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THE year-end awards keep coming in, and Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky could add to their stacked accolades if either wins the United States Sports Academy&#8217;s Female Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Franklin and Ledecky in the list of nominees are:<\/p>\n<p>Simone Boles, Gymanstics, United States<br \/>\nShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Track and Field, Jamaica<br \/>\nMaya Moore, Basketball, United States<br \/>\nInbee Park, Golf, South Korea<br \/>\nSuzann Pettersen, Golf, Norway<br \/>\nBrianna Rollins, Track and Field, United States<br \/>\nMikaela Shiffrin, Skiing, United States<br \/>\nAbby Wambach, Soccer, United States<br \/>\nSerena Williams, Tennis, United States<br \/>\nKim Yuna, Figure Skating, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Williams won this award in 2012 over Franklin.<\/p>\n<p>No aquatic athletes are in the running for the male athlete of the year award. Usain Bolt will attempt to win the award again after snatching it from Michael Phelps last year. Along with Bolt, the male nominees are:<\/p>\n<p>Joe Flacco, Football, United States<br \/>\nChris Froome, Cycling, Great Britain<br \/>\nLeBron James, Basketball, United States<br \/>\nWilson Kipsang, Marathon, Kenya<br \/>\nTodd Ligety, Skiing, United States<br \/>\nLionel Messi, Soccer, Argentina<br \/>\nRafael Nadal, Tennis, Spain<br \/>\nDavid Ortiz, Baseball, Dominican Republic<br \/>\nManny Pacquiao, Boxing, Philippines<br \/>\nKohei Uchimura, Gymnastics, Japan<br \/>\nTiger Woods, Golf, United States<\/p>\n<p>The public alone determines the winner of the awards. Click here to vote before December 20. Winners will be announced on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX, Arizona, December 5. 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