLA or in the eyes of the AARP, it's never too early to be looking forward to meeting your savior.

Norm Chow -- a gift to any quarterback. (US Presswire)

"He tells you to do something you don't question it, you do it," Olson said of his personal coaching deity.

Olson is fired up. He can't help it. Norm Chow is his fourth offensive coordinator in the quarterback's four seasons at UCLA. That is usually not a good thing. Benjamin James Olson, though, is lucky beyond belief. No offense to his previous OCs but the inconsistent, often-injured quarterback just inherited the best person to teach him consistency. Maybe the best ever. That's why it was easy for Chow to be the offensive coordinator of CBSSports.com's dream staff.

In college football's 138-year history, a comparative handful of quarterbacks have been able to kneel at the throne of the 62-year-old master. Three of those chosen few have won Heismans (Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart). Detmer was the NCAA's career passing leader for 13 years until he was passed by Hawaii's Tommy Chang four years ago.

Chip Kelly, Oregon More and more folks are beginning to believe Kelly will be the next head coach at Oregon when Mike Bellotti retires. Like everyone on this list, Kelly is an offensive mastermind. The difference is, at age 43, he's just getting started in I-A. In Kelly's first season at Oregon, Dennis Dixon became a Heisman frontrunner before an unfortunate season-ending injury.

Kelly is part of the New Hampshire Mafia that includes two other names on this list. Florida's Dan Mullen (born in Manchester, N.H.) and LSU's Crowton (coached at New Hampshire). In the same position at I-AA New Hampshire, Kelly oversaw the offense's transition from ground-based to record-breaking spread.

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US Swimmer Loses World Record Then Gets It Back

Natalie Coughlin came into the Olympic Swimming Trials with the world record for the 100 meter backstroke Tuesday morning.

She quickly lost that record when Hayley McGregory broke that record earlier today with a record swim of 59.15 seconds in a heat before Coughlin. So what did Coughlin do? She got her record back!

Natalie Coughlin reclaimed her property with a time of 59.03 in the very next heat!

"I really didn't want her to have it for very long," Coughlin told reporters at the Qwest Center.

Coughlin Gets Record Back

MLB Trouble In Houston

Shawn Chacon and Manny Remeriz have some issues down in Houston, TX right now.

Both players have gotten themselves into possible legal issues for one and another sore spot for the other.

Shawn Chacon of the Houston Astros choked his manager after an argument and then slammed him down to the ground on on June 25th. Now according to AP Reports Chacon has been dropped from the Astros. Now the Chacon and his agent are going to file grievnce with the MLB and get some of the money back that he lost.

Now reports out of the Boston Red Sox camp is that star slugger Manny Remeriz got into a little scuffle with the team's traveling assistant secetary when Manny couldn't get 16 tickets for a game this past weekend with only 30 minutes before the game started. Manny ended up throwing the guy to the ground and I am paraphrasing here, "Do your job".

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Best Team In Majors? WHAT!?!?!

Its the halfway point for the MLB and the hot topic for this first half of the season has got to be the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays and the fact that they are not only in first place of the American League East with a 49-32 record but they also have the best record in the entire majors! Wait, say what? Best record in the league? I cant believe that.

How did the Rays become the best team in the league? They followed the Florida Marlins approach and dealt everyone and rebuilt from nothing. Talk about crazy.