Dickie V. ready for bids

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)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, foreground, speaks as, from background left to right, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Pat Riley react during the enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Mass. 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/Elise Amendola, File)
FILE - In this June 18, 1980 file photo, Jerry Buss, center, poses with players from his teams at a charity event in Beverly Hills, Calif. From left are Los Angeles Lakers' Jamaal Wilkes, Los Angeles Kings' Charlie Simmer, Buss, Lakers' Magic Johnson and Kings' Marcel Dionne. Buss, the Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships, has died. He was 79. 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/Reed Saxon, File)
FILE - In this May 17, 1980 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers Earvin "Magic" Johnson hugs team owner Jerry Buss in the locker room after they won the 1980 NBA championship against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. 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/Gene Puskar, File)
FILE - This May 10, 2010 file photo shows Boston Bruins hockey great Bobby Orr waving to the crowd during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Orr, in front of the TD Garden sports arena, in Boston. "Orr: My Story" will be released in October by G.P. Putnam's Sons. The former Bruins defenseman and three-time Hart Trophy winner as the National Hockey League's most valuable player is promising to share some experiences he believes "worth putting down on paper." According to Tuesday's, Jan. 8, 2013 announcement by Putnam, Orr will reflect on his remarkable career and on his angry break from his former agent and close friend Alan Eagleson. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2012 file photo, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, left, stands with general manager Mike Tannenbaum, center, and owner Woody Johnson before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in East Rutherford, N.J. The New York Jets have fired Tannenbaum and say Ryan will be back next season. Johnson said in a statement Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, that "like all Jets fans, I am disappointed with this year's results." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan walks off the field after his team's 28-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, left, listens as Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, left, smiles as Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
NBA Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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)

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)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, foreground, speaks as, from background left to right, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Pat Riley react during the enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Mass. 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/Elise Amendola, File)
FILE - In this June 18, 1980 file photo, Jerry Buss, center, poses with players from his teams at a charity event in Beverly Hills, Calif. From left are Los Angeles Lakers' Jamaal Wilkes, Los Angeles Kings' Charlie Simmer, Buss, Lakers' Magic Johnson and Kings' Marcel Dionne. Buss, the Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships, has died. He was 79. 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/Reed Saxon, File)
FILE - In this May 17, 1980 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers Earvin "Magic" Johnson hugs team owner Jerry Buss in the locker room after they won the 1980 NBA championship against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. 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/Gene Puskar, File)
FILE - This May 10, 2010 file photo shows Boston Bruins hockey great Bobby Orr waving to the crowd during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Orr, in front of the TD Garden sports arena, in Boston. "Orr: My Story" will be released in October by G.P. Putnam's Sons. The former Bruins defenseman and three-time Hart Trophy winner as the National Hockey League's most valuable player is promising to share some experiences he believes "worth putting down on paper." According to Tuesday's, Jan. 8, 2013 announcement by Putnam, Orr will reflect on his remarkable career and on his angry break from his former agent and close friend Alan Eagleson. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2012 file photo, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, left, stands with general manager Mike Tannenbaum, center, and owner Woody Johnson before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in East Rutherford, N.J. The New York Jets have fired Tannenbaum and say Ryan will be back next season. Johnson said in a statement Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, that "like all Jets fans, I am disappointed with this year's results." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan walks off the field after his team's 28-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, left, listens as Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, left, smiles as Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
NBA Commissioner David Stern speaks during a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Dickie V. ready for bids

Print Page Updated: 03:12:39 PM, Tue 26 February 2013

NEW YORK () — , 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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