Posts Tagged ‘Dick Vitale’

College Basketball Is Closer Than You Think

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Today’s date is September 17, 2009, and in exactly two months, November 17, 2009, something greater than you or I happens:
College basketball returns.
Naturally, ESPN will be all over it, offering 24-hours of coverage. The idea alone, even if Kentucky is not on the WWL’s opening day schedule, is enough to make one [...]

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Shooting Down Dick (March Madness)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

While we are waiting on Yahoo to get their Tournament Pick ‘Em in working order, we thought it would be fun to watch Dick Vitale’s mid-major argument get attacked by Jay Bilas. Vitale was upset about the apparent snubbing of St. Mary’s–while using it as a platform to defend mid-majors everywhere–and he let his [...]

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Dick Brings Vitality to the NBA

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

The Mouth that Roared is coming to the NBA tonight when Dick Vitale (and Dan Shulman) will bring their exuberance for college basketball to the professional ranks tonight when the duo calls the Miami/Denver game while their NBA counterparts — Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Mike Tirico — will be calling the Duke/Davidson game. [...]

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Hansbrough Doesn’t Have Senioritis

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Not so fast there, fellas.
When we last saw the hardest working player in college basketball ever, his team was getting absolutely smashed by the Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four. Apparently, that was enough to motivate him to return to Chapel Hill for his senior season.

Hopefully, the Jay Bilases and Dick Vitales [...]

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Vitale Returns For Duke/Carolina

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The ubiquitous Dick Vitale is returning from vocal chord surgery just in time for the best rivalry in sports (at least according to ESPN), Duke versus North Carolina on Wednesday. It will be Vitale’s first game since he went under the knife in December.
“I have waited so long for this day to come,” Vitale [...]

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Dick Vitale Takes A TO… Baby

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

The voice synonymous with college basketball is taking a break after undergoing surgery on his left vocal chord. The procedure was done to address complications Vitale was having due to the presence of ulcers. While the mention of Vitale’s name can cause a myriad of reactions (he’s had a falling-out with some fans [...]

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