Vitale steals show as seven are inducted into Hall of Fame

Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show.

Hall of Fame Bullets

Hakeem Olajuwon Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle on Olajuwon's first days at the University of Houston, when he was still new to basketball: "M...

First Cup: Thursday

...being a seasoned vet, I'm ready for it.'"Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press: "Dick Vitale was gone after only 94 games as the Pistons' head coach, his team and his health...

First Cup: Wednesday

Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post: "Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony hit the first leg of his gold medal tour Tuesday in a news conference, smiling wide...

Vitale

The NBA's Continued Hall of Frustration

...focus in the 80s on? I'm left to guess that some triptych of Joey Meyer, Dick Vitale, David Rivers are holding court; but beyond that I haven't the foggiest.  I do...

Searching for the real Greg Oden

You know what's strange about Greg Oden's freshman season, considering everyone regards him as a franchise center and all? I've watched OSU 15-16 time...

Thursday Bullets

...t find it online, but the current Sports Illustrated quotes Steve Nash: "At Santa Clara coach Dick Davey emphasized mental toughness, being able to not let your performance be affected by a mistake... The...

Vegas follow up

I hate writing a rebuttal to another writer's column. I hate it. These days on the Internet, people spend far too much time writing about other writer...

Dick Vitale, You're On the Air

Listen to this. Dick Vitale is on some radio show by phone, but thanks to a bad connection he doesn't...

Hard to Know How Portland Could Have Done Better

I had a little IM conversation yesterday with Nate Jones. He was saying that Danny Ainge had fleeced the Blazers with the Sebastian Telfair trade. I s...

Thursday Bullets

...TrueHoop's essay on Jordan Farmar. Then his Lakers drafted Farmar! No one saw that coming. Dick Vitale: "Brandon Roy will ultimately be a star out of the gate..." OK, Dick, ultimately...

Remember Stan Van Gundy?

...Does anyone dispute that the NCAA cares more about profits than developing "student athletes?" Dick Vitale doesn't count. I can't think of anyone who's making that case, although I...

Flint Star

There's a way to play basketball that involves a love and respect for the game. That's all joy and smiles. That's the Magic Johnson approach. But th...

The PULSE on ESPNEWS (Sat., 1-4pm)

...and raves from YOU, the fans of SportsNation. ********* ***** ********** ***** GUESTS ON THE PULSE SATURDAY, APRIL 1 INCLUDE ... Dick Vitale: Final Four analyst Andy Katz: Final Four analyst Doug Gottlieb: Final Four analyst Rick Majerus: Final...