"This past year in sports particularly, there have been a lot of moments to celebrate," Connor Schell, ESPN's Executive Vice President, Content, told TheWrap on the eve of the ESPYs. "The Chicago Cubs breaking the 108-year curse, the New England Patriots winning the best Super Bowl possibly eve r, the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry putting on the amazing NBA Finals, and then we had the Olympics with so many great athletes including Michael Phelps.