
Nov 18 - By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press Writer
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.
Oct 29 - By Associated Press
A federal judge has denied prosecutors' request for a psychiatric evaluation of the woman accused in a plot to extort $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Oct 27 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
The meeting was running long, as tends to happen when Louisville coach Rick Pitino and his staff get together.

Aug 21 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
A seething Rick Pitino said he could stay on the sidelines no longer.

Aug 19 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Rick Pitino calls it "branding," and for the last three decades the Louisville coach has carefully crafted the public persona of a winner.
Aug 17 - By Dylan T. Lovan, Associated Press Writer
University of Louisville President James Ramsey says he considered several options to deal with the scandal surrounding Rick Pitino before telling the coach to publicly apologize, according to a memo released to The Associated Press Monday.
Aug 16 - By Dylan T. Lovan, Associated Press Writer
Rick Pitino's personal failings should be forgiven and he should remain as head basketball coach at the University of Louisville, some Catholics in Kentucky said Sunday.

Aug 14 - By Associated Press
The woman accused of trying to extort as much as $10 million from Rick Pitino over a sexual encounter says the Louisville coach orchestrated a plot to keep her silent, including a claim that her current husband was paid to marry her.
Aug 13 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
Rick Pitino is not losing recruits as a result of his "indiscretion" — not yet anyway.

Aug 13 - By Jim O'Connell, AP Basketball Writer
The sex scandal that has snared Louisville coach Rick Pitino is even stranger when you consider his reputation as a tough disciplinarian who has turned four college programs around and done it his way.

Aug 13 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
No sport rules the Bluegrass state like basketball — and arguably no coach since Adolph Rupp has done more for hoops in Kentucky than Rick Pitino.

Aug 12 - By Shaun Powell, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Powell: It all comes down to winning, once again in the sports bubble, which is insulated from the real world. Rick Pitino might be 0-1 right now at home, his home, but he’d better turn it around by November.

Aug 11 - By Associated Press
University of Louisville president James Ramsey says it's time to move on after Rick Pitino's public apology for sex with a woman outside his marriage.
Jul 13 - By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press Writer
A complaint filed with a police sex-offense unit by a woman accused of trying to extort Louisville coach Rick Pitino won't be prosecuted because it lacks supporting evidence, a Kentucky prosecutor said Wednesday.
Jun 25 - By Associated Press
Federal prosecutors have charged a Kentucky man with helping an alleged extortion attempt against University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.
Jun 16 - By Associated Press
Federal prosecutors have agreed to delay for at least six weeks the trial of a woman accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Jun 12 - By Janet Cappiello Blake, Associated Press Writer
She doesn't have a job and has taken to going to Mass every weekday morning. Except when she has to pick up her children from school, she stays home and out of sight, dreading the next time she might end up on the front page of the newspaper.
Jun 4 - By Associated Press
The lawyer for a woman accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has asked a federal judge to delay her trial.

May 12 - By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Writer
A woman accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino pleaded not guilty Wednesday. She later defiantly announced she "will not break" while surrounded by supporters on the courthouse steps.
May 8 - By Associated Press
Louisville coach Rick Pitino says there is "absolutely no truth" to the rumors that he is returning to the NBA.

Apr 24 - By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press Writer
College tuition. Two cars. A fully paid off house. Ten million dollars. That's what the FBI says the estranged wife of an equipment manager tried to extort from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.
Apr 20 - By Associated Press
Rick Pitino's son, Richard, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Florida.
Apr 18 - By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer
The estranged wife of Louisville coach Rick Pitino's longtime friend and equipment manager who finds herself in the center of a brewing storm around the revered coach's claims that someone is trying to extort him said Monday she is waiting for the truth to come out.

Mar 27 - By Michael Marot, AP Sports Writer
Rick Pitino enjoyed watching Friday night's game almost as much as his Louisville players enjoyed celebrating.

Mar 27 - By Michael Marot, AP Sports Writer
Arizona coach Russ Pennell will play this weekend by the book. Rick Pitino's book. He's savoring every moment in Indianapolis, from the open shootaround to the usually dreaded news conferences, fully understanding Friday night's game against top-seeded Louisville could be his first and only chance to lead a team into the regional finals.