NEW YORK — ESPN is staying in the family in giving its Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Robin Roberts at its annual ESPY awards this summer.

The “Good Morning America” anchor is being saluted for how she kept viewers involved in her treatments for two serious illnesses. She had breast cancer in 2007 and last year had to undergo a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder. Roberts returned to “Good Morning America” last month.

Roberts came to sister company ABC from ESPN, where she was the network’s first black female sportscaster.

Most past awards recipients have sports connections, like former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt last year. But the ESPYs have also honored Nelson Mandela and the four men who tried to stop one of the Sept. 11 hijackings.

The mother and aunt of suspected baby killer De’Marquise Elkins (pictured) were arrested Tuesday on charges that they lied to police, The Atlanta Journal-Constitutional reports^[1].

De’Marquise, 17, is charged with killing 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in a shooting in Brunswick, Ga., last Thursday. Another teen, Dominique Lang, 15, was also charged in connection with the shooting.

Katrina Elkins, 36, (pictured), the teen’s aunt, and Karimah Elkins, 33, his mother, gave police information that helped lead investigators to a small pond where they found a handgun, Glynn County police Chief Matt Doering told the Associated Press. De’Marquise’s aunt said publicly that her nephew was at home eating breakfast during the time of the shooting and could not have killed the baby, according to the Journal-Constitution.

Police would not elaborate on what exactly either Katrina or Karimah allegedly lied about.

Ahmad Givens from the “Real Chance for Love” is set to begin chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, TMZ reports^[1].

Givens, who goes by “Real,” met with doctors at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles last week, where they advised him to begin oral chemotherapy — which is chemo taken in the form of a pill rather than an IV.

The treatment is expected to last two years.

Real is raising money to pay for the treatment, as his insurance company is only paying for 40 percent of the costs. The reality TV star is devastated by the news, but is staying strong for his family.

Colon cancer is second leading cause of death cause of death in both men and women, according to the Center for Disease Contro^[2]l.

References

1. ^{^}TMZ reports (www.tmz.com)
2. ^{^}according to the Center for Disease Contro (www.cdc.gov)