On Saturday night, Dick Vitale made his long-awaited return to the ESPN airwaves when he served as the color commentator for No. 2 Duke's game at No. 21 Clemson. The crowd gathered behind him made ...

Dick Vitale is one of college basketball’s defining and most enduring figures. After coaching for 16 years, Vitale joined ESPN in 1979, only a few months into the network’s existence ...

Dick Vitale is officially back in the booth. The iconic sports announcer — best known for lending his voice to NCAA’s men’s basketball — made his triumphant return to college hoops on ...

“He’s back, baby” was shown on the videoboard of Littlejohn Coliseum ahead of famed ESPN analyst Dick Vitale’s return to the broadcast. It’s been almost two years since the 85-year-old ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Dick Vitale gives a wave during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 ...

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale made his return to the sideline as Clemson hosted No. 2 Duke. / Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ESPN college basketball analyst ...

CLEMSON. S.C. — He’s back, baby! ESPN’s Dick Vitale received a standing ovation Saturday night at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum in his first game back as a commentator since recovering ...

Legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is returning to the mic on Saturday. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is such a sensation that Vitale has to call one of his games. Vitale, 85, will be on the call ...

Following a lionhearted battle with cancer, legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale made his highly-anticipated return to the booth on Saturday night. Before Duke took on Clemson for an ACC showdown ...

For nearly two years, cancer stifled Dick Vitale’s ability to share his passion for college basketball, the treatments silencing a voice that effusively celebrated the sport for decades on ESPN.

Dick Vitale tried to hold back tears as he looked into the ESPN cameras during the Duke-Clemson game Saturday night. Unlike his fight against cancer, defeating the tears was a losing battle.