CBS parent Paramount insists that this week's decision to cancel Steven Colbert's “Late Show” was strictly financial, and had nothing to do with politics.

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.

The ESPYS celebrated the biggest names in sports with professional athletes and humanitarians recognized for their achievements on and off the field.

See all the athletes and celebrities who posed in PEOPLE's exclusive portrait studio at the 2025 ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 16. From Simone Biles to Ciara to Suni Lee, the stars shared big smiles on sports' biggest night.

During his roughly 10-minute opening, Gillis poked fun at just about everyone from popular sports figures to President Donald Trump.

Shane Gillis hosts the annual sports awards show for ESPN, which will feature musical performances from Busta Rhymes, Clipse and GELO

Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast were resurfaced — though he has gone on to host the show, twice.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol” and her husband at their home in Los Angeles.

ESPN announced in June that Gillis would host the 33rd ESPY Awards. He previously appeared on “College GameDay” — even rubbing analyst Nick Saban the wrong way with a comment by calling him Alabama Jones — and is an avid Eagles and Notre Dame fan.

Athlon Sports. Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ mom, Randi Mahomes, made a stylish entrance at the 2025 ESPY Awards. She also shared the story behind her outfit choice, giving fans a peek at how she picked her now-talked-about look.

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens made a stylish and affectionate appearance at the 2025 ESPY Awards, turning heads as they walked the red carpet together at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16.