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?
TV: ABC
How to watch online: Watch ESPN (here's how to stream it live)
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2024 ESPY nominees
Best athlete, men's sports
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels/Dodgers
Scottie Scheffler, Golf
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
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
49ers' Christian McCaffrey: TD in record 17 consecutive games
Iowa's Caitlin Clark: Becomes NCAA’s all-time leading scorer
Stanford's Tara VanDerveer: Gets win No. 1,203 to pass Mike Krzyzewski for most in NCAA history
Max Verstappen: Wins record 10 consecutive F1 races
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
Jayda Coleman: Walk-off home run sends Oklahoma to softball championship series
Anthony Edwards: Timberwolves star posterizes Jazz's John Collins
Alabama: Jalen Milroe's TD pass on fourth-and-31 to beat Auburn.
Lamar Jackson: Catches own pass for first down in AFC title game
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
Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels/Dodgers
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Best NHL player
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best NBA player
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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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