Tim sypher

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino says he's sorry to his family and his players for what he calls an "indiscretion" six years ago.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rick Pitino's attorney says the coach gave $3,000 to a woman accused of trying to extort him so that she could buy health insurance.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino on Wednesday apologized for his "indiscretion" of having sex with a woman who later was charged with trying to extort him and vowed to continue coaching the Cardinals for as long as "they will have me." His comments were the first since news broke Tuesday that he told police that he and Karen Sypher had sex on a table at a Louisville restaurant six years ago.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The woman accused of trying to extort Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino approached him in a restaurant six years ago, and the two had sex later that night, the coach told police.