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Dick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone.Vitale says he expects to top the $10 million mark with his eighth annual celebrity gala in Sarasota, Fla., on Friday night.The event will honor former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, former Connecticut basketball coach/cancer survivor Jim Calhoun, and Kansas basketball coach Bill Self.The gala raises money for the V Foundation in honor of the late Jim Valvano. Net proceeds go to pediatric cancer research.Vitale says the night "has gone way beyond my dreams."More than 70 sports celebrities are scheduled to attend, including Florida coach Billy Donovan, Kentucky coach John Calipari, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, Miami coach Jim Larranaga and Florida State coaches Jimbo Fisher (football) and Leonard Hamilton (basketball)....
While it may appear that Kentucky head stone-unturned salesman more interested in the commodity's worth than its well being.He sold the likes of Derrick Rose , Dajua...
Since Jim Calhoun won his third national championship six weeks ago there have been parades, dinners, awards, a couple of days off and a visit to the White House .On...
In the world of college basketball , the Ivy League has long been considered a quaint little non-scholarship conference that isn't even big-time enough to hold a pos...
Rally over here, rally over there, rallies planned all around Richmond as the city embraces having two teams advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.Take a...
The VCU players sat at home last year, watched Butler almost win the national championship and thought, sure, that could be us someday. Sort of the same way people d...
His NCAA bracket a bust, President Obama believes he has a solution that will help salvage his predictions and his pride – reconciliation.Having successfully used th...
An unexpected coaching search is underway at Penn State after Ed DeChellis left his alma mater to take the same position at Navy.The blinds in the corner office that...
ESPN has unearthed clips of manager Bobby Valentine and pitcher Orel Hershiser sitting in the dugout for the 1999 New York Mets , animatedly discussing some baseball...
ANGOLA , Ind. (AP) — Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight warned graduates at Trine University that they'll likely have some bosses who will be as difficult to...
Expanding the field to 68 teams was supposed to make this so easy there was no screwing it up. Which, of course, the NCAA selection committee promptly did.Its single...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — If it's the NCAA tournament, then it must be time for Duke star Kyle Singler to collect a few more scars.His latest badge of honor: Six stitches ...
Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help No. 4 Duke beat Georgia Tech 65-61 in Sunday's Atlantic Coast Con...
Dick Vitale's exclamations of "Awesome, baby!" will ring out on ESPN for at least four more seasons.The network announced Wednesday the irrepressible announcer had a...
Conan O'Brien wrapped up a four-day taping in Atlanta of his show on Thursday.The 6-foot-4 O'Brien has never played organized basketball but is a big-time sports fan...
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs.Today's edition includes a social media bracket, a touching moment between competi...
Dick Vitale, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer known for his enthusiastic style on TV and incredible charity throughout the year, is at it again.Vitale ...
Dick Vitale will call Final Four games for the first time this year, when a voice synonymous with college basketball will be heard only outside the United States.ESP...
Nobody seems to be sure what the Marlins need to get out of their funk. Miami manager Ozzie Guillen is certain it's not a psychiatrist.Jose Bautista homered and drov...
Legendary announcer Dick Vitale on what unpredictable season will mean for March Madness