Rick Pitino sex scandal bound to affect recruiting
Posted Aug 13, 2009
Just when you thought college basketball couldn't get any sleazier, here comes Rick Pitino, Karen Cunagin Sypher and one of the more sordid tales to emerge from the sport. And that's saying something. Late Tuesday night, the news broke out of Kentucky that the Louisville hoops coach had admitted to having an affair. And the timing couldn't be much worse for Pitino. It's August, when most of the country's elite basketball players are whittling down their school lists.
(FOX Sports)
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