Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova won awards for Best Male and Best Female Tennis Players. For Roger this was fourth straight year won and for Maria second.
Venus Williams (she looks amazing!!!) along with Oscar nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash presented Tommie Smith and John Carlos the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award nearly 40 years after their black power salute on the medals stand at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Singer Justin Timberlake, an avid golfer and Memphis Tigers fan, hosted the show honoring the year's best sports moments and athletes, which moved this year to the Nokia Theatre downtown. It airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN.
(source The Associated Press)
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