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The inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational will pit the Texas Longhorns and Duke Blue Devils against each other in a showdown at ...
For Vitale, 86, it’s a moment of relief after several years of battling serious health challenges. In 2021, he revealed he was cancer-free after a fight with melanoma earlier that year.
In June 2024, he revealed a diagnosis of lymph node cancer. Just 11 months later, in May 2025, Vitale shared the incredible news that he was once again cancer-free. “I can’t believe it.
Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said Wednesday that he has vocal cord cancer and will need six weeks of radiation to treat it. "I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call ...
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale is cancer free after lengthy battles with lymphoma and melanoma, he announced Wednesday. "Dr Rick Brown just notified me with my results of my major Pet Scan & told me ...
ESPN announced Monday that Vitale has signed a contract through the 2027-28 season, while ESPN Events is launching the Dick Vitale Invitational — the first matchup being a season-opening tilt ...
College basketball announcer Dick Vitale says his doctor is allowing him to return to work while undergoing treatment for lymphoma. “My family and I are absolutely jumping with joy,” Vitale ...
Gonzaga is scheduled to face Tennessee on Dec. 8 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Mark and Marcy Few have been active in cancer research fundraising for nearly two decades in the ...
"I cried like a baby when I heard she passed," Vitale said Monday, his voice cracking as he talked about "Princess Lacey," who died April 8 at age 8 after a three-year fight with cancer.
Dick Vitale, the longtime ESPN college basketball broadcaster and Hall of Famer, will be the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at this year's ESPYS Vitale, 82, announced in August ...