Larry Nassar, the disgraced Michigan State and USA Gymnastics doctor, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on federal child pornography charges and later to decades in prison on sexual assault charges. On Wednesday, athletes who were both the catalyst of his fall and victims of his abuse will be honored at the 2018 ESPN ESPYS with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. This year's ESPYS will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Hundreds of women and at least one male have come forward to speak out against Nassar. This award will be given to recognize their courage for speaking about their experience. Read more related to Larry Nassar and the 'sister survivors': At MSU: Assault, harassment and secrecy Larry Nassar and a career filled with ‘silenced’ voices 'By the way, enjoy hell': Read the words of the many women who confronted Nassar Larry Nassar's criminal cases end with Eaton County sentence of 40 to 125 years MSU hid full conclusions of 2014 Nassar report from victim How Larry Nassar abused hundreds of gymnasts and eluded justice for decades MSU spent $500K in January to monitor social media accounts of Nassar victims Inside the investigation and prosecution of Larry Nassar<doc-sep>The fourth Annual ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards on Tuesday celebrated the positive impact sports stars have rather than just their achievements on the field, court or ice. In a year that the #MeToo movement and female empowerment has dominated headlines, the Sports Humanitarian Awards– held at LA LIVE’s The Novo in downtown Los Angeles — honored the likes of Laila Ali, Stephanie McMahon, Charlotte Flair and the U.S. women’s ice hockey team. “A lot of it is about raising money for the V Foundation and celebrating people who have made an impact in their own areas so it makes sense that the Humanitarian Awards has its own night,” host Hannah Storm told TheWrap before the show. “It says that we value people who make a difference — that’s the kind of thing you might give a single award out during the ESPYS or might be overshadowed by sporting achievements.” Also Read: ESPYS Parties 2018: Snoop Dogg, Chloe Kim Kick Off Biggest Week in Sports (Updating Photos) NBA legend David Robinson wob the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award and said it was important to him because of what the late “SportsCenter” host represented as a family man. “You really find out what people are made of when they face a time like Stuart did with his cancer and knowing that his days were numbered … we saw that he was still thinking about others,” the 10-time NBA All-Star told TheWrap. “For me to represent a person like that — I want to uphold that responsibility. Stuart shaped a lot of what we think of ESPN.” Robinson was honored for his work helping to create equal access to education for all students in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. His Carver Academy started out as a school for 120 elementary students and has grown into a publicly funded charter school with more than 1,100 mostly low-income Hispanic and African American students. “The greatest resource our country has is our youth, and we’re not doing the best we can for our youth,” he said. As for his road from the NBA to philanthropy, he said, “I have to give the credit to my mom, she always told me ‘you’ve got to use this platform to do something great.’ In a lot of neighborhoods it is not cool to be smart, but we made it cool to be smart and go to college.” Also Read: Danica Patrick to Be First Woman to Host ESPYs WWE chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon, who accepted WWE the League Humanitarian Leadership Award for her organization, explained why the company takes community efforts as seriously as the action in the ring. “In WWE, our mission is to put smiles on people’s faces, whether we do that with our entertainment content or we do it by giving back to the community,” McMahon said. “We had an event at Wrestlemania this year where we had pediatric patients come out as their WWE Superstar personas, because that is going to help them fight. We made music and entrances as they came into the ring, our fans cheered them on and that is exactly what WWE is all about. “I certainly hope that WWE’s impact is growing in terms of how we give back to the community. That’s what life is all about, giving back — so it’s a privilege,” she added. Also Read: Tom Brady, LeBron James Lead 2018 ESPYS Nominations “What this award is about is giving back, the charitable acts we do when no one is watching,” WWE Superstar Roman Reigns told reporters after the company was honored. “What is the positive message that you bring? We have a lot of resources and a giant platform and we want to use that. I can honestly say that it makes me a better man — growing up I wanted to be a superstar of some sort and wanted to be a role model,” Reigns said. “If you can help a young kid stay on the right path, that’s the important thing, if we all look at the world in the same way that’ll be a good thing. “This equality movement is a huge part of what we’re doing is well — not just in sport but in life,” he added. Also Read: 2018 ESPYS: Sexual Abuse Accusers to Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award After the U.S. women’s hockey team won Team of the Year, Kendall Coyne said: “This award embodies everything we believe in, we’re big advocates of leaving the sport better than we got to it … we’re here for a bigger reason than just hockey.” Highlights of the evening will be showcased during a one-hour program on ESPN, July 24, at 7 p.m. ET. See the complete list of winners below: Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors (2018) Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames (2017) Sports Humanitarian of the Year Award: Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers (2016) Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever (2015) Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award: U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (2018) San Francisco 49ers (2017) San Francisco Giants (2016) Chicago Bulls (2015) Corporate Community Impact Award: UNIQLO (2018) DICK’S Sporting Goods (2017) Bank of America (2016) League Humanitarian Leadership Award: WWE (2018) USTA (2017) NBA (2016) Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Awards David Robinson (2018) U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program (2018) Orlando City SC, #OrlandoUnited (2017) Ross Initiative for Sports Equality (2017) Stephanie McMahon, WWE (2017) Billie Jean King (2016) Robert Kraft, New England Patriots Owner (2016) The 2015 University of Missouri Football Team (2016) Always “Like A Girl” Campaign (2015) Pete Carroll, NFL Coach (2015) MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud and Sue Selig (2015) You Can Play Project (2015)<doc-sep>
The ESPY Awards, ESPN's annual celebration for all things sports, was held Wednesday in Los Angeles. Danica Patrick was the host for the 26th edition of the event, the first woman to serve in that role. And the ESPYS went to: Best Breakthrough Athlete: Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell. Best College Athlete: Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma before being selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft. Best Female Athlete: Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Chloe Kim. Best Male Athlete: Alex Ovechkin, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP as the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup. Best Team: Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series for the first time. Best Game: The U.S. women's national hockey team's shootout victory over Canada in the gold medal game of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Best Championship Performance: Nick Foles, who won Super Bowl MVP in quarterbacking the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Lombardi Trophy. Best Moment: The Minnesota Vikings' miracle win on Stefon Diggs' touchdown in the final seconds of their divisional round game against the New Orleans Saints. Best Olympic Moment: Shaun White's gold medal-winning final run in Pyeongchang. Best Play: Arike Ogunbowale's buzzer-beater to win the national championship for Notre Dame. Best Record-Breaking Performance: Roger Federer, who made history in winning an eighth Wimbledon title in 2017 and won the 2018 Australian Open for his 20th Grand Slam title. Best International Men's Soccer Player: Cristiano Ronaldo Best International Women's Soccer Player: Sam Kerr Best NFL Player: Tom Brady Best MLB player: Mike Trout Best NHL Player: Alex Ovechkin Best Driver: Martin Truex Jr. Best NBA Player: LeBron James Best WNBA Player: Maya Moore Best Fighter: Terence Crawford Best Male Golfer: Jordan Spieth Best Female Golfer: Sung-Hyun Park Best Male Olympian: Shaun White Best Female Olympian: Chloe Kim Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer Best Female Tennis Player: Sloane Stephens Best Male Action Sports Athlete: David Wise Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim Best Jockey: Jose Ortiz Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mike Schultz Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Brenna Huckaby Best Bowler: Rhino Page Best MLS Player: Nemanja Nikolic Best NWSL Player: Megan Rapinoe Capital One Cup: Stanford Cardinal sports Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, who has been battling cancer for the past five years. Kelly was introduced by fellow Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway and Dan Marino, who were drafted in the same 1983 first round as Kelly. Here's Kelly's emotional speech: Pat Tillman Award for Service: Sgt. Jake Wood of the U.S. Marines, a former college football player who went on to found Team Rubicon. Best Coach: Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon, who were killed while protecting students in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: The "sister survivors" who spoke out against the sexual abuses of former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar. Hundreds of survivors of Nassar's abuse have come forward, and 141 were on hand in a powerful conclusion to Wednesday's award ceremony: ***