ESPY Awards honored Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as Best Male Athlete, Simone Biles as Best Female Athlete, Liona Maher as Best Breakthrough Athlete, and Suni Lee as Comeback Athlete of the Year, celebrating their perseverance and determination in their respective sports.

Some, such as Simone Biles and Andraya Carter, muted their makeup to let their hair do most of the talking. Others, instead, poured their personality into their visage, paring down the theatrics of their hair to highlight their heavy blush,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2025 ESPY awards show airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles brings together top athletes and celebrities to celebrate the year’s most unforgettable sports moments. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

WNBA and USWNT legends Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan accepted the ESPY Icon Award for their careers with some moving words.

Biles completed the outfit with a glossy bob worn styled in sleek waves and diamond jewelry by EFFY for an added touch of sparkle. Owens, meanwhile, looked dapper in a suit by Banana Republic — he wore a white blazer from the brand with a black cowl neck shirt and matching black pants, allowing his wife to shine.

UConn legend Diana Taurasi and Quinnipiac rugby star Ilona Maher represented Connecticut on a national stage Wednesday as ESPY Award winners.

The athlete, 40, walked the red carpet for the event in a strapless eggplant-colored Elisabetta Franchi gown from the designer's fall/winter 2025 collection. The dress had a daring hip-bone-grazing slit that allowed Vonn to show off her toned legs, as well as her black G-string.

Ciara and Russell Wilson, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, and other couples stepped out Wednesday at the ESPY Awards, which celebrates "the greatest athletes."