It was one problem he never encountered – empty seats. The place was never empty – in fact, it might have been the hardest ticket in town to snatch. That was some 50 years ago – no pandemic – and ...

Digger Phelps has never been one to hold back. As a college basketball analyst for ESPN, he and fellow former Detroit University and Detroit Piston coach Dick Vitale are always trading shots about ...

"I can't get a job in television. There's not a lot of forgiveness for people that look like me in this world. And it's my fault. It's absolutely my fault." ...

SOUTH BEND — Former Notre Dame coaches Digger Phelps (basketball) and Jeff Jackson (hockey) are among the honorees for this year’s Knute Rockne Spirit of Sports Awards on Sept. 19. The ninth annual ...

The whole time, Digger Phelps kept staring at the other bench, and after awhile it became distracting. Here he was, carnation in lapel, a full house at Pauley Pavilion, a national TV audience — ...

We spoke with former Irish coach Digger Phelps who explained how John Shumate came back from a heart condition in his sophomore season to help the Irish upset UCLA in 1974 and end their 88-game ...

Digger Phelps is one of ESPN's most colorful characters. I mean that literally, too. The guy matches his highlighters to his ties. Which, all ridiculousness aside, seems like it would be really ...