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WATCH LIVE: Louisville Press Conference

Louisville Interim President Greg Postel’s press conference on the current scandal. Watch live HERE Highlights: Pitino placed on unpaid leave AD Tom Jurich also placed on leave Interim head coach and AD to be appointed this week Terrible disappointment and anger from Dr. Postel and the board

Oklahoma State’s Lamont Evans Surrenders to Federal Authorities

The FBI says Oklahoma State Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Lamont Evans has surrendered to federal authorities in allegations that he took bribes to influence star athletes. FBI special agent Jessica Rice says Evans surrendered to federal marshals early Wednesday on federal corruption charges following an investigation into the criminal influence of money on coaches and

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BREAKING: Louisville Fires Head Basketball Coach Rick Pitino

According to a report, Louisville has fired head basketball coach Rick Pitino. The news was first reported by television reporter Kent Taylor of WAVE-TV in Kentucky. Taylor just tweeted the following: According to sources, Tom Jurich was asked to fire Rick Pitino, refused, both were fired — Kent Taylor (@KentTaylorWAVE) September 27, 2017 **UPDATE: Pitino’s

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REPORT: Louisville’s Pitino Expects to be Fired

According to an ESPN report, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has told members of his coaching staff that he expects to lose his job over allegations that the Cardinals basketball program is involved in a federal investigation into fraud and corruption in college basketball recruiting. ESPN’s Michael Eaves quotes a source as saying Pitino “knows

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HOT: Auburn Suspends Associate Head Coach Chuck Person

Auburn President Steven Leath just sent a series of tweets in which he addressed the current investigation and the status of associate head coach Chuck Person: “This morning’s news is shocking, we are saddened, angry and disappointed. We have suspended Coach Person without pay effective immediately. We are committed to playing by the rules, and

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WATCH LIVE: United States Attorney’s Press Conference

Follow this link to WATCH LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/usaosdny/ The United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York just released documents related to a corruption scheme involving as many as four current college basketball assistant coaches Official court documents stating the charges against current Auburn Associate head coach Chuck Person can be found here:

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Fresno State Basketball Staff Update

Fresno State head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry has promoted Nick Matson to assistant coach and hired Lamar’s Brian Burton as the Bulldogs’ new director of basketball operations. HoopDirt.com first reported that Burton would be joining Terry’s staff back on August 29th (Fresno State Dirt). Matson, a native of Roseville, Calif., is entering his seventh

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