Editing Stuart Scott (section)

==Personal life==
Scott was married to Kimberly Scott from 1993 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavy.com/news/2014/12/kimberly-scott-stuart-scotts-wife-cancer-girlfriend-death-daughters-taelor-sydni-died/|title=Kimberly Scott, Stuart Scott's Ex-Wife: 5 Facts You Need to Know|date=December 9, 2014 |publisher=Heavy|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ct-superior-court/1663950.html|title=Kimberly Scott v. Stuart Scott|work=FindLaw|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> They had two daughters together, Taelor and Sydni. Scott lived in [[Avon, Connecticut]].<ref name=":0" /> At the time of his death, Scott was in a relationship with Kristin Spodobalski.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/espn-anchor-stuart-scott-has-died-2015-1|title= ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Has Died At Age 49 |date= January 4, 2015 |access-date= June 25, 2020 |first= Michael |last= Kelley |work= Business Insider}}</ref> During his [[Jimmy V Award]] speech, he told his teenage daughters: "Taelor and Sydni, I love you guys more than I will ever be able to express. You two are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage here tonight because of you."<ref name=post>{{cite news|last1=AP|title=Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott dead at 49|url=https://nypost.com/2015/01/04/longtime-espn-anchor-stuart-scott-dead-at-49/|work=New York Post |access-date=January 5, 2015|date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> His daughter, Sydni Scott, was named a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sydni Scott '22CC Earns Rhodes Scholarship |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2021/11/30/track-and-field-sydni-scott-22cc-earns-rhodes-scholarship.aspx |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Columbia University Athletics |date=November 30, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia's Sydni Scott named 2022 Rhodes Scholar |url=https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/1/5/features-columbias-sydni-scott-named-2022-rhodes-scholar.aspx |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=NCAA.org |date=January 5, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===Eye injury===
Scott was injured when he was hit in the face by a football thrown during a [[New York Jets]] mini-camp on April 3, 2002, while filming a special for ESPN, a blow that damaged his [[cornea]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/_stories/2002-05-28-scott.htm | work=USA Today | title=Scott hopes to be back in studio soon | date=May 28, 2002 | access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref> He received surgery but afterwards suffered from [[Ptosis (eyelid)|ptosis]], or drooping of the eyelid.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.sportsworldreport.com/articles/8786/20130115/stuart-scott-announces-twitter-cancer-returned-espn.htm |title= Stuart Scott Announces On Twitter That Cancer Has Returned, ESPN Broadcaster Hosts SportsCenter After News Is Released |first= Matthew |last= Jussim |work= Sports World Report |date= January 15, 2013 |access-date= January 4, 2015}}</ref>

===Appendectomy and cancer===
After leaving Connecticut on a Sunday morning in 2007 for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' in [[Pittsburgh]], Scott had a stomach ache. After the stomach ache worsened, he went to the hospital instead of the game and later had his appendix removed.<ref name=huff>{{cite news|last1=Bensinger|first1=Graham|title=ESPN's Stuart Scott Speaks Out About Being Diagnosed with Cancer|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-bensinger/espns-stuart-scott-speaks_b_126373.html|website=huffingtonpost.com|access-date=January 5, 2015|date=September 15, 2008}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Sandomir|first1=Richard|title=A Story of Perseverance: ESPN Anchor's Private Battle With Cancer Becomes a Public One|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/sports/espn-anchors-private-battle-with-cancer-becomes-a-public-one.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 5, 2015|date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> After testing the appendix, doctors learned that he had cancer.<ref name=huff/> Two days later, he had surgery in New York that removed part of his colon and some of his lymph nodes near the appendix.<ref name=huff/> After the surgery, they recommended preventive chemotherapy.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=3163058 |title= Scott will host NBA shows while undergoing chemotherapy |work= [[ESPN]] |access-date= January 4, 2015 |date= December 21, 2007}}</ref> By December, Scott—while undergoing chemotherapy—hosted Friday night ESPN NBA coverage and led the coverage of ABC's NBA Christmas Day studio show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott will host NBA shows while undergoing chemotherapy|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=3163058|website=[[ESPN]]| date=December 20, 2007 |access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Scott worked out while undergoing chemotherapy.<ref name=huff/> Scott said of his experience with cancer at the time: "One of the coolest things about having cancer, and I know that sounds like an [[oxymoron]], is meeting other people who've had to fight it. You have a bond. It's like a fraternity or sorority."<ref name=huff/> When Scott returned to work and people knew of his cancer diagnosis, the well-wishers felt overbearing for him as he just wanted to talk about sports, not cancer.<ref name=huff/>

The cancer returned in 2011, but it eventually went back into remission.<ref name=mh>{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=Stuart|title=Stuart Scott Says, 'F U, Cancer!'|url=http://www.menshealth.com/health/stuart-scott-cancer|website=menshealth.com|date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> He was again diagnosed with cancer on January 14, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-turnstile/espn-stuart-scott-announces-cancer-returned-030452684.html |title= ESPN's Stuart Scott announces on Twitter that his cancer has returned |work= [[Yahoo! Sports]] |date= January 14, 2013 |first= Jay |last= Busbee}}</ref> After chemotherapy, Scott would do [[mixed martial arts]] and/or a [[P90X]] workout regimen.<ref name=NYT/><ref name=mh/> By 2014, he had undergone 58 infusions of chemotherapy and switched to chemotherapy pills.<ref name=NYT/> Scott also underwent radiation and multiple surgeries as a part of his cancer treatment.<ref name=post/> Scott never wanted to know what [[stage of cancer]] he was in.<ref name=NYT/>

===Jimmy V Award===
On July 16, 2014, Scott was honored at the [[ESPY Award]]s, with the [[Jimmy V Award]] for his ongoing battle against [[cancer]], which was his final public appearance before his death. He shared that he had had four surgeries in the week prior to his appearance, when he was suffering from [[liver]] complications and [[Renal failure|kidney failure]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=11225895|title=Stuart Scott accepts Jimmy V Award|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> Scott told the audience, "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foss|first1=Mike|title=Hannah Storm breaks Stuart Scott's passing to the world in incredible eulogy|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/stuart-scott-hannah-storm-espn-eulogy|website=usatoday.com|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref> At the ESPYs, a video was also shown that included scenes of Scott from a clinic room at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] and other scenes from Scott's life fighting cancer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohn|first1=David|title=Cohn: A story about cancer, Stuart Scott's ESPY speech and the power of sports|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/07/17/cohn-a-story-about-cancer-and-the-power-of-sports/|website=stanforddaily.com|date=July 17, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Scott ended the speech by calling his daughter up to the stage for a hug, "because I need one," and telling the audience to "have a great rest of your night, have a great rest of your life."<ref name=":0"/><ref name=scoop>{{cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Scoop|title=The authentic genius of Stuart Scott|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/12123570/stuart-scott-genius-was-being-scoop-jackson|website=Espn.go.com|date=January 5, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>