Best Record-Breaking Performance
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer passes Pat Summitt for a lot of wins in NCAA Women’s basketball history (1,099)
DeVonta Smith, Alabama Football – set records for title video game captures (12) and goal receptions (3), and likewise amounted to 215 lawns. Alabama won, 52–24, their 6th title in 12 years, while Smith was called Offensive MVP of the national championship
Phil Mickelson, PGA Championship – earliest winner of a significant competition with his success, Mickelson exceeded the record formerly held by Julius Boros, who won the PGA Championship in 1968 at age
WINNER: Russell Westbrook, Washington Wizards – breaks Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old triple-double record with 182
Best International Athlete, Men’s Soccer
WINNER: Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus/Portugal National Team
Kylian Mbappè, Paris Saint-Germain/French National Team
Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Argentina National Team
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egypt National Team
Best International Athlete, Women’s Soccer
WINNER: Sam Mewis, Manchester City/U.S.A. National Team
Sam Kerr, Chelsea/Australia National Team
Fran Kirby, Chelsea/English National Team
Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal/Netherlands National Team
Best NFL Player
WINNER: Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
Best MLB Player
Josè Abreu, Chicago White Sox
Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds (2020), LA Dodgers (2021)
Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
WINNER: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
