this guy Rob Riggle had about 2 funny jokes 40 awkward/uncomfortable jokes to open the show up. good thing the show can only get better from here.

interesting categories to look for include:

Best Male Athlete: Novak Djokovic, LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Verlander

Best Female Athlete: Brittney Griner, Maria Sharapova, Lindsey Vonn, Abby Wambach

Best Team: Alabama (college football), Baylor (women's basketball), Kentucky (men's basketball), Los Angeles Kings, Miami Heat, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

Best Championship Performance: David Freese, LeBron James, Eli Manning, Tony Stewart

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Anthony Davis, Robert Griffin III, Rob Gronkowski, Jeremy Lin, Alex Morgan

Best Moment: Derek Jeter's 3000th hit, Tebow to Thomas sudden death playoff touchdown, Bubba Watson winning Masters, Final night of the 2011 MLB season

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 9:30 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2012 9:28:31 PM

funniest goddamn post of all time

7/11/2012 9:36:28 PM

thanks brah. if it is even half as funny as Riggle this post will be a success

7/11/2012 9:38:04 PM

Britney Griner should have chose a more feminine outfit to accept the Best Female Athlete award.

7/11/2012 9:43:26 PM

WTF Brees

7/11/2012 9:56:56 PM

Record for most nicknames said during an acceptance speech

7/11/2012 10:00:03 PM

Brees went a lil hood there for a sec...I liked it

7/11/2012 10:02:39 PM

if Tebow to Thomas wins the best moment, only Demaryius should accept the award

7/11/2012 10:03:46 PM

that 49ers/Saints playoff game was the best NFL game i've seen in a long time, very deserving of Best Game

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 10:08 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2012 10:07:16 PM

but have you seen the other nominated games? if not, then you have no frame of reference.

(but you were right!)

7/11/2012 10:08:45 PM

true true (i thought the same thing and fixed it) but do you really need to know the others?

7/11/2012 10:09:34 PM

Quote :

"Britney Griner should have chose a more feminine outfit to accept the Best Female Athlete award."

theres nothing feminine about britney griner

7/11/2012 10:10:32 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I'll never forget where I was when Brittney Griner won favorite female athlete

thrilling

7/11/2012 10:10:48 PM

lol

Quote :

"TED ?@itsrealTED #ESPYS prediction - Best Male Athlete: Brittney Griner."

7/11/2012 10:12:23 PM

lol when she started talking I was like "there's no way this is a chick"

7/11/2012 10:13:53 PM

the Best Team award is going to be tough.. I would love for it to be Kentucky, unfortunately I think its going to be the Heat

7/11/2012 10:15:52 PM

^the best 2 players on a 5 man team?

7/11/2012 10:41:24 PM

I felt sorry for Riggle. He's a funny guy in small doses but goddamn he bombed.

7/11/2012 10:49:18 PM

Yep. That pretty much sums up his night.

7/11/2012 10:51:31 PM

wtf was that NuRock cover of BM's Get Up, Stand Up? that was terrible.

7/11/2012 10:51:32 PM

I can't even believe the fucking Miami Heat are nominated

7/11/2012 11:20:12 PM

Jeremy Lin rules!

[Edited on July 11, 2012 at 11:27 PM. Reason : spelling]

7/11/2012 11:26:31 PM

Not only did lebron skip out he said "roger djocavik"

7/11/2012 11:43:53 PM

Thought he said "Rodgers, Djokovic..."

7/11/2012 11:52:25 PM

did Boozer win anything?

7/12/2012 12:05:27 AM

Heat won Best Team

7/12/2012 12:18:37 AM

What won for best moment? Final night of the 2011 MLB season deserved the award IMO.

7/12/2012 7:11:17 AM

i think best moment was the Steelers getting Tebowed

7/12/2012 9:09:41 AM

It was. List of winners are at the bottom of the article:

http://espn.go.com/espys/story/_/id/8158208/lebron-james-justin-verlander-robert-griffin-iii-espy-nominees

7/12/2012 1:03:12 PM