ESPYS 2008

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ESPY Nominees Announced
Published 7/1/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... the Champ, The Game Plan, Semi-Pro, Leatherheads The Hummer "Like Nothing Else" Award: Manny Ramirez, Sidney Crosby, Ashley Force, George Martin ____________________ I really wish I was making those last two categories and nominees up, but alas I'm not. There are also the annual awards for Best Player in each Sport, but you can guess who all those involved are with the one exception of Bob Sanders for Best NFL Player. ESPY Nominees (ESPYs.TV)

Daily Rundown: July 1, 2008
Published 7/1/2008 by Laura J. Wurst at The Sports Girl
... report to Joel Litvin, the NBA's president for league and basketball operations. Baseball Sunday Blue Laws.  Did you know that, in the 1930s, you couldn’t play ball on Sunday at Fenway because there was a church within a thousand feet of the park?  Instead, the Red Sox would play at Braves Field. ESPYS Vote Now.  Online voting continues through July 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET at ESPYS.tv.  ...

Sox Storm The ESPYs
Published 7/1/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
The ESPYs are yet another in a long line of award shows, that seemed to be created in attempt to Hollywood-ize every industry possible... or at least those industries that people will tune in to watch awards shows for on television. But just because they're meaningless doesn't mean they're not fun to win. And the Red Sox are nominated in a bunch of the categories for the 2008 ESPY Awards later this month. ...

Blake Hoffarber up for his second ESPY
Published 7/1/2008 by Tom (noreply@blogger.com) at Gopher Nation
... the final standings here. #4 - Nash Shoots and Scores... I was expecting a Steve Nash shot, but teah, that was Rick Nash, not Steve (hockey, not basketball). Cool play but this will not win. The Manning/Tyree catch is clearly the favorite to win this but Hoffarber has a chance to pull off the upset. Let's get Gopher Nation out there and voting to get Blake his second ESPY. Click HERE to start voting. And here is the brilliant highlight of the year for Gopher ...

Georges St. Pierre Nominated for ESPY Award
Published 7/2/2008 by Dr J at MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis
... Everyone reading this post right now needs to head over to the ESPY voting site and vote for GSP. Seriously, stop what you are doing and do it right now. If you don’t, I don’t ever want you visiting this site again because you don’t deserve it. ...

Championship Banner… blah blah blah… players something or other
Published 7/2/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... And if you’re into the ESPY’s… the Celtics are up for four awards.  Go here to register (it’s free) and vote.  Might as well flood the vote… because everyone hates us already… might as well make it worth it.  ...

St. Pierre Up for “Best Fighter” ESPY
Published 7/2/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... Georges St. Pierre is going up against boxers Kelly Pavlik, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joe Calzaghe, and Holly Holm in the “Best Fighter” category of ESPN’s 2008 ESPY Awards. The ceremony — hosted by Justin Timberlake, of all people — will be broadcast on ESPN July 20th at 9 p.m. ET. Last year, Money Mayweather took home the statue, beating out Randy Couture and Quinton Jackson (as well as boxers Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao). This kind of snub must not happen again — head to ...

Vote for Kobe: Nominated for 2 ESPYs!
Published 7/3/2008 by LD2k at The Lakers Nation
... league MVP and Lakers all-star is nominated for 2 ESPYs. Make sure to get in there and vote and support #24: LakersBlog: This year’s 16th annual ESPYs awards features 37 categories, but there are two that Lakers’ fans should focus on–Best Male Athlete & Best NBA Player. Kobe Bryant is nominated in both. For the first time you can decide who takes home the ESPY. Voting has begun onESPN’s ESPY website and will continue through July 12th. The ESPY awards will be hosted by ...

ANGEL RECEIVES ESPY NOMINATION FOR BEST MLS PLAYER
Published 7/3/2008 by Red Bulls Reader (noreply@blogger.com) at RED BULLS READER HAS MOVED!!
... Fans can place their votes for Angel - as well as the nominees in all 37 award categories - at ESPYS.tv or on their mobile phones. Online voting continues through Saturday, July 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET. ...

Repeat After Me - "In Shero We Trust"
Published 7/3/2008 by snoopyjode (noreply@blogger.com) at The Sidney Crosby Show
... . Some of you mentioned it in the comments sections of the last couple of posts, but I keep forgetting to add it to a post. Now you guys need to VOTE FOR SID AND GENO!!! (Use my link - the one on the Pens' website is broken.) ...

REPORT: Luciano Emilio Is On Fire On and Off the Pitch
Published 7/3/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Then there is the fact that he is up for an ESPN Espy award for best MLS Player (Who is Beckham?), and firmly now part of pop culture with the following Q&A Session with Sports Illustrated this month: ...

ESPY - Best NHL Player
Published 7/7/2008 by The OFB Team at On Frozen Blog
... Alex Ovechkin has been nominated for yet another award. Alex is looking to add the ESPY for Best NHL Player to his mantle already sporting trophies with the names Ross, Richard, Hard, and Pearson. What makes the ESPY a bit different is that award winners are selected exclusively through an online fan balloting conducted from amongst candidates selected by the ESPY Select Nominating Committee ...

Tuesday Roundup
Published 7/8/2008 by JP (noreply@blogger.com) at Japers' Rink
... with a roster that has more umlauts than Mötley Crüe downing a case of Löwenbräu. Finally, despite the fact that anything involving both "ESPN" and "hockey" is inherently joke-worthy even before you add Justin Timberlake to the mix, be a good fan and go vote Ovechkin for the Best NHL Player ESPY ( Henrik Zetterberg wasn't one of the five best players in the League this year? Really?).

Have your say for the ACC Athlete of the Year
Published 7/9/2008 by A.E.M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Fifth Corner
... . You can vote for her at the ESPY's web page, or by using your cellular (www.espn.mobi) and casting your vote. Or check out the story at the ...