hold while they come up with a permanent solution. the preseason kicks off one week from today. some awesome news. jim kelly has beat cancer for a third time. kelly s wife posting this picture to instagram saying, all of his scans on wednesday came back cancer free. back in march, he underwent a 12-hour surgery to remove the cancer and reconstruct his upper jaw. last week, he was presented with the perseverance award where he encouraged everyone to make a difference today for someone who is fighting for their tomorrow. vince carter is hanging in there for one more year. the 41-year-old signing with the hawks to play in his 21st season in the nba. the oldest player in the league. get this, he was drafted three months before trae young was even born. poppy, he is one of three players left that played in the
sports. we begin with the first round of golf s open championship to st. andrews. dustin johnson tops the leader board. jordan spieth is chasing his third straight major finningishing two strokes off the lead with 67. rough round for tiger woods who posted the worst score of his professional career at st. andrews finishing 76. devon still returned home after receiving the perseverance award on behalf of him and his daughter leah who couldn t travel. he posted this photo of leah holding the award saying this is leah s trophy. like a true fighter, she showed perseverance throughout her battle with cancer. i couldn t be prouder. now let s turn to weather. we head to bill karins.
still took the perseverance award on behalf of his daughter aliyah talking about her difficult journey with cancer and how god helped him work through it. when my daughter was first diagnosed with cancer i thought i was in a nightmare. i remember the first week in the hospital i would sneak out the room and go down to the chapel and i would just cry. i would just ask god why did he give my daughter this fight. i would beg him to give me the fight with death rather than my daughter. the way i looked at it was, i was blessed with the ability to play football and by the age of 26 i was able to experience things people don t in their entire life and at the age of 4 my daughter hadn t even began to understand what life was all about. we are so happy to report lia has been cancer free since march. even though she is getting better he vowed he isn t done fighting the disease. on tv i look like the hero. i look like i am saving the day.
announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. all right. good thursday morning to you. all the espy highlights. big night last night. you know, it was a big deal. the espys on abc for the first time. not on espn. oh! yes, we took them from espn. that s a big thing, huh? it was a big thing, but a big night. big night. the biggest stars in sports, but one of the biggest stars of the night couldn t actually be there. we re talking about the daughter of devon still. of course, plays on the defensive line. there he is. you might recognize him. history daughter his daughter, leah has been going through a battle with cancer, and a lot of people have been keeping up with that battle. she couldn t be there. he s receiving the perseverance award on her behalf. the award is hers but she couldn t be there. doctors didn t give her the okay to take off and travel because of her immune system. she s in remission but her
moments was the cincinnati ben gals and his daughter leah honored with the perseverance award for their strength with leah s ongoing battle with cancer. her father took the stage with a moving speech. my daughter was first diagnosed with cancer, i felt like i was in a nightmare. i remember the first week in the hospital i would sneak out the room, go down to the chapel and just cry. i would just ask god, why did he give my daughter this fight. i would beg him to give me the fight with death rather than my daughter. for every child out there battling cancer on tv i look like the hero. i look like i m saving the day. honestly, y all are the real heroes. what i do is easy. i stand in front of people and tell them y all s story. y all are actually battling cancer and going through rounds of chemo everyday and radiation. y all remain with a smile on y all s face and never give up.