Dick Vitale had a heartfelt moment on Nov. 4, choking up as ESPN played a tribute video for the legendary broadcaster: ...

At 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 7, 1979 — 45 years ago Saturday — the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, or ESPN, first began broadcasting on U.S. cable TV systems. At first, ESPN was ...

Vitale has been on the call for over 1,000 games, including the first-ever major NCAA game on ESPN between Wisconsin and ...

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he is cancer free after battling four different types of the disease over ...

ESPN's first play-by-play announcer, Jim Simpson, died Wednesday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a short illness, his family said. He was 88. Simpson died surrounded by his family. A cause of ...