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Vitale to Pay for Slain Teenager's Funeral

It's easy to mock Dick Vitale for his over-the-top on-camera antics, particularly if he's working a Duke game. But for all the perceived homerism, he's seems like a good guy. Sort of like John Madden in that his exuberance can sometimes be distracting to the point that you want to throw a brick through your television. But...

Bad Boys Return to Honor Chuck Daly

TEQUESTA, Fla. -- This looked like a Bad Boys reunion.The NBA came from around the country Wednesday to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Chuck Daly, but nothing was more impressive than his collection of pallbearers.It was the nucleus of his two championship teams in Detroit, the ones that transformed him from...

Rays Get a Visit From a Wild Boar

One of the things the Tampa Bay Rays can expect in 2009 after their trip to the World Series in 2008 is a lot more attention. They started to get a taste of it toward the end of last season and in the playoffs when they noticed they were no longer playing in front of 10,000 fans but instead full houses. This season the...

FH Podcast 6.2: Eamonn Brennan

'HouseCast is FanHouse's podcast. Watch out. Or you might just get what you're after.Can you take any more March Madness inundated into your domepiece? Of course you can. It's the number one reason why you keep coming back to FanHouse's NCAA Tournament Coverage, and it's definitely the reason why you were waiting,...

Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas Have Heated Argument Over St. Mary's

Say what you will for Dick Vitale, he's certainly passionate about college basketball. But does his passion get in the way of his ability to analyze the sport objectively? His colleagues Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas seemed to suggest so on ESPN Sunday night. Asked to name a team that didn't deserve its NCAA Tournament...

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05/19/12 Anonymous donor gives $500,000 at Dickie V Gala Source: Herald Tribune - Sarasota FL "We had a genuine miracle last night," Dick Vitale said Saturday, a day after hosting his annual Dickie V Gala to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Vitale said that after he gave his speech Friday â he made a passionate plea for support to eradicate cancer â he walked off the stage to find a man waiting for him.
"This guy, young guy, grabs me and he says, 'Hey, I want to make a donation.' I thought he said $5,000, so I say, 'OK, there's donor cards right here on the table.'
"Then the guy says, 'No, I don't think you understand â my child is battling a disease like this â a vicious disease. I want to donate $500,000.' "
Vitale was shocked. His gala traditionally raises more than $1 million each year. Vitale said that his initial estimation for this year's event is "a smashing success, $1.2 to $1.3 million."
Add to that the $500,000 and, as Vitale said, it is a "smashing success"â as much as $1.8 million raised in a single evening for cancer research.
"That will touch your heart," Vitale said.
05/19/12 BHSN: Stars gather in Sarasota for Dick Vitale charity... Source: Central Florida News 13 - Orlando FL A who's who of college coaches, getting together not to talk basketball, rather to raise awareness and money at the Dick Vitale charity gala for a cause near and dear to everyone's hearts, including Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.
05/15/12 Dickie V shoots and scores for children's cancer Source: CBS - TampaBays10.com - Tampa Bay FL Dick Vitale is 72 years old and comes from a very large family.
05/15/12 Jay Wright to be honored at Dick Vitale event Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA On Friday night, as Dick Vitale likes to say, Sarasota will become the toast of the sports world, as ESPN's voice of college basketball hosts his seventh annual Gala at the Ritz-Carlton to benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research.
05/08/12 Tampa Bay Fan Dick Vitale Taunts Nick Swisher on... Source: NESN All sorts of fans send all sorts of messages over Twitter to pro athletes.