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THE 2021 ESPYS PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE - Some of the world's best athletes and biggest stars join host Anthony Mackie for "The 2021 ESPYS Presented by Capital One." The star-studded event airs live on ABC Saturday, July 10 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT from The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the Seaport in New York City. (Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images)PAIGE BUECKERS

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Paige Bueckers Honors Black Women in ESPYS Speech 2021

Published on July 12, 2021August 12, 2025

By Wayne Sterling Paige Bueckers, the star point guard for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, was named the best college athlete in women’s sports at the 2021 ESPYS on Saturday night and used her acceptance speech to celebrate and honor Black women. “With the light that I have now as a White woman