Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
A couple of months ago, a colleague of mine tipped me off that something big was brewing with Louisville coach Rick Pitino.
He said the coach might have to resign because of what was going on behind the scenes with a woman other than his wife.
I made a few calls, but couldn’t find anything substantive.
Let’s face it: a story like that is hard to report unless you have really good sources.
Now the wild truth is out.
Proving once again that the truth is stranger than fiction.
You can’t make this stuff up.
Pitino, 56, admitted to Louisville police that he had consenual sex with Karen Cunagin Sypher at a Louisville restaurant where he’d been drinking on Aug. 1, 2003.
He also admitted to giving her $3,000 to get an abortion.
He denied that he raped Sypher at the restaurant and again later.
The later allegedly occurred at Tim Sypher’s condo, while Sypher was upstairs.
Six months after the incident Sypher married Tim Sypher, the team’s equipment manager.
Crazy, crazy stuff.
It will surely follow Pitino throughout the rest of his career, and he and his players will hear it on the road this upcoming season.
Gotta feel bad for his wife, Joanne, and his kids.
Crazy story.
You can’t make this stuff up.
(PHotos courtesy Louisville Courier-Journal)
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
A couple of months ago, a colleague of mine tipped me off that something big was brewing with Louisville coach Rick Pitino.
He said the coach might have to resign because of what was going on behind the scenes with a woman other than his wife.
I made a few calls, but couldn’t find anything substantive.
Let’s face it: a story like that is hard to report unless you have really good sources.
Now the wild truth is out.
Proving once again that the truth is stranger than fiction.
You can’t make this stuff up.
Pitino, 56, admitted to Louisville police that he had consenual sex with Karen Cunagin Sypher at a Louisville restaurant where he’d been drinking on Aug. 1, 2003.
He also admitted to giving her $3,000 to get an abortion.
He denied that he raped Sypher at the restaurant and again later.
The later allegedly occurred at Tim Sypher’s condo, while Sypher was upstairs.
Six months after the incident Sypher married Tim Sypher, the team’s equipment manager.
Crazy, crazy stuff.
It will surely follow Pitino throughout the rest of his career, and he and his players will hear it on the road this upcoming season.
Gotta feel bad for his wife, Joanne, and his kids.
Crazy story.
You can’t make this stuff up.
(PHotos courtesy Louisville Courier-Journal)
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter.
