Sarasota was the sports capital of the world on Friday night. Thanks to everyone involved in the 13th annual Dick Vitale gala.

We raised over $3.7 million for cancer research. Over the 13 years, we have now gone over $25 million for kids battling the dreaded disease.

Our honorees gave great speeches. Thanks to Jim Harbaugh, Mike Greenberg, Leonard Hamilton, Chris Berman and Shelley Smith. There were over 80 sports celebrities, including all of the Final Four coaches, David Robinson and Grant Hill, to name a few.

We need to beat the disease. It was a special evening for the V Foundation.

It looks like Boston and Clevland will go to the NBA Eastern Conference finals, barring a miracle comeback.

LeBron James showed why he is The King with another game-winning shot. Brad Stevens is showing why he is one of the best young coaches in the sport.

Jayson Tatum is showing why I said last year that he should go numero uno in the draft.

King James showed why he is one of the best of all-time.

He put up 45 points as the Cavaliers edged the Pacers in game seven. For Cleveland, it was more than just James. Tristan Thompson put up a double-double. George Hill came back from injury to contribute. Kevin Love hit a couple of big threes in the fourth quarter.

Now Cleveland faces a challenge against Toronto.

The NBA playoffs have provided a lot of 3exciting moments already.

Anthony Davis scored 47 points as the Pelicans swept the Blazers. San Antonio got a win over Golden State to avoid a sweep. Miami and Philadelphia have battled it out.

One surprise is the 1 vs. 8 matchup in the East. John Wall has beendoing it all. What looked like a blowout series is now 2-2. Big Blue Nation had to be proud of Wall on Sunday. Washington had a strong finish and now we have a tight series.

The NBA playoffs are under way. Stars are shining like Ben Simmons, Klay Thompson and Victor Oladipo.

The Cavaliers were disappointing in putting up 80 points vs. the Pacers.

Golden State was impressive against the Spurs. The Pelicans beat Portland. The Celtics snuck past Milwaukee.

This is a great time of the year.