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NEW YORK -- Although LeBron James is getting Sports Illustrateds Sportsperson of the Year award, Michael Phelps phenomenal year wont go unrecognized at an event next week that will celebrate both athletes.The recently retired swimmer and most decorated Olympian will get a special honor at Mondays event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.I am honored to be a part of this event recognizing some of the worlds greatest athletes, past and present. I look forward to the SI Sportsperson celebration to cap off what has been a truly memorable year for me, and for the sports world at large, Phelps said Wednesday.Comedian JB Smoove will host the event.Others being honored include football legend Jim Brown and basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, recently honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Wholesale Jerseys Review . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. China Jerseys 2020 .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.wholesalejerseysreview.com/ . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Wholesale Jerseys 2020 . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. The Maryland womens basketball team will represent the U.S. at the World University Games next summer in Taiwan.Its just the second time that a womens college team will play in the games as the American entry. UNC Charlotte participated in 2007. The Big 12 conference fielded a team in 2003.We are thrilled to represent our country at the World University Games, coach Brenda Frese said.Our players are extremely excited. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our program. What an incredible opportunity for our institution to represent our country in games against the best competition in the world.The Kansas mens program did it in 2015 and Purdue will represent the U.S. in 2017.The games are a multi-sport competition open to athletes between the ages of 17 and 24 who are enrolled in college or at most one year out of school. They will take place from Aug. 19-30 making it difficult for thee U.ddddddddddddS. to field a team of players from many different schools.The American women have won nine golds, six silvers and one bronze medal. Maryland alum Brionna Jones helped the team win gold in 2015.This will be the second consecutive year that Maryland has taken a foreign trip over the summer. The Terps, who have one of the best freshmen classes in the country, spent time in Italy this past summer. Frese was thrilled when she got the call asking if Maryland would be interested in going.We jumped at it, she said. You can only take a foreign trip once every four years and these trips are more about the bonding and experience then practices.The Terrapins are allowed to go away in consecutive summers because they would be representing the U.S. in Taiwan. ' ' '