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John Calipari and Rick Pitino were longtime rivals at Louisville and Kentucky, but now that Pitino is no longer the coach of the Cardinals, Calipari wants him to receive some recognition in Lexington. Kentucky hosted Utah on Saturday and won 88-61 at …
Rick Pitino said recently that he is done with coaching after he was forced out at Louisville, but apparently he was just referring to college basketball. Pitino told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Monday that he plans to focus on NBA basketball this …
Rick Pitino cracked a funny joke on his Twitter account Wednesday about being unemployed. The former Louisville coach, whose contract was terminated a year ago, sent the following tweet: I just saw on tv that unemployment rate was at a 50 year low. …
Rick Pitino was forced out at Louisville after the program found itself at the center of a federal investigation into corruption within college basketball, and there has been speculation that he could end up coaching elsewhere. If the Hall of Famer …
Disgraced Louisville coach Rick Pitino is out with a new book that seems to blame everyone but himself for his ouster at Louisville — including the Governor of Kentucky. In “Pitino: My Story,” which the ex-coach is promoting, Pitino …
Rick Pitino may be getting an opportunity to land back on his feet in the Horizon League. Tony Paul of the Detroit News reported on Monday that the former Louisville coach has been contacted by the University of Detroit Mercy about their head …
Rick Pitino is still desperate to get back into college basketball coaching, even at the lower levels of the sport. According to Pitino business associate Roddy Valente, Pitino would be interested in discussing the coaching vacancy at Siena. …
We’ve heard a bit from former Louisville coach Rick Pitino since he was terminated by the Cardinals, but now his son Richard is speaking out about his past and future. Richard Pitino, the head coach at Minnesota, defended his father, saying all …
Rick Pitino’s coaching career in the United States appears pretty shot, so he may have to look overseas. If he wants to, though, he’ll reportedly have the opportunity. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the NBL’s New …
Rick Pitino still wants to continue coaching, and he may be eyeing the job that just opened up in the SEC. ESPN’s Jay Williams reported on Saturday that he has been hearing the ex-Louisville coach’s name in connection with Georgia’s …
The NCAA announced on Tuesday that the Louisville men’s basketball will be forced to vacate 123 victories from 2012-2015, including its 2013 national championship. The sanctions stem from an investigation into a sex scandal that took place at …
Jim Boeheim stood up for his colleague Rick Pitino after Syracuse’s 78-73 win over Louisville on Monday night. During Boeheim’s postgame news conference, the topic of Pitino came up because he is no longer the head coach of the Cardinals …
Rick Pitino is on the warpath. The former Louisville coach has sued the university for $38 million, according to a report. TMZ Sports says Pitino filed his suit in U.S. District Court. They say the $38 million figure comes from the salary Pitino was …
Federal investigators are not buying Rick Pitino’s claims of innocence relating to the Adidas recruiting scandal. Newly unsealed federal indictments indicate that Pitino — not named, but identified as Coach-2 in documents — both …
Rick Pitino insists he had no knowledge of any payments made to recruits or any illegal scam involving Adidas, and the former Louisville basketball coach says he has already proven himself with a lie detector test. Pitino sat down for an interview …
Rick Pitino has officially been fired by Louisville for cause, meaning the school will not have to pay him the money he is owed on his contract. Pitino has been on unpaid administrative leave since September after Louisville was tied to an FBI …
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