"I'd like to thank..." Mercury rookie Diana Taurasi not only took home the award for Best Female College Athlete at the 2004 ESPY Awards, but she was also named the Top Female Athlete overall. Seattle's Lauren Jackson also took Best WNBA Player honors. (Getty Images/Entertainment) http://www.wnba.com/media/taurasi_espy_240_040715.jpg The 2004 ESPY Awards winners Nominees for the 38 ESPY categories were announced on June 21. The winners for each of the categories were selected by the fans via ESPN.com and league site voting. Polls closed July 9 and the winners were announced during the ESPY Awards on July 14 and on the ESPN telecast on July 18 at 9 p.m. ET. There is one minor change to the categories for 2004; Best Action Sports Athlete has been divided to create Best Female Action Sports Athlete and Best Male Action Sports Athlete. The complete list follows: 2004 ESPY AWARDS CATEGORIES Cross-cutter categories: Best Female Athlete -- Diana Taurasi Best Male Athlete -- Lance Armstrong Best Team -- Detroit Pistons Best Coach/Manager -- Larry Brown Best Comeback -- Bethany Hamilton Best Breakthrough -- LeBron James Best Game -- Super Bowl: Patriots - Panthers Best Record Breaking Performance -- Eric Gagne Best Sports Movie -- Miracle Best Male College Athlete -- Emeka Okafor Best Female College Athlete -- Diana Taurasi Best Moment -- Brett Favre Best Male Action Sports Athlete -- Ryan Nyquist Best Female Action Sports Athlete -- Dallas Friday Best Athlete with a Disability -- Kyle Maynard Best Outdoors Sports Athlete -- Tina Bosworth Best Play -- New Orleans Saints' lateral Best Upset -- Detroit Pistons Best Championship Performance -- Phil Mickelson Individual categories: Best MLB Player -- Barry Bonds Best NBA Player -- Kevin Garnett Best WNBA Player -- Lauren Jackson Best Bowler -- Pete Weber Best Boxer -- Antonio Tarver Best Driver -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Best NFL Player -- Peyton Manning Best Male Golfer -- Phil Mickelson Best Female Golfer -- Annika Sorenstam Best NHL Player -- Jarome Iginla Best Jockey -- Stewart Elliott Best Male Soccer Player -- David Beckham Best Female Soccer Player -- Mia Hamm Best Male Tennis Player -- Andy Roddick Best Female Tennis Player -- Serena Williams Best Male Track and Field Athlete -- Tom Pappas Best Female Track and Field Athlete -- Gail Devers Sponsored categories: Under Armour Undeniable Performance Award -- Brett Favre GMC Professional Grade Award -- Steve McNair In addition, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award is presented annually to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. The ESPY Awards are committed to the advancement of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, established by ESPN with the late Jim Valvano and announced at the inaugural ESPY Awards in 1993. The winners will be announced during the ESPY Awards on July 14, 2004 and on the ESPN telecast on July 18 at 9 p.m. ET. http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04nomineesindex.html --

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