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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...

Digger Phelps Bumps, Grinds and Jives

Digger Phelps is one of ESPN's most colorful characters. I mean that literally, too. The guy matches his highlighters to his ties. Which, all ridiculousness aside, seems like it would be really difficult to manage in terms of a long-term dress code. Well, Digger only added to his colorful notoriety Saturday night, when he...

Win a Chance for a Bob Knight Beatdown, Support Cancer Research in the Process

This might be the worst fundraising idea ever. The only saving grace is that it's for a great cause, although the Dick Vitale Gala for Cancer Research organizers should consider taking out extra personal-injury insurance in case the way-too-obvious eventuality is realized: As part of his yearly fundraiser for cancer...

Dick Vitale Wants Bob Knight at Indiana; Knight Wants Vitale to Hush Up

Maybe it is best that Dick Vitale wasn't in the studio during the ESPN's bracket shows.In the clip above, Vitale throws out what many people have been whispering: Bobby Knight to Indiana. The problem is that when Vitale mentioned it, Knight (who is working for ESPN) was obviously ... something. Pissed? Embarrassed? Ticked?...

Jeremy Schaap Offers His Thoughts on Bobby Knight's TV Work

When Bobby Knight was fired by Indiana in 2000, he gave an infamous interview to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap. It was a contentious affair throughout and, toward the end, Knight took something of a cheapshot by comparing the reporter, unfavorably, to his father. "You've got a long way to go to be as good as your dad. You better...

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05/24/12 Digger Phelps Source: CBS - WREG NewsChannel 3 - Memphis TN Our first guest today knows something about success.
05/22/12 PSA debate: "Some people are going to get killed" Source: CBS News (CBS News) The chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society Tuesday warned about the dangers of over-testing for prostate cancer.
05/15/12 Ex-ND coach Phelps, councilman get testy over watch... Source: NBC - WTHR 13 - Indianapolis IN Former Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps got into a testy exchange with South Bend city council members after urging them to help create neighborhood watch teams to deal with a spike in youth violence.
05/10/12 Digger Phelps, community rally for Stop Youth Violence... Source: NBC - WNDU 16 - South Bend IN Former Irish coach Digger Phelps organized a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss his Stop Youth Violence campaign.
05/08/12 Police investigate to see if South Bend shootings are... Source: South Bend Tribune - South Bend IN When Digger Phelps hosts a town hall meeting Thursday at The Salvation Army 's Kroc Center to discuss solutions to youth violence in the city, he won't have to look far to illustrate recent examples of it.