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TNT’s Sager to receive Valvano award at ESPYS
- Updated: May 24, 2016
8:14 PM ET
Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager has been selected to receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPY Awards in July.
Sager, a 34-year Turner veteran and popular TNT sideline reporter known for wearing flashy suits, has continued to work as he battles a recurrence of the leukemia he’s been battling for the last few years.
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever,” Sager said in a statement Monday. “Over the last two years, I’ve done everything in my power to live my life as normally as possible. But at times, you need support and I’m so thankful to everyone who has been there for me.”
Sager will be presented with the award at the 24th annual ESPYs, which will air live on ABC on July 13 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
“One of those pieces of inspiration has come from …
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