Spanish network, Univision, announced that they will be hosting the first ever annual "Tecate Premios Deportes", an award show recognizing the best Latino athletes. According to Univision, the nominees are in ten different categories and have been selected for their talent, character and perseverance, as well as their contributions to and impact on the Hispanic community."The Academy went through an arduous selection process to identify the nominees. We wanted to ensure this event recognized athletes based on their merit and not popularity," said Oscar de la Hoya, executive member of the "Tecate Premios Deportes" Academy. "We are confident the list encompasses the best Hispanic athletes and look forward to honoring our colleagues at the event airing nationwide on July 20th on Univision."
Here are some of the nominations (after the jump):
Baseball Hispanic Player of the Year
1. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
2. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
3. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Basketball Hispanic Player of the Year
1. Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets
2. Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
3. Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
American Football Hispanic Player of the Year
1. Luis Castillo, San Diego Chargers
2. Tony Gonzales, Kansas City Chiefs
3. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
For more info, check out the show's website.
1. melo boy to jamal gerren.
you have no idea what ur talking about. lose pounds? melo is a 6 foot 8 small foward and is so strong he could play power foward perfectly. ur just looking for a reason to diss on melo. do some research buddy. melo is the unrecogonized talent that denver needed. and look at em now. 50 and 32. the only problem now is AI! that ballhog doesnt know what passing the ball is. he is the biggest ballhog i kno. i dont care what any one says the nuggets struggles are cause of iverson. and the "pounds" u speak of... melo uses when he backs people down then does his fade away and beautifully swooshes the ball in. learn sumthing!!
melo boy at 2:31AM on Jul 7th 2008