NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. The following year, Vitale was diagnosed with lymph node cancer, and he underwent surgery to help treat it. The award is named for late college basketball coach Jim Valvano, a close friend of Vitale, who died in 1993 from adenocarcinoma. Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter Mike McIntyre | On Sports Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. ___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball