Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time. That ties the two-way superstar with Michael Jordan, an athlete Ohtani followed while growing up in Japan.

Caitlin Clark. Not only did she break the NCAA scoring record while leading Iowa back to the national championship game, but she took the entire WNBA by storm as a rookie with the Indiana Fever. Both her play and her massive impact on the sport of women's basketball have been honored in a variety of ways as a result.