ESPN is in search of ultimate sports athlete. They have compiled a list of thirty-two well known athletes of the day, pitting two athletes in a bracket tournament.  During Sportscenter every night for the month of July, two athletes will be compared and the fans will chose.  The following night the winner will be revealed and move on to the next round.

These are the brackets:

The Complete Bracket

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET
July 1: (1) Tiger Woods def (8) Matt Leinart
July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade vs (5) Shaun White
July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (7) David Beckham
July 4: (3) Steve Nash vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET
July 5: (1) Peyton Manning vs (8) Amanda Beard
July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell
July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens
July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET
July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater
July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds
July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby
July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET
July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz
July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young
July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker
July 16: (3) Shaquille O’Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

And yes, you are reading correctly.  Two - count ‘em - TWO swimmers are on the list.

To read more about the Ultimate Sports Star or to vote, log on to ESPN.com.

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