Rick Pitino.... (NCAA, coaches, recruit, win)

[CriTAUcal]

Report: Pitino says he paid for abortion

Louisville coach Rick Pitino told police that he had consensual sex with and paid for an abortion for the woman who has been charged with trying to extort him, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported on Tuesday.
Karen Cunagin Sypher was federally charged in April with demanding cars, tuition for her children and finally $10 million. Police interviewed Pitino, who is married, regarding the incident last month, and according to the newspaper, he said that he gave the woman $3,000 to have an abortion.
Police records obtained by the Courier-Journal show that Pitino said he had sex with the then Karen Cunagin at a Louisville restaurant where he had been drinking on Aug. 1, 2003. He denied Cunagin Sypher's allegations that he raped her at the restaurant and then again later at a different location.
Pitino told police that Cunagin Sypher called him about two weeks after the initial encounter and said that she was pregnant. They arranged to meet at the condominium of Louisville strength coach Tim Sypher, whom she did not know at that time but would later marry.
According to the police report, Pitino said Cunagin Sypher had decided to get an abortion but claimed to not have health insurance. Pitino then gave her the $3,000. He told police that the two did not have sex at the condo or at any other location.
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[jfre81]

She just wanted money in any case. I like how suddenly rape allegations come up six years after the fact.

[NORMGLO]

She may be off base but so was he!!

[cldj40]

he is a disgrace

[TominLasVegas]

basketball coaches in the state of Kentucky have taken a beating this year. However as long as they both win this will be forgiven. Adolph Rupp was a notorious racist and is still beloved by UK fans. didn't Eddie Sutton leave UK in disgrace for cheating?Anyhow this will all matter little when both Louisville and UK are in the Final four.

[censusdata]

Louisville hires recruit's high school coach as assistant to Pitino - USATODAY.com

I liked Pitino better when he was just banging gold diggers at his favorite Italian restaurant. This may be legal but it shouldn't be allowed by the NCAA.

[Buckeye in SC]

Yeah, Kentucky's big schools have 2 of the biggest rule-benders in the country w/Slick Rick at Louisville and Calipari at UK. I really appreciated how Slick Rick tried to use 9/11 as an excuse for his rendezvous at the restaurant in 2003, b/c there's nothing better than trying to pass on the blame than taking responsibility for it yourself.