| Ronda Rousey – MMA* Breanna Stewart – UConn Huskies basketball* Lindsey Vonn – Skiing* Serena Williams – Tennis |
| LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – Record breaking performance during the 2015 NBA Finals* American Pharoah, Race horse – Won first Triple Crown since 1978* Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants – 2014 World Series MVP* Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators softball – Most Outstanding Player of the 2015 Women's College World Series | Mo'ne Davis, Little League Baseball – First girl to earn a win in the Little League World Series* Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants – 2014 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year* Cardale Jones, Ohio State Buckeyes football – Won the College Football Playoff National Championship in just his 3rd start as the Buckeyes quarterback* Jordan Spieth, PGA – Won the 2015 Masters and 2015 U.S. Open |
| Peyton Manning – threw record 509th touchdown pass* Lauren Chamberlain – hit 91st home run in NCAA softball* Devin Hester – took punt in for 20th career NFL touchdown return* Klay Thompson – scored 37 points in a single quarter | Ole Miss over Alabama – College football* Georgia State over Baylor – NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament* Kansas City Royals – won American League Pennant |
| Patriots vs. Seahawks – Super Bowl XLIX* A's vs. Royals – 2014 American League Wild Card Game* Spurs vs. Clippers – Game 7, NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals | U.S. Women's National Soccer Team - FIFA* New England Patriots - NFL* UConn Huskies - NCAA Women's Division I Basketball* Golden State Warriors - NBA* Chicago Blackhawks - NHL* Ohio State Buckeyes - FBS |
| Steve Kerr - Golden State Warriors* Geno Auriemma - UConn Huskies women's basketball* Bill Belichick - New England Patriots* Mike Krzyzewski - Duke Blue Devils men's basketball* Urban Meyer - Ohio State Buckeyes football | Rob Gronkowski - New England Patriots* Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees* Derrick Rose - Chicago Bulls* Lindsey Vonn - Skiing |
| Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona/Argentina* Novak Djokovic - Tennis* Lewis Hamilton - Formula One* Lydia Ko - LPGA* Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid/Portugal | Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers - 2014 NFL Most Valuable Player* Tom Brady, New England Patriots - MVP of his 4th Super Bowl Championship* Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers - Led the league in receptions and receiving yards * DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys - The 2014 leading rusher * J. J. Watt, Houston Texans - NFL Defensive Player of the Year |
| Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - 2014 American League MVP* Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2014 National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner* Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants - 2014 World Series MVP* Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians - won 2014 AL Cy Young Award* Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins - One of the top hitters in the league | Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks - captain of the 2015 Stanley Cup champions* Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens - Winner of the 2014-15 Ted Lindsay, Jennings, Vezina and Hart trophies* Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - Winner of 2014-15 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy * John Tavares, New York Islanders - runner up for the Art Ross Trophy* Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks - Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy and a 2015 Stanley Cup champion |
| Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors - 2015 NBA MVP* Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans - Led NBA in blocks * James Harden, Houston Rockets - NBA MVP runnerup* LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers - Led the NBA Finals in points, rebounds, and assists * Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA scoring champion | Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock - 2014 WNBA Most Improved Player* Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury - 2014 WNBA Defensive Player of the year* Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx - 2014 WNBA MVP* Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks - 3rd in the league in scoring * Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury - 2014 WNBA Finals MVP |
| Kevin Harvick, NASCAR - 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion* Erica Enders-Stevens, NHRA - Won the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock Championship* Lewis Hamilton, Formula One - 2014 Formula One World Champion* Juan Pablo Montoya, IndyCar - 2015 Indy 500 winner* Will Power, IndyCar - 2014 IndyCar Series Champion | Ronda Rousey, MMA - Defended the UFC Women's Bantamweight Title with two record-speed wins* Donald Cerrone, MMA - Current 8-fight UFC winning streak is the longest in the lightweight division* Terence Crawford, Boxing - Current WBO Light Welterweight champion* Gennady Golovkin, Boxing - Improved record to 33-0 with 30 KOs* Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Boxing - Defeated Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous decision to bring his record to 48-0 |
| Jordan Spieth - Won the 2015 Masters and 2015 US Open* Rory McIlroy - 2014 PGA Player of the year, 2014 PGA Tour Player of the Year, and winner of the 2014 British Open and the 2014 PGA Championship* Billy Horschel - 2014 FedEx Cup Champion | Lydia Ko - 2014 LPGA Rookie of the Year* Stacy Lewis - 2014 LPGA Player of the Year* Inbee Park - Won the 2014 LPGA Championship |
| Novak Djokovic - Won the 2015 Australian Open, the 2014 and 2015 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals and 2014 ATP Player of the Year* Marin Čilić - 2014 US Open Champion* Roger Federer - Joined Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl in the 1000-win club* Stan Wawrinka - 2015 French Open Champion | Serena Williams - Won the 2014 US Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, and 2015 Wimbledon Championships* Simona Halep - Finished world #3 on 2014 WTA Tour and placed as runner-up in the 2014 WTA Tour Finals* Petra Kvitová - 2014 Wimbledon Champion* Maria Sharapova - Finished world #2 on 2014 WTA Tour |
| Marcus Mariota, Oregon Ducks football - 2014 Heisman Trophy winner* Jack Eichel, Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey - 2015 Hobey Baker Award winner for best men's college hockey player* Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball - 2015 Naismith Player of the Year and Wooden Award* Logan Stieber, Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling - Led Ohio State to their first-ever team National Title and 2015 NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler* Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt Commodores baseball Led SEC in hits, runs scored, total bases, and doubles ; #1 pick in 2015 MLB draft | Missy Franklin, California Golden Bears swimming - NCAA Champion in 200 IM, 200 Freestyle, and 200 Backstroke and 2015 NCAA Swimmer of the Year* Taylor Cummings, Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse - Won her 2nd-straight Tewaaraton Award as the best player in women's college lacrosse* Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators softball - 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year* Micha Hancock, Penn State Nittany Lions volleyball - 2014 AVCA DI National Player of the Year* Breanna Stewart, UConn Huskies basketball - 2015 AP Player of the year and 2015 Naismith Player of the Year |
| Ryan Dungey, Motocross - Won 8 of 17 rounds on the 2015 AMA Supercross series, claiming the overall title by a large margin* Tucker Hibbert, SnoCross - Won 8th-straight X Games SnoCross gold, now the longest active streak at X Games* Nyjah Huston, Skateboarding - Decisively won 2015 X Games Skateboard Street gold* Mark McMorris, Snowboarding - Won 2015 X Games gold in both Slopestyle and Big Air* Josh Sheehan, Freestyle Motocross - Landed first-ever FMX triple backflip | Kelly Clark, Snowboarding - Won 5 of the 6 major women's halfpipe events in 2014-15, including silver at X Games Aspen 2015* Paige Alms, Surfing - Won the Women's Best Performance at the 2015 Big Wave Awards* Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing - Won another World Surf League title in 2014* Laia Sanz, Enduro/motorbike - Claimed her 4th Enduro X gold at X Games Austin 2015 |
| Victor Espinoza - Won the 2015 Triple Crown aboard American Pharoah — Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes* Javier Castellano - Won 2014 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey of the year* Joel Rosario - In April 2015 he surpassed 2,000 career wins | Jason Belmonte - 2014 PBA Player of the Year and won 2015 USBC Masters and PBA Tournament of Champions* Parker Bohn III - Won the 2015 PBA Players Championship; 5th on the all-time titles won list* Mike Fagan - Won the 2014 PBA World Championship |
| Krige Schabort - Triathlon* Joe Berenyi - Cycling* Josh Pauls - Sled Hockey* Mike Shea - Snowboarding* Andy Soule - Nordic Skiing | Becca Meyers - Swimming* Kendall Gretsch - Triathlon* Oksana Masters - Nordic Skiing* Tatyana McFadden - Track and Field* Greta Neimanas - Cycling |
| Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy - 2014 Major League Soccer MVP* Obafemi Martins, Seattle Sounders - 17 goals, 13 assists * Lee Nguyen, New England Revolution - 18 goals, 5 assists * Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York Red Bulls - 2014 MLS Golden Boot; 27 goals, 2 assists | |
