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NCAA BasketballLouisville officially fires Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich

The inevitable finally happened. The Louisville Cardinals have fired both head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of the FBI arrests on Tuesday. Coach Pitino leaving practice facility. Would not answer my or @mikelacett questions. @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/Zm5RghAWn4 — Travis Ragsdale (@TravisRagsdale) September 27, 2017 Reportedly, Jurich was asked to fire […]

NCAA BasketballReport: Rick Pitino to be fired by Louisville

There is an expectation that University of Louisville men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino will be fired on Wednesday after a report of the school’s involvement in an NCAA corruption scandal, according to Michael Eaves of ESPN. Pitino has told members of his coaching staff he believes he will lose his job. Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich could also be on his […]

NCAA BasketballLouisville basketball news: Mom of Brian Bowen claims ignorance

The recruitment scandal that’s currently rocking the world of college basketball is just getting started. The Louisville Cardinals are among the programs being probed by the FBI, whose interest in the school mostly lies in the way it recruited a certain player that was allegedly made possible by an Adidas executive paying the recruit’s family […]

NCAA BasketballRick Pitino shocked of Louisville’s reported involvement in FBI investigation

It may not shock those who’ve followed Rick Pitino’s career as head coach of the Louisville Cardinals basketball program, but the news of the school’s hoops program being under FBI investigation for corruption is decidedly serious. Earlier, it was reported that the United States Department of Justice has zeroed in on 10 people, including four […]

NBANBA news: Rick Pitino expects high school players to be draft eligible soon

The ‘one-and-done’ rule, which requires high school players to spend at least one year in college to be eligible for the NBA Draft, has been in effect for more than a decade already. However, after years of criticism, its days might be numbered now. At least according to University of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino. […]

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