ESPYs

• The New York Knicks Jeremy Lin, Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham also took home trophies during the ESPN ceremony.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• Although Jim Valvanos Dont give up, dont ever give up speech at the first-ever ESPY Awards will forever be the events signature moment, producers of the show came very close to recreating the emotion of that moment Wednesday night.
(YAHOO!)
• Lindsey Vonn has tebowed before. She did it after she won a World Cup skiing race last December, a moment that eventually sparked rumors that Vonn and then-Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow were dating.
(USA Today)
• Even while locked up in the Clark County Detention Center, serving an 87-day jail sentence for domestic battery, Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to receive accolades.
(YAHOO!)
• San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson brought Sasquatch along as his date to the ESPYs Wednesday evening, shocking onlookers along the red carpet at the 20th-annual ESPN award ceremony.
(International Business Times)
• Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2012 ESPY Awards Wednesday night (July 11). The award is given out annually to a sports-related figure who has shown exceptional courage.
(Zap2it.com)
• Olivia Munn's character, Sloan Sabbith, hasn't had much of impact on "The Newsroom" through the first three episodes.
(Olivia Munn blows up on Twitter following ESPYs appearance - MLive.com)
• The Los Angeles Kings added to their trophy case at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. After winning their first Stanley Cup last month, the Kings received two awards at the annual ESPN show -- Best Upset and Best NHL Player (goalie Jonathan Quick).
(NHL.com)
• It was confirmed on Wednesday before the awards ceremony began that the Grammy winning hip hop-hop artist would no longer be in attendance. The award show, which celebrates top athletes and teams, began promptly at nine with no Usher in sight.
(Christian Post)
• Sports fans spoke, and the winners of the 2012 ESPY awards did not include any team, coach or athlete from the University of Alabama.
(Birmingham News)