Since then, the New York Liberty<\/a> claimed a second Commissioner’s Cup title in Brooklyn, and the wedding<\/a>of Taylor Swift andKansas City Chiefs<\/a> tight end Travis Kelce<\/a> at Madison Square Garden brought another wave of star power to the city.<\/p>\n And that was only the beginning.<\/p>\n Jay-Z returned home for a three-night concert at Yankee Stadium the weekend before Shohei Ohtani<\/a> and the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> arrive for a marquee showdown againstand the New York Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n This week? The Sports Humanitarian Awards and ESPYS will bring the biggest names in athletics to the Big Apple before Fanatics Fest welcomes stars such as LeBron James<\/a> and Tom Brady. It all builds toward the FIFA World Cup final Sunday, capping one of the busiest stretches on the city’s sports calendar in recent memory.<\/p>\n Here are the highlights from New York City’s stretch as the summer sports mecca.<\/p>\n The 2026 Sports Humanitarian Award for Team of the Year went to theBaltimore Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Our community work is core to who we are as the Ravens … our athletes who leave it all on the field on Sunday, join us every Monday in our community work,” said Ravens’ team president Sashi Brown. “In Baltimore, we pride ourselves in putting our money where our mouth is … count us in for $100,000 [to ESPN’s pediatric cancer research goal].”<\/p>\n ESPN sets goal for pediatric cancer research before Super Bowl<\/p>\n Shortly before the winners for the Corporate Community impact award were announced, Burke Magnus, ESPN president of content, and Kevin Martinez, ESPN vice president of corporate citizenship, announced ESPN’s goal of raising $10 million to support pediatric cancer research before Super Bowl LXI.<\/p>\n Magnus noted that $2 million has already been raised for the cause. The charitable theme continued as Jersey Mike’s took home the aforementioned award, in part attributed to the company’s notable fundraising efforts for the Special Olympics.<\/p>\n Curry receivesMuhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian award<\/p>\n Lonnie Ali, the wife of the late Muhammad Ali, presentedStephen Curry<\/a>with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian award. Curry and his wife, Ayesha, were honored for their efforts in supporting their “Eat Learn Play” foundation. Adam Thielen and Damar Hamlin<\/a>rounded out the category’s nominees.<\/p>\n Justin Tuck introduces winner of Philanthropist of the Year<\/p>\n New York Giants legend Justin Tuck introducedNew York Giants<\/a>and Gotham FC<\/a> co-owner Laurie Tisch as the 2026 winner of the Philanthropist of the Year award for her $10 million, multiyear “Play to Thrive” initiative. “Play to Thrive” promotes youth development and mental health, creating a safe place to play and a chance to feel joy in movement regardless of where children live or their financial situation.<\/p>\n “Growing up, giving to what we believed in was just called doing the right thing — we never called it philanthropy,” Tisch said.<\/p>\n Jason and Kylie Kelce present award to Jeffrey Lurie<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/_end_rule.png\"\/)
Baltimore Ravens win2026 Sports Humanitarian Award for Team of the Year<\/p>\n