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Fans Rally Around Legendary ESPN Announcer After He Reveals Devastating Fifth Cancer Diagnosis
Lovingly known as "Dickie V," Dick Vitale is the longest-running announcer at ESPN, having started with the debut of the program in 1979 and with a contract that will keep him on the announcing panel at least through 2028.
Vitale has been present for some of the biggest moments in college basketball history, his commentary like a soundtrack for those historic moments. Last season, the "Dick Vitale Invitational" college basketball event was even launched in his honor.
Through everything, Dickie V has been very upfront about his love of the game, as well as how grateful and honored he is to still be a part of it and to hold his seat as an ESPN announcer.
This has all been while fighting multiple bouts of cancer. In 2021, Vitale was treated for melanoma, immediately followed by treatments for lymphoma. By summer 2024, he'd also received chemotherapy treatments and radiation for vocal-cord cancer.
Then, in summer 2024, he had to have surgery to remove multiple cancerous lymph nodes from his neck, during which he had to use a dry-erase board to communicate.
Through all of this, the announcer continued in his role as frequently as he could, with the team at ESPN showing flexibility and support that many people could only dream about at their workplaces.
Now, Dickie V is up against The Big C again, this time in his lung and liver cavity.
This week, Dick Vitale shared the following announcement:
"Today, my oncologist, Dr. Brown, informed me that my biopsy results have confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in my lung and liver cavity."
"I will be starting immunotherapy shortly, and I plan on winning this battle."
He admitted that this wasn't the news he was expecting or hoping for.
"I obviously did not get the report today that I was hoping for when my oncologist called."
"It has been ten days of many exams Pet scan - Cat scan - two MRIs - Biopsy, multiple bloodwork - now at least I know what I have to face."
"The Melanoma Lung and liver cavity cancer will mean I will start IMMUNE THERAPY next week - plan on winning the battle!""
Fortunately, Vitale is optimistic about his prognosis.
"I've beaten melanoma. I've beaten lymphoma. I've beaten vocal cord cancer. I've beaten lymph node cancer."
"I'm four-for-four, and I'm fully confident I'm going to make it five-for-five."
The news was shared on the X platform, where X users loudly shared their support.
Vitale was deeply moved by the support he received and continued to receive.
"I am truly overwhelmed by the love, support, prayers, and messages I've received from so many people."
"I'm incredibly blessed to have my family beside me, and my ESPN family, led by Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, has been absolutely terrific. Their support has inspired me to keep fighting, and I will do everything in my power to win another battle."
"The best news I can share today is this: I feel fantastic."
Since his contract is nearing its end, Vitale's also looking forward to dedicating more of his time toward helping children fight their battles with cancer.
"At 86 years young, I've lived a hell of a life, and I'm more motivated than ever to raise money for kids battling cancer."
"No child should ever have to go through what I've experienced."
"I am grateful beyond words for all of the support I've received, and I'm already looking forward to this year's annual Gala on May 1."
"I really feel we will raise 12 million dollars to add to the 105 million dollars we've already raised, all for pediatric cancer research."
Though it's terrible to hear that Vitale has been diagnosed with a fifth form of cancer, it's said that a big part of beating cancer comes from a positive attitude and mindset, and it's clear that Vitale has that by the bucketload.
Hopefully, he will go through his treatment quickly and will have yet another win to celebrate as he gets closer to a legendary retirement.
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Lewis Capaldi Has Hilarious Reaction After He's Accidentally Romantically Linked To Kim Kardashian—But Some Fans Missed The Joke Entirely
This just in: Hollywood's hottest new couple is Kim Kardashian and... Lewis Capaldi?
Okay not really, but the internet thought so for a hot minute after the two were thought to be spotted together at Justin Bieber's Coachella performance over the weekend.
Bieber was one of the hottest draws at the annual festival's first weekend, with everyone from Paris HIlton to Adele being spotted in the crowd.
But perhaps nobody made a bigger splash than Capaldi and Kardashian—except that Capaldi wasn't even there.
The Scottish singer, known best for his ubiquitous 2018 hit "Someone You Loved," isn't exactly the type you'd expect to be dating any Kardashian, let alone the one who is, for better or worse, the most famous, glamorous woman in the world.
Capaldi is known for his deeply emotional, confessional lyrics and introspective work. Not exactly Kardashian fodder, you know? (No offense, Kim.)
So the news of him canoodling with Kim at Coachella quickly went viral, with a lot of people reacting with variations on the theme of, "I'm sorry, WHO was spotted with WHO now?!"
The only problem is, it wasn't true—it was due to a typo by X account @DistinctPost.
In a follow-up post, the account clarified that it had MEANT to write Lewis HAMILTON. The post read:
"Guys it was a typo 😭 I accidentally promoted Lewis Hamilton* to Louis Capaldi 😆"
Hamilton is the Formula 1 driver Kardashian has been rumored to be dating for a while now, especially since she appeared prominently featured at the end of one of Hamilton's Instagram posts earlier this month.
Hamilton is who she was seen hanging out with at Bieber's set, not Capaldi.
But Capaldi, who frequently shows off his sense of humor on social media, took the moment and ran with it with a subtly hilarious joke on X.
In his post, he jokingly confirmed the news of he and Kardashian's supposed pairing, asking for the public to please control their prying eyes and stop with the "invasion of our privacy."
But then the story took it's most hilarious turn possible: A LOT of fans did NOT get Capaldi's joke.
Some of them took his tweet so seriously they actually got salty about it, like one user who scolded Capaldi for expecting privacy during his dalliance with "a billionaire influencer."
Capaldi's response could not have been more hilarious.
And the hits kept coming: The saltier people got at Capaldi's demand for privacy, the more absurd his replies became, like calling another X user "a silly billy."
Capaldi's hilarious replies did nothing to stop the tidal wave of people scolding him for expecting privacy at a celeb-heavy event like Coachella.
And the more people missed Capaldi's joke, the more those who DID get it were absolutely tickled.
The internet may be falling apart at the seams these days, but at least the mishaps are hilarious sometimes!
Trump Reacts To Conspiracy Theorist FEMA Official Who Claims He Once Teleported To A Waffle House
President Donald Trump appeared noticeably confused after CNN asked him about FEMA official Gregg Phillips' bizarre claim that he once teleported to a Waffle House 50 miles away.
Phillips, a former top Texas health official, was appointed in December to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery—a division with more than 1,000 employees—despite a background that raised questions. For instance, before taking the role, he had made unverified claims, including allegations about election fraud.
A CNN investigation later found that Phillips had gained prominence less through traditional FEMA experience and more through online posts tied to far-right conspiracy theories, along with instances of violent rhetoric toward political opponents.
Among the more unusual revelations: on a podcast appearance, Phillips described multiple instances in which he claimed to have “teleported,” including to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia—telling a story in which his sons questioned his whereabouts and didn’t believe him when he said he was there.
Phillips said, in part:
“Teleporting is no fun. It’s no fun because you don’t really know what you’re doing. You don’t really understand it, it’s scary, but yet, um, but so real. And you know it’s happening but you can’t do anything about it, and so you just go, you just go with the ride. And wow, what just an incredible adventure it all was.”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Phillips later returned to social media to defend his claims, insisting his experiences with “teleportation” were real and rooted in his religious beliefs, while arguing his earlier remarks had been misunderstood.
He brushed off the backlash with a casual “haters gonna hate.” In another post—written in a more reflective, almost poetic tone—he said, “I know what I’ve experienced,” framing the skepticism as people mocking what they don’t understand and invoking Jesus Christ as a parallel, referencing the resurrection.
After being told about the Phillips' claims during an interview with CNN last week, Trump appeared as confused as the rest of us:
“What does teleport mean? Was he kidding?”
“I don’t know anything about teleporting… It just sounds a little strange, but I know nothing about teleporting or him, but I’ll find out about it right now.”
We actually understand Trump's reaction here because if even he is thinking, "What the hell?" then there must be something very wrong with Phillips.
The mockery was swift.
Staff at the Waffle House location Phillips claimed to have visited said they had no record of him ever being there, with one worker telling the New York Times, “I’ve seen it all, but I’ve never seen that.”
Afterward, per a source, officials asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to either remove Phillips from his FEMA role or limit his public presence. The department reportedly chose the latter, instructing him to stop posting about “teleportation” on social media.
Trump Just Made A Brutal Dig At Anti-Trans Swimmer Riley Gaines After She Criticized His AI Jesus Photo—And Yikes
President Donald Trump lashed out in typical fashion at former swimmer and anti-trans activist Riley Gaines after she criticized his decision to post an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.
Last week, the Pope criticized Trump's widely unpopular war in Iran and called on the world "to reject war, especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate and is not resolving anything."
Trump later took to Truth Social in an attempt to discredit Pope Leo, saying he doesn't "want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon." Among other things, Trump said the Pope should "stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician."
Trump also posted an image—that he deleted following MAGA backlash—of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick.

Gaines condemned the post, saying Trump should express "humility" and that "God shall not be mocked":
"Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he'd post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?"
"Either way, two things are true. 1) a little humility would serve him well 2) God shall not be mocked"
You can see her post below.
When asked by CBS News if he took down the controversial image due to pressure from MAGA supporters, Trump attacked his one-time ally:
“I didn’t listen to Riley Gaines. I’m not a big fan of Riley, actually.”
Then Gaines responded to this by simping for him anyway in a post on X:
"I love the President and I'm so grateful he's in the Oval Office. Of course, I'll continue to support him and the America First agenda. At the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man. Our purpose on this earth is to glorify Him in all we do."
"The truth social post missed the mark. It's now deleted. Amazing! We're imperfect people. I know I am. I don't get my feelings hurt easy and I know with the President it's really not personal."
"I want to spend eternity in a real place called Heaven. I'd love for Trump to be there too. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. I'll keep doing my part by speaking truth & doing my best to lead others to Christ."
You can see her post below.
Gaines did the same in a video message to her followers. She said that while she’s “always in [Trump’s] corner” and views him as “a master troll,” she couldn’t understand why he chose to depict himself as Jesus, suggesting that even some of his supporters found that particular move confusing or difficult to defend.
At one point, she noted that her post saying "God shall not be mocked" went viral, adding:
"The comments were filled with people calling me a [Republican in name only] and a grifter and a liberal, a closeted liberal who’s trying to destroy President Trump, which those people aren’t even worth responding to."
You can hear what she said in the video below.
The second-hand embarrassment was real.
Trump's attack against Gaines comes despite the fact he and Gaines have appeared together at multiple events over the years, reflecting their shared alignment on the issue of transgender women in sports.
At last year's signing ceremony for an executive order targeting transgender athletes, Trump praised her as a “tremendous athlete” and said she had been “in the forefront” of the issue. He added that some might even see her as “the leader.”
Clearly Trump's words are meaningless.
JD Vance Ripped After Directly Contradicting Trump's Defense Of His AI Jesus Photo—And Whoops!
Vice President JD Vance was mocked online after he directly contradicted President Donald Trump's defense for why he posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.
Last week, the Pope criticized Trump's widely unpopular war in Iran and called on the world "to reject war, especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate and is not resolving anything."
Trump later took to Truth Social in an attempt to discredit Pope Leo, saying he doesn't "want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon." Among other things, Trump said the Pope should "stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician."
Trump also posted an image—that he deleted following MAGA backlash—of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick.

When asked about it, he claimed he thought the image "was me as a doctor":
"It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with [the] Red Cross as a Red Cross worker which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one."
"I just heard about it and I thought, 'How did they come up with that?' It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better and I do make people better. I make people a lot better."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
But when asked about this during a Fox News interview, Vance contradicted Trump, said the image was posted as a "joke," and blamed people “not understanding his [Trump's] humor”:
“I think the president was posting a joke and, of course, he took it down because he recognized that a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor in that case."
“I think the president of the United States likes to mix it up on social media and I actually think that’s one of the good things about this president, is that he’s not filtered – he doesn’t send everything through a communications professional. He actually reaches out directly to the people.”
"When it comes to the disagreements with the Vatican, we're gonna have disagreements from time to time. I think it's a good thing that the Pope is advocating for the things he cares about but we're always gonna have disagreements on matters of public policy."
"I should say 'sometimes' we're gonna have disagreements on public policy. The Pope has been critical of our immigration policy but ultimately the immigration policy of the United States is set by Donald Trump. The Pope is gonna have disagreements on other issues."
"We can respect the Pope, we have a good relationship with the Vatican, but we're ultimately gonna disagree on substantive questions from time to time. I think it's a totally reasonable thing. It isn't toally newsworthy."
You can hear what Vance said in the video below.
People were not buying what Vance was selling.
It's not exactly comforting to know the government is in the hands of a social media troll.















