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  • Pitino accuser Sypher reports to Fla. prison

    The woman convicted of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has reported to a federal prison in Florida to begin serving an 87-month sentence.


  • Woman in Pitino extortion attempt heads to prison

    The woman convicted of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has reported to a federal prison in Florida to begin serving a sentence of more than seven years.


  • Pitino accuser reports to Fla. prison

    The woman convicted of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has reported to a federal prison in Florida to begin serving an 87-month sentence.


  • Sypher appeal denied, reports to prison Wednesday

    The woman convicted of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino will report to prison on Wednesday after being denied another request to remain free during her appeals.


  • Connecticut's Alex Oriakhi loses the ball as Kentucky's Josh Harrellson defends during the first half of a men's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

    UConn beats Kentucky, advances to NCAA title game

    Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift UConn to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 Big East regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies a victory away from their third, and most improbable, NCAA title.


  • Woman convicted in Pitino case wants new trial

    The woman convicted of attempting to extort money from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has made another request for a new trial, saying she has evidence that casts doubt on key witness testimony.


  • Morehead State guard Demonte Harper (22) follows through on the game-winning three-point basket in the closing seconds of the second half against Louisville in a Southwest regional second round NCAA tournament college basketball game, Thursday, March 17, 2011, in Denver. Morehead State won 62-61.(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

    Just another bunch of close NCAA games

    About an hour before his team was to play its first game in the NCAA tournament for a 22nd time, Connecticut's Jim Calhoun was making small talk in the coaches' locker room in the Verizon Center.


  • San Diego State's Steve Fisher holds up the net after cutting it down after defeating BYU 72-54 in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference tournament, Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

    Aztecs get a glimpse at coach's earlier life

    Riding back from the Mountain West Conference tournament last week, San Diego State's players learned coach Steve Fisher had a copy of the new documentary about Michigan's famous Fab Five recruiting class.


  • Louisville expects tough task with Kenneth Faried

    Louisville coach Rick Pitino has plenty going on right now, mainly Morehead State and relentless rebounder Kenneth Faried.


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