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Louisville coach Rick Pittino pauses during a news conference Wednesday. Pittino said a scandal involving a woman accused of trying to extort him has been "pure hell" for his family.
Police video revives Louisville coach's scandal
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BY WILL GRAVES
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville coach Rick Pitino said Wednesday a sex scandal involving a woman accused of trying to extort millions from him has been "pure hell" for his family, fuming that newly released video of her police interview revived her "total fabrication."
Pitino spoke at a hastily called news conference hours after Louisville police released audio and video recordings of phone calls and an interview with Karen Cunagin Sypher, the woman at the heart of the scandal. Pitino has told police that he had sex with her six years ago.
Sypher claims in the interview that Pitino sexually assaulted her, an allegation she brought to police after she was accused of trying to extort millions from the coach. She has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of extortion and lying to
The coach lashed out at the media for again reporting on her accusations by airing clips of the interviews Wednesday. Prosecutors did not pursue charges against the coach.
the FBI.
"Everything that's been printed, everything that's been reported, everything that's been breaking in
the news on the day Ted Kennedy died is 100 percent a lie, a lie," Pitino said. "All of this has been a lie, a total fabrication of the truth."
the married father of five, who's a Roman Catholic, said the
scandal has taken a heavy toll on his wife and family.
that mistake," he added.
Pitino's remarks were his first public statements since a five-minute apology two weeks ago for an "indiscretion" with Sypher at a Louisville restaurant in 2003. Sypher later told Pitino she was pregnant, planned to have an abortion but did not have medical insurance. He told police he gave
"It has been pure hell for her and my family," he said.
"All of this has been a lie, a total fabrication of the truth."
"I admitted to you I made a mistake, and believe me I will suffer for
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at the news conference and said that his lawyer had advised him against speaking out at all.
Pitino didn't plan on publicly addressing the situation again, preferring to let the case go to trial when he says "the truth will come out." Pitino didn't discuss details of the case
he was poised he gave her $3,000, money his attorney Steve Pence said was for insurance, not an abortion.
Instead, he opted to come forward on Wednesday after local television aired portions of Sypher's
interview.
"Enough's enough, everybody is tired of it," Pitino said. "We need to get on with the important things in life like the economy and really some crucial things in life like basketball."
As his news conference was carried live on television in Louisville, at least one station split the screen with Pitino talking the left, and the police video of Sypher on the right.
The video released under the Kentucky Open Records Act shows Sypher sitting across a table from Louisville Police Sgt. Andy Abbott. A full transcript of the interview was released by police earlier this month.
Sypher wasn't accompanied by a lawyer at the time of the video-taped interview. Sypher's attorney, James Earhart, said before Pittino's remarks that the release of the police video has no bearing on the federal case.
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Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz swings during a game against the Oakland Athletics in July. Ortiz was one of more than 100 MLB players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2007.
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Court: 'Steroid list seized illegally'
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BY PAUL ELIAS
SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court ruled Wednesday that federal agents were wrong to seize the infamous drug list and samples of 104 Major League Baseball players who allegedly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
In a 9-2 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with three lower court judges who chastised investigators who had a warrant for only 10 drug test results as part of the BALCO investigation into Barry Bonds and others.
The panel said federal agents trampled on players' protections
against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski said the players' union had good reason to want to keep the list under wraps, citing leaks of players purportedly on the list.
"The risk to the players associated with disclosure, and with that the ability of the Players Association to obtain voluntary compliance with drug testing from its members in the future, is very high," the judge wrote. "Indeed, some players appear to have already suffered this very harm as a result of the government's seizure."
both have acknowledged being on the list, and The New York Times has reported the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez and Sammy Sosa also could be found on it.
Said Atlanta star Chipper Jones: "It doesn't matter now. The names are already out there in the general public. We've already got a number out there. It's not going to be over until it's all out there."
The government seized the samples and records in April 2004. The list of 104 players said to have tested positive, attached to a grand jury subpoena, has been part of a five-year legal fight, with the players' union trying to force the government to return what federal
agents took during raids.
"This was an obvious case of deliberate overreach by the government in an effort to seize data as to which it lacked probable cause." Kozinski wrote.
He said the case was a significant test of the government's search and seizure powers in the digital age, and issued guidelines for investigators to follow in future raids that included submitting computers to independent computer experts for sorting of data.
U. S. attorney spokesman Jack Gillund in San Francisco said the government was reviewing its options, which could include an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Broncos add Martin to roster
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With backup Chris Simms hobbled by an ankle injury, the Denver Broncos moved to bolster their depth at quarterback Wednesday by signing free agent Ingle Martin.
Simms suffered a high ankle sprain when Seahawks pass rusher Nick Reed fell on his left ankle during the third quarter of Saturday's 27-13 loss at Seattle, and the Broncos have not said how long Simms is expected to be sidelined.
The loss of Simms left starter Kyle Orton and rookie Tom Brandstater as the only healthy quarterbacks on the Broncos roster.
"Under our current situation, with only two quarterbacks that can come out and practice, it
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Former Chiefs player sentenced for fourth DUI
Judge Jodi Nelson also revoked Warfield's driver's license for 15 years.
Martin joined the Broncos in time to take part in Wednesday's practice, though he went through the workout in a numberless orange quarterback's jersey.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Eric Warfield has been sentenced to one-to-three years in prison for fourth-offense drunken driving.
felt like it was better for us to do that (add Martin)," coach Josh McDaniels said. "He's got good size, a decent arm. He's a smart kid. He's a guy that we felt like could come in and help us compete right now and see what happens."
Warfield pleaded guilty to DUI and refusal to submit to a chemical test.
"Hopefully, the equipment guys will hook me up tomorrow," Martin said with a smile.
The Broncos are the fourth NFL team for Martin, who was released earlier this month by the Kansas City Chiefs after splitting time last season between their active roster and practice squad. Martin came into the league in 2006 as a fifth-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers.
TAMPA, Fla. — Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was back behind bars, accused of violating his probation by not showing up for work, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
BASKETBALL Ex-NBA referee Donaghy in prison once again
Donaghy, 42, was being held without bond a day after his arrest at a halfway house. in Tampa where he was finishing his sentence on gambling charges.
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