ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale cancer-free.

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ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale cancer-free, rings bell to signify end of chemotherapy treatment​

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on Thursday he's cancer-free.The 82-year-old marked the end of his sixth chemotherapy treatment by ringing a bell at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida.Vitale said in the fall he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, months after multiple surgeries to remove melanoma. He has chronicled his treatments and recovery on social media, posting photos of doctor visits and hospital stays while issuing motivational tips recorded before he was put on voice rest. Last month, he made an appearance at the SEC tournament, getting recognized for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer. Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN's first college basketball broadcast.

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BASKETBALL:

Basket balls were originally made from cured goat stomachs. In the War of Independence, famine-stricken regions recycled basket balls by boiling them - eating the skin of the ball and using the water as a soup base. Hence the ol' expression "tastes as appetizing as basketball soup".