2015 ESPYs Live Blog
The 2015 ESPY Awards are being held in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, July 15th. E! Talk Soup and “Community” star Joel McHale will be hosting the event, which is being held at the Microsoft Theater.
Now in its 23rd year, the ESPYs have become one of the most recognizable awards honoring athletic excellence in the American sports landscape. Over the years, categories have grown to include Disabled Athletes, Action Sports, and other less-heralded sports such as bowling, horse racing, etc.
Confirmed presenters, per espnmediazone.com, include the following:
Mike Epps (Survivor’s Remorse), Julie Foudy (analyst/retired professional soccer player), Ed Helms (Vacation), Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), Chris Long (St. Louis Rams), Danica Patrick (NASCAR driver), Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks), Britney Spears (“Britney: Piece of Me”), Kiefer Sutherland, Vince Vaughn (True Detective), JJ Watt (Houston Texans) and others.
In addition, top athletes and celebrities scheduled to attend so far include:
Odell Beckham Jr. (New York Giants), Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys), Mo’Ne Davis (American Little League Baseball pitcher), Victor Espinoza (Triple Crown Champion jockey), Brett Favre (retired professional NFL player), Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots), Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken), Derek Jeter (retired professional MLB player), Cardale Jones (Ohio State Buckeyes), Urban Meyer (Ohio State Buckeyes coach), Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees), Ronda Rousey (UFC Bantamweight Champion), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) and Caroline Wozniacki (professional tennis player).
Also planning to attend The ESPYS are some of soccer’s best players, fresh from their victory at the Women’s World Cup, including: Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and other members of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Critically-acclaimed artist Crown and the M.O.B will perform as the ESPYS house band and there will be a special performance by fun.’s Nate Ruess.
Simply put, there will be no shortage of star power on display this evening as this year’s ESPYs winners join an illustrious roll. Join us on TheAOSN.com as we live-blog the event!