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OU softball at ESPYS: Time, TV channel, streaming for 2024 ESPY Awards

OU softball is looking to add to their trophy collection Thursday night.

The Sooners are nominated for two awards at the 2024 ESPYs, including best team for the fourth consecutive year. Former outfielder Jayda Coleman is nominated for best play for her walk-off home run against Florida in the Women's College World Series.

OU finished 59-7 and won its fourth consecutive national title in 2024.

2024 ESPY Awards: Winners and highlights from ESPN show

“People say, ‘Let’s go win one,’” OU coach Patty Gasso said following the Sooners' win. “You’re like, ‘OK.’ It’s not like that. It’s very difficult. Everything has to go right. The thing about them is they’re resilient. They have a lot of pride in that.

“With that, it’s hard for me to comprehend.”

Seniors Coleman, Rylie Boone, Tiare Jennings, Kinzie Hansen and Nicole May solidified themselves as the best class in softball history, never ending a season with a loss. Coleman's clutch big fly in extra innings sent the Sooners to their fifth consecutive WCWS championship series.

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is nominated for Best NBA Player. Gilgeous-Alexander finished as the runner-up for the 2023-24 MVP award.

Here are all the athletes and teams nominated for a 2024 ESPY Award:

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What time is the ESPYs tonight?

  • Date: Thursday, July 11

  • Time: 7 p.m. CT

  • Where: Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles

  • Host: Serena Williams

Where can I watch the ESPY Awards?

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2024 ESPY nominees

Best athlete, men's sports

Best athlete, women's sports

  • Caitlin Clark, Iowa women’s basketball

  • Coco Gauff, Tennis

  • Nelly Korda, Golf

  • A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best breakthrough athlete

  • Haleigh Bryant, LSU gymnastics

  • C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

  • Juju Watkins, USC women’s basketball

  • Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

Best record-breaking performance

Best championship performance

  • Michigan's Blake Corum and Will Johnson in football championship game

  • Boston College's Kayla Martello, Most Outstanding Player in women's lacrosse tournament

  • NJ/NY Gotham FC's Midge Purce, MVP of NWSL championship

  • Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, NBA Finals MVP

Best comeback athlete

  • Simone Biles, Gymnastics

  • Paige Bueckers, UConn women's basketball

  • Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns

  • Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

Best play

Best team

Best college athlete, men's sports

  • Jayden Daniels, LSU football

  • Zach Edey, Purdue basketball

  • Ousmane Sylla, Clemson soccer

  • Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame lacrosse

Best college athlete, women's sports

  • Haleigh Bryant, LSU gymnastics

  • Caitlin Clark, Iowa basketball

  • Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin volleyball

  • Izzy Scane, Northwestern lacrosse

Best athlete with a disability

  • Jaydin Blackwell, World champion sprinter

  • Ezra Frech, World champion high jumper

  • Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding champion

  • Oksana Masters, Cross-country skier/hand cyclist

Best NFL player

  • Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns

  • Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

  • Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

  • Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

Best MLB player

Best NHL player

  • Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

  • Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best NBA player

Best WNBA player

  • Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx

  • Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

  • Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun

  • A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best driver

  • Ryan Blaney, NASCAR

  • Matt Hagan, NHRA

  • Álex Palou, IndyCar

  • Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC fighter

  • Islam Makhachev

  • Sean O’Malley

  • Alex Pereira

  • Zhang Weili

Best boxer

  • Terence Crawford

  • Seniesa Estrada

  • Naoya Inoue

  • Oleksandr Usyk

Best soccer player

  • Aitana Bonmatí, Spain

  • Naomi Girma, USWNT

  • Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid

  • Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

Best golfer

  • Nelly Korda

  • Xander Schauffele

  • Scottie Scheffler

  • Lilia Vu

Best tennis player

  • Carlos Alcaraz

  • Novak Djokovic

  • Coco Gauff

  • Iga Swiatek

USA Today reporter Jace Evans contributed to this report.

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