Alysa Liu, left, Billie Jean King, center, and Kendall Coyne Schofield present the Billie Jean King youth leadership award at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — The ESPYS return to New York on Wednesday as the annual awards show honors the year’s top athletes, teams and sports moments. After a couple of decades in Los Angeles, it’s back in New York and being held at Lincoln Center.
Mike Tyson, left, DJ Khaled, center, and Jake Paul present best single game performance award at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Stephen Curry and wife Ayesha arrive at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Eileen Gu arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. CORRECTS TO EILEEN GU FROM ALYSA LIU (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jayson Tatum and Allyson Felix present at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jutta Leerdam, left, and Jake Paul arrive at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jimmy Satos arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Simone Biles arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jarron Collins accepts for his brother, Jason Collins, who was posthumously honored with the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Mikaela Shiffrin, left, and Lindsey Vonn arrive at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Alysa Liu accepts the award for Best Break Through Athlete at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Ilona Maher arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Gretchen Walsh arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Myles Garrett, left, and Chloe Kim arrive at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, left, and Marcello Hernández arrive at the ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jim Abbott accepts the Jimmy V award for perseverance at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Host Marcello Hernández speaks at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Host Marcello Hernández, left, walks out with Mike Tyson at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)The Savannah Bananas perform at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Jalen Brunson accepts the best athlete, men’s sports, award at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Kelvin Mercer, left, and Vincent Mason of De La Soul perform at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Members of the New York Knicks accept the best team award at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Skiier Lindsey Vonn presents the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for basketball player Stephen Curry at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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