After numerous cancer battles, legendary ESPN announcer Dick Vitale is nearly ready to return to the network and call a college basketball game once again. Vitale, 85, announced on social media on Wednesday that his vocal cords are cancer free.

Dick Vitale will grace the ESPN airwaves to call his first game in almost two years, week after the college basketball icon announced he is cancer-free.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale's expected return to action will be delayed after the broadcaster announced Saturday he suffered an accident at his home that will cause him to take some time to recover.

Dick Vitale’s return to broadcasting following cancer treatments will be delayed after the ESPN college basketball analyst had an accident at his Florida home

Dick Vitale was set to return to college basketball broadcasting next week after a multi-year cancer battle. He now has to wait a little longer. ESPN released a statement from Vitale on Saturday explaining that an accident at his home in Florida had left him with "new health challenges and near-term physical limitations,

A mere 24 hours ago we were all getting pumped after learning that legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale would be making his triumphant return to the broadcast desk after 1.5-year battle with cancer and other health issues.