Additional ESPYs-Related Programming Announced for July

Host Justin Timberlake will be joined on stage by the worlds premier athletes and Hollywoods biggest stars when The 2008 ESPYs co-presented by HUMMER and Under Armour comes to Los Angeles next month. The 16th annual celebration of the best moments from the year in sports will be televised on ESPN and ESPN HD, Sunday, July 20, at 9 p.m. ET.

This years presenters will include Lance Armstrong, Jason Bateman (Hancock), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Kristen Bell (When in Rome, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), singer/actress Ashanti, Zac Efron (Seventeen Again), Brendan Fraser (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Samuel L. Jackson (Lakeview Terrace), Jet Li (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks), IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, golfer Annika Sorenstam, Kate Walsh (Private Practice) and Luke Wilson (Henry Poole Is Here) with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

For the fifth time in the events 16-year history, fans will determine the winners in all categories (except the Arthur Ashe Courage Award and other special awards) by voting online at www.espys.tv and, for the first time, via text message at espn.mobi. Voting begins when nominees are announced July 1 at www.espys.tv, and runs through 11:59 p.m. ET on July 12.

Additional ESPYs-related programming includes The ESPY Nomination Show, July 1 at 8 p.m. on ESPN, Countdown to The ESPYs, July 20 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2, and the half-hour special ESPYs Backstage, July 21 at 10 p.m. on ESPN2. Plus, live red carpet coverage from the ESPYs taping on July 16 will be available exclusively at ESPN360.com at 7 p.m.