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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 …
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 …
Rick Pitino is on the verge of losing his job at Louisville, and it appears the longtime coach has already begun the process of skipping town. According to the Courier-Jounral, Pitino has put his East Louisville home on the market. The …
In a Friday statement, former Louisville coach Rick Pitino again denied knowledge of illegal payments to players — but took responsibility for the scandal that happened under his watch. Pitino issued the closest thing yet to an apology in the …
Rick Pitino has found himself at the center of a massive college basketball fraud scandal, and it would appear prosecutors are arguing that the Louisville head coach is guilty by more than just association. CBS News reported on Thursday that Pitino …
Louisville coach Rick Pitino is maintaining his innocence even after being placed on administrative leave by the university. Louisville was implicated in the NCAA bribery scandal that has rocked the sport, with the investigation alleging that an …
Rick Pitino seems unlikely to ever coach a college basketball team again, and it doesn’t sound like the NBA will be any more forgiving. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Pitino has looked into potential NBA jobs in recent years, but …
Rick Pitino is out as the Louisville men’s basketball coach in the wake of yet another scandal involving the program. Shortly after reports surfaced that Pitino had informed his assistants he expected to be fired, the university made the move …
Rick Pitino insists he had no knowledge of any fraud or corruption scheme involving the Louisville basketball program, but that does not mean the longtime coach expects to face no consequences in the wake of the allegations. ESPN’s Michael …
Rick Pitino’s Louisville program is at the center of another scandal, and the head coach once again is trying to distance himself from matters. Here’s a statement Pitino’s attorney sent out on Tuesday. Pitino says he is …
Louisville coach Rick Pitino remembers the days of high school basketball players skipping college to go straight to the NBA — and he predicts that those days will soon return. In an interview with Marty Smith of ESPN, Pitino said that he …
