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No, they're both to blame and Sypher shouldn't be extorting Pitino

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Yes, just paying for an abortion doesn't make up for his bad behavior

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Should Coach Pitino financially support Karen Sypher?

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No, they're both to blame and Sypher shouldn't be extorting Pitino

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No, he's a great coach and Karen Sypher seems out of line

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Should the Louisville Cardinals dump head coach Rick Pitino over the Karen Sypher scandal?

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Yes, he's an embarassment to the team

Yeah, that seems like something Rick Pitino would do

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Can you believe that coach Rick Pitino had sex at a restaurant table?

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Yeah, that seems like something Rick Pitino would do

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Woman in Pitino extortion case indicted again

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A federal grand jury in Louisville has brought a new charge against the woman accused of trying to extort milllions from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino. The grand jury on Wednesday charged Karen Cunagin Sypher with retaliation against a witness for filing a criminal complaint after she was indicted in May that claimed Pitino had raped her. The FBI and prosecutors have said there was no basis for that allegation. In the earlier case, Pitino reported the alleged extortion attempt to the FBI. Sypher has pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion and lying to the FBI. The coach subsequently told police that ... Read Full Story

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Little guys big beneficiaries of coaching dominos

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Rusty LaRue owes his new job as an assistant coach at Wake Forest to Lute Olsen's decision to retire at Arizona. No, there isn't a direct link between the Demon Deacons and Wildcats. But when the Hall of Fame coach abruptly departed the desert last fall, he started an unlikely chain of events that was mirrored at four other big-time programs across the country: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia. "It's such a visible profession, and you see when openings come available that there is a lot of movement," said LaRue, one of the best all-around athletes in Wake Forest history. "You talk about dominos, ... Read Full Story

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Karen Sypher, Accused of Extorting Coach Rick Pitino, Had An Abortion Paid for by Pitino

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Head coach Rick Pitino of the Louisville Cardinals looks on from the bench against the Providence Friars during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rick Pitino (Getty Images) more pics » Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex and paid for an abortion for the woman accused of trying to extort him for $10 million, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The police report said he denied allegations by Sypher that he raped her after the restaurant closed and ... Read Full Story

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Pitino, Cardinals eager to move forward

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The meeting was running long, as tends to happen when Louisville coach Rick Pitino and his staff get together. A quick look at the clock told Pitino it was 8:07 a.m., meaning he was late for individual workouts with a handful of players. Pitino hustled down to the main court at the team's practice facility and stopped when he got to the door, hearing something he didn't expect: basketballs hitting the floor as senior guard Jerry Smith led his teammates in drills. "I didn't quite believe it," Pitino said. "It's the first time in my coaching career that's ever happened." Pitino's players aren't the ... Read Full Story

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Judge: No mental eval in Pitino extortion plot

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A federal judge has denied a prosecution request for a psychiatric evaluation of the woman accused in a plot to extort $10 million from Rick Pitino. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ruled this week that there was no "reasonable cause" to question Karen Cunagin Sypher's competency. Prosecutors had noted in asking for the exam that Sypher's former attorney was concerned about her mental state. Sypher has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of attempting to extort money from the University of Louisville basketball coach and lying to the FBI. Pitino has acknowledged a sexual encounter with her at a Louisville restaurant in 2003. Simpson ... Read Full Story

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Karen Sypher Faces More Charges

Karen Sypher is facing more charges in connection with an extortion plot against University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.

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Sealed motions filed in Karen Sypher criminal case

Two sealed motions have been filed in the criminal case against Karen Cunagin Sypher, who is charged with trying to extort money from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

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Sypher faces new federal charges in Pitino extortion case

A federal grand jury in the Louisville has issued a superseding indictment against Karen Sypher, charging her with extortion; lying to FBI agents ...

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Sypher moves from her home

Karen Sypher, the woman accused of trying to extort money from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, says she has been forced to move from her home.

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Sypher says husband was paid to marry her

In a telephone call with a Louisville police detective on July 13 about her allegations that University of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino raped her twice in 2003, Karen Sypher said her estranged husband, Tim Sypher, "was paid to marry me," according to police records. Karen Sypher levied additional explosive allegations in the interviews, including that she was threatened after becoming pregnant from an encounter with Pitino, who gave her $3...

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Pitino calls news stories '100 percent a lie'

University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino hastily called together members of the media Wednesday and demanded that they stop "reporting these lies." An indignant Pitino chided reporters after excerpts of police interviews with Karen Sypher were aired on Louisville television stations. Sypher made explosive allegations of rape and payoffs in the tapes, written transcripts of which were made public earlier this month...

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Woman in Pitino extortion case indicted again

The woman accused of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino was charged Wednesday with retaliating against the coach by falsely claiming he raped her. A federal grand jury in Louisville brought four new criminal charges against Karen Cunagin Sypher, including retaliation against a witness. The FBI, Louisville police and prosecutors have said there was no basis for her rape allegations. She said the coach raped...

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Head coach Rick Pitino

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Head coach Rick Pitino of the Louisville Cardinals coaches against the Michigan State Spartans during the fourth round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Lucas Oil Stadium on March 29, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rick Pitino (Getty Images)more pics »