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See all the athletes and celebrities who posed in PEOPLE's exclusive portrait studio at the 2025 ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 16. From Simone Biles to Ciara to Suni Lee, the stars shared big smiles on sports' biggest night.

The ESPYS celebrated the biggest names in sports with professional athletes and humanitarians recognized for their achievements on and off the field.

Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast were resurfaced — though he has gone on to host the show, twice.

Shane Gillis hosts the annual sports awards show for ESPN, which will feature musical performances from Busta Rhymes, Clipse and GELO

Sports' annual award show takes place with the 2025 ESPY Awards celebrating the past year in athletics around the world.

Check out a complete look at the award winners from the 2025 ESPYS at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeou

The Dolby Theatre name, said Yeaman, "is a way for us to really connect with people and establish context and relevance. It's about how we're perceived by consumers, ...

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens made a stylish and affectionate appearance at the 2025 ESPY Awards, turning heads as they walked the red carpet together at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol” and her husband at their home in Los Angeles.