FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2011 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, third from right, looks towards Magic Johnson, third from left, during a ceremony of the Magic Johnson Foundation in Los Angeles. Also shown are former Lakers team members Pat Riley, left, Mitch Kupchak, second from left, Bill Sharman, second from right, and James Worthy, right. Buss, the Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships, has died. He was 80. Bob Steiner, an assistant to Buss, confirmed Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 that Buss had died in Los Angeles. Further details were not available.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FIle)
Dickie V. ready for bids
Published: 03:12:35 PM, Tue 26 February 2013 UTC
NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Vitale, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer known for his enthusiastic style on TV and incredible charity throughout the year, is at it again.
Vitale will be hosting a charity auction at noon EST Tuesday for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The latest fundraiser will be held on Outbid, an online auction service (www.outbid.com).
If hearing Vitale's catchphrases during college basketball games isn't enough, those who join the auction can chat with him in real time.
Among items being auctioned will be tickets to the Final Four, assorted basketball collectibles and the chance to dine with Dickie V. During the auction, which participants can join via iPhone and iPad, bidders can pose questions to Vitale about any topic.
Vitale, who is 73, will call Final Four games for the first time this year. ESPN announced that he will work a semifinal and the championship game for ESPN International.
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