Hall of Famer Jim Kelly to Receive Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at 'The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One,' July 18, on ABC
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly will be honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at 'The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One.' Kelly, who led the Bills to four straight AFC championships, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his jaw in 2013. Over the past five years since his diagnosis, Kelly has embodied the definition of perseverance with his spirit and fearless attitude. He will accept the Jimmy V Perseverance Award sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb on Wednesday, July 18, at 'The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One' on ABC.
Craig Sager to Receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2016 ESPYS
Craig Sager is one of the most respected sideline reporters in sports, and he is well known for both his colorful attire and personality. Given a life-changing diagnosis of leukemia in 2014, TNT's hard-working veteran returned to the sidelines in 2015 and continues to publicly battle the disease while remaining committed to the work he loves. ESPN today announced that Sager will be honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at “The 2016 ESPYS presented by Capital One.” The ESPYS will be broadcast live on WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
Elizabeth Olagunju Releases Book, LOVE IS IT
Love is always in vogue. Talking about love always appeals to all people of all ages. Love story is always in the news. Sadly, though, the contrary is also true. Human trafficking, taking girls away from their home to send abroad as sex slaves, sometimes hit the headlines. Inspired by her experience of love and interconnectedness and her anguish at the contrary virtues, author Elizabeth Olagunju pens a stirring fiction that shares the gift of love and connectedness, titled Love Is It: Diamond and Love: Coming of Age of A Brown Eye Girl.