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Nominations 2013 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Drew Brees |
Drew Brees breaks Johnny Unitas\u2019 record for consecutive games with a TD pass |
| Calvin Johnson |
Calvin Johnson breaks Jerry Rice\u2019s single season receiving yardage record |
| Michael Phelps |
Michael Phelps, most decorated Olympian |
| Abby Wambach |
Abby Wambach sets international scoring record |
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Nominations 2012 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Drew Brees |
Drew Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011-12, breaking the NFL single-season record. |
| Mike Krzyzewski |
Mike Krzyzewski won his 903rd career game to break the record for the most wins in Men\u2019s Division I history. Krzyzewski broke the wins record held by one of his mentors, Bob Knight. |
| Mariano Rivera |
breaks the save record |
| Lexi Thompson |
Youngest of an LPGA event |
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Nominations 2011 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Rory McIlroy |
In winning the U.S. Open, McIlroy broke tournament records for the lowest 72-hole score, both in total strokes (268) and in relation to par (?16). |
| Ray Allen |
NBA 3-point record. Set the mark for most career three-pointers in NBA history. Passed Reggie Miller with his 2,561st three-pointer against the arch rival Los Angeles Lakers in February. |
| Derrick Rose |
Youngest player to win NBA MVP |
| Connecticut Huskies women's basketball |
Longest win streak. Earned its 89th straight win, surpassing the win streak of the UCLA men's program that won 88 straight from 1971-74. |
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Nominations 2010 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Isner |
Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon \u2013 Longest Match in Professional Tennis History |
| Nicolas Mahut |
Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon \u2013 Longest Match in Professional Tennis History |
| Usain Bolt |
100 and 200-meter World Records |
| Connecticut Huskies women's basketball |
Longest winning streak in Women\u2019s NCAA Basketball History |
| Roger Federer |
Most Grand Slam singles titles |
| Brett Favre |
NFL record for consecutive starts |
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Nominations 2009 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Phelps |
Total gold medals achieved at a single Games of the Olympiad (Eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics) |
| Usain Bolt |
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| Larry Fitzgerald |
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| Phil Jackson |
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Nominations 2008 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Brett Favre |
Total career NFL passing touchdowns (442 at the close of the 2007 season, with 28 tallied therein) |
| Barry Bonds |
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| Usain Bolt |
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| Tom Brady |
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| Randy Moss |
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Nominations 2007 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns |
| Bob Knight |
Most career NCAA Division I men's college basketball victories. |
| Kelly Slater |
Slater won his unprecedented eighth ASP title in 2006 |
| Michael Phelps |
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Nominations 2006 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Shaun Alexander |
Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (27 in the league's 2005 season) |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
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| Kalen Pimentel |
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| Mike Metzger |
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Nominations 2005 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| New England Patriots |
Won 21 straight games, dating back to the 2003 season, breaking the previous NFL record of 18 straight set by five teams |
| Peyton Manning |
His 49 touchdown passes broke Dan Marino's single-season record of 48, set in 1984 |
| Pat Summitt |
Finished the season with 882 career wins, breaking Dean Smith's record of 879 career Division I victories |
| Ichiro Suzuki |
His 262 hits in 2004 broke the single-season record of 258 held since 1920 by George Sisler |
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Nominations 2004 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Éric Gagné |
Consecutive saves converted in a single MLB regular season (55 across the league's 2003 season). |
| John Gagliardi |
Set all divisions record for most coaching victories. Currently owns a 414-114-11 (.778) record. The 77-year-old's team was 14-0, and he won his fourth national title. |
| Jamal Lewis |
Set NFL single-game rushing record with 295 yards vs. Browns on Sept. 14. |
| Michael Phelps |
At July's world championships, Phelps became first swimmer to set five world records in one meet and the first man to set world records in different events on the same day. Won the 200m IM in world-record time, the 200m and 400m free in American record-time as well as the 200m back and 100m free. |
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Nominations 2003 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Natalie Coughlin |
Became first woman to swim 100-meter backstroke in under 1 minute (59.58), breaking world record last set in 1994. |
| Marvin Harrison |
Set an NFL single-season record for receptions with 143 |
| Tim Montgomery |
Set the record for the 100-meter dash (9.78) in a meet in Paris in September 2002 |
| Emmitt Smith |
Broke Walter Payton's career NFL rushing record |
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Nominations 2002 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Barry Bonds |
Shattered Big Mac's single season home run record with 73 dingers |
| Cael Sanderson |
Smashes every major collegiate wrestling record ever set including four straight NCAA titles and a perfect 159-0 carreer record |
| Annika Sörenstam |
Set the LPGA low round record low with a 59 at the Standard Register Ping tournament |
| Tiger Woods |
El Tigre nabbs the 2001 Masters championship making him the only golfer ever to win 4 straight majors |
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Nominations 2001 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Pete Sampras |
Broke Roy Emerson's men's Grand Slam singles championships record |
| Corey Dillon |
Broke Walter Payton's NFL single-game rushing record |
| Marion Jones |
Gets five medals, the most by a female in Track and Field at one Olympic games |
| Patrick Roy |
Broke Terry Sawchuk's NHL career goalie win record |
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