North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano celebrates his team's victory over No 1-ranked Houston in the 1983 Final Four in Albuquerque, N.M. NC State defeated Houston 54-52 for one of the biggest ...

And he announced the formation of the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research with the motto “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” Valvano passed away the next month at age 47. But 31 years ...

The Jimmy V Classic will take place in New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. The New York setting is an appropriate one. Valvano was born in Queens, played at Rutgers and coached Iona to ...

With another year coming to a close, the Triangle area once again became a hot spot for nationally relevant sports stories in ...

Longtime ESPN announcer Dick Vitale shared some exciting news on Thursday, and it coincidentally came during Jim Valvano week. Dickie V announced that he is now cancer free. The 85-year-old has ...

Iconic college basketball announcer Dick Vitale said a scan he had of his lymph node in his neck had come back clean.

named for legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano, annually raises money and awareness for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The women's event debuted in 2002. The event is part of ESPN ...

The former college and NBA coach called ESPN's first college basketball broadcast.He's also a longtime fundraiser for cancer research, helping friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs ...

He’s also a longtime fundraiser for cancer research, helping friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs, where Valvano delivered his famous “Don’t give up” speech. Valvano died of ...