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

Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling up hardware as league MVP and scoring champion. Biles claimed the night's first award, best championship performance for her efforts at the Paris Olympics.

The Newport native and Dallas Mavericks rookie became the first basketball player to win the award in nine years.

Comedian Shane Gillis delivered the opening monologue as the ESPY Awards host last night, filled with edgy, controversial jokes. Here's what he said.

During ESPN's annual presentation of the ESPY Awards, Duke University signee Cameron Boozer was honored as the Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year on Wednesday. B

David Walters, an all-time Olympian, talks about being honored at the ESPY Awards with the Pat Tillman Award for Service for his response to the devastating January wildfires.

Two Los Angeles-area firefighters were honored at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday night, receiving the Pat Tillman Award for Service for their response to the devastating January wildfires.