Style Spotted: 2008 ESPY Awards

NFL champ Michael Strahan wih gf Nicole Murphy

The 2008 ESPY Awards ran on ESPN tonight and it was no sursprise that Tiger Woods and the NY GIANTS were the biggest winners of the night. Held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles last Wednesday, the red carpet arrivals to the event dubbed the 'Oscars for the sports industry,' had a bevy of winners and losers as well in terms of their style.

For the most part the male athletes were pretty conservative in their dark custom-made or designer suits and they let their female counterparts do the talkin'. Boston Celtics' NBA Champs Ken Garnett's wife popped in canary yellow while other opted for classic white: host Justin Timberlake in a white tux, NFLer Terrell Owens in a cool suit with black trim and Rajon Rodo too had a black trim white suit but wore a deep red tie for added effect.

NBA star Carmelo Anthony kept it light in a grey three-piece and two-time ESPY winner Candace Parker from the WNBA was flawless in a satin and crepe buttercream floor-length gown. It's not often you get to see a woman over 6 feet get it right. But no hands down Eddie Murphy's ex-wife Nicole Murphy paramour to NY GIANTS' Michael Strahan totally worked it as did Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham in her pale yellow Roland Mouret. She served major attitude with handsome hubby David Beckham by her side.

The Totally Missed It list includes presenter/R&B star Ashanti's print maxidress which was a bit too casual and felt oddly out of place, Samuel Jackson (surprised?) in his bebop white hat, grey & white outfit and and sneakers.

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This is the one night you wouldnt catch these ballers in trainers so the same rule should have applied to Sam J as well. And the biggest miss was Shaun Phillips' gold three-piece suit.

All he needed was an iced out goblet, walking cane and Bootsy Collins sunglasses and he certainly would have been the perfect hangman in pimp Don "Bishop" Juan's crew.