First broadcast in 1993, the ESPYS help raise funds and awareness for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. ESPN has helped raise over $292 million for the V Foundation in the past 33 years. The 2026 ESPYS presented by Capital One celebrates the greatest athletes and moments in sports, airing on ABC and ESPN+.

Major winners include Jalen Brunson (Best Championship Performance), Stephen Curry (Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award), Shohei Ohtani (Best Single-Game Performance), and Scott Ruskan (Pat Tillman Award for Service). Other honorees: Alysa Liu (Best Breakthrough Athlete), Fernando Mendoza and Lauren Betts (Best College Athletes), Jim Abbott (Jimmy V Award), OG Anunoby (Best Play), and Myles Garrett (Best Record-Breaking Performance).