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The 2008 ESPY Awards, hosted by Justin Timberlake, will be televised Sunday, July 20, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and in high definition on ESPN HD. photo credit: Scott Clarke/ESPN |
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ESPY Celebrity Golf ClassicThe eighth annual ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic, a Team ESPN event held at the Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms in Industry Hills, Calif., raised $1 million in net proceeds for The V Foundation for Cancer Research; the total was announced by George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN and ABC Sports and Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks. Read more... |
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Updated List of Presenters for The 2008 ESPYs, Hosted by Justin TimberlakeHelio Castroneves (IndyCar racer, Dancing with the Stars winner), multi-platinum GRAMMY award-winning artist Fergie, Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Terrell Owens (Dallas Cowboys), Kiefer Sutherland (Mirrors, 24) and ESPN and ABC personalities Chris Berman, Robin Roberts and Stuart Scott have been added to the all-star list of presenters for The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and Under Armour, which will be televised Sunday, July 20, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and in high definition on ESPN HD. The executive producer of The 2008 ESPYs is Maura Mandt. Read More... |
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Gift Bag InformationThe 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and UnderArmour unwrap this year’s gift bag. Honoring the past year in sports at The 2008 ESPYs (Sunday, July 20, at 9 PM/EST on ESPN and ESPN HD), presents and nominees will receive exclusive luxury items created especially with them in mind. Read more... |
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ESPYs Go GreenAs part of ESPN’s continued commitment to environmental stewardship, The 2008 ESPYs will implement innovative strategies focused on energy conservation, emissions reduction and waste minimization in order to minimize the environmental impact of the event. Care and concern for the environment are at the forefront of both planning and execution. Highlights |
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And the Nominees Are...On Tuesday, July 1, nominees for The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and Under Armour, and hosted by Justin Timberlake, will be announced at ESPYs.tv. The nominees will be discussed and debated throughout the day on a variety of ESPN’s media platforms with nominees expected to appear on ESPN Radio – and during The ESPY Nomination Show at 8 p.m. on ESPN. For the fifth consecutive year, fans will determine the winners in 37 categories (excluding special awards) by voting online at www.espys.tv and, for the first time, via mobile phone at www.espn.mobi. Last year, more than 12.5 million votes were tabulated. Read more.... |
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Presenters AnnouncedThis year’s presenters will include Lance Armstrong, Jason Bateman (Hancock), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Kristen Bell (When in Rome, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), singer/actress Ashanti, Zac Efron (Seventeen Again), Brendan Fraser (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Samuel L. Jackson (Lakeview Terrace), Jet Li (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks), IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, golfer Annika Sorenstam, Kate Walsh (Private Practice) and Luke Wilson (Henry Poole Is Here) with more to be announced in the coming weeks. Read more... |
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Arthur Ashe Courage AwardAfter winning gold and bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood upon the victory stand, bowed their heads and raised their black-gloved fists toward the sky as the national anthem played – an action the two men said represented not only the American struggle for racial equality but the universal struggle for basic human rights - and the world has never forgotten. Forty years later, Smith and Carlos will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and Under Armour. Read more... |
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