Louisville Spokesperson says Pitino not going to Sacramento

Per ESPN.com, University of Louisville spokesperson Kenny Klein announced today that Rick Pitino has no intention of leaving the Cardinals to pursue a coaching opportunity with the Sacramento Kings.

Friday's development is just another incident in a bizarre off-season for Pitino. After leading the Cardinals to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, Pitino became involved in an extortion case with Karen Sypher, the estranged wife of a member of Pitino's staff. Pitino's son, Richard Pitino, a Louisville assistant, left his father's staff to take an open position on Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.

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Pitino has had two previous head coaching positions in the NBA -- one with the New York Knicks from 1987-1989, and another with the Boston Celtics from 1997-2001. He complied a record of 90-74 with the Knicks, and 102-146 with the Celtics.

The Kings have not spoken to Pitino about the position. Sacramento is expected to talk to former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis, and TNT NBA Analyst Mike Fratello about the position.

Fans are twittering their disgust about Pitino potentially going to the Kings:

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   gmacdaddy RT @RizzoTees: Rick Pitino not going to Sacremento Kings. Dude, give it up. You and NBA is like a fish on a bicycle - AMEN. 08 May 2009 from Tweetie
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   egholden To Rick Pitino: Please leave U of L and go to Sacramento. You left KY once- shouldn't be too hard for you to do again. 08 May 2009 from web
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   egholden Pitino: fool me once - fool me twice? Going to the NBA? 08 May 2009 from web
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   BR_NBA Rick Pitino Is Determined To Prove He Can Be Successful In The NBA: How determined? He's so determined to prove .. http://tinyurl.com/pjjaqt 08 May 2009 from twitterfeed
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   janewberg Pitino to the Kings?? 08 May 2009 from web
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   Tina_Fontessa he better not!!! RT @espn: Report: Rick Pitino interested in coaching Sacramento Kings - http://tinyurl.com/rcaog7 08 May 2009 from TweetDeck
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   msutaria Not one for rumors, but the more I research the more I believe that Rick Pitino is going to leave his head coaching position at UofL! 08 May 2009 from Tweetie
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   BolivianNachos is upset that Rick Pitino had his people contact the Kings... Louisville NEEDS the GODFATHER!!!! 08 May 2009 from web

Louisville Spokesperson says Pitino not going to Sacramento

Louisville, UConn advance to first all Big East championship game

Per ESPN.com, the Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 61-59 Sunday night to advance to the championship game.

Louisville was down 12 points at halftime but got a boost from Angel McCoughtry who scored 14 of 18 points in the second half along with 11 rebounds. The Cards got back in the game with a 15-1 run while the Sooners' shooting percentage went down to 26.9 percent in the second half.

Louisville ended the career of four-time All-American Courtney Paris who is the NCAA's all time best rebounder and the first player to block at least 100 shots in her four years at Oklahoma.

Paris promised if the Sooners failed to reach the championship game, she would pay back her four-year-scholarship. She ends her collegiate career without ever playing in a national championship game.

Per ESPN.com, Connecticut defeated Stanford 83-64 to continue the Huskies' perfect season and advance to its first title game in five years.

Renee Montgomery scored 26 points and Maya Moore added 24 for the Huskies' easy win over the Cardinal. UConn is vying for its third undefeated season and sixth national championship.

Fans twittered their reactions to the game:

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   Husker_tj Watched the Oklahoma women lose to Louisville. C. Paris of OU promised to pay back her tuition if OU didn't win the Championship. CHECK!! 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   bnwilk01 At least the Louisville women made it to the NCAA title game...GO CARDS!!! 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   guitarbassfire Louisville scares me. Seeing the same team three times is never good. 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   Sundance09 Louisville v UConn. Will third time be charm for UofL? 06 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   Webbman The UConn ladies team is awesome. They just gave Stanford a beatdown. I don't see them even getting slowed down by Louisville. We'll see... 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   ryanoneil Sometimes, being a fan of the UConn women's basketball team feels like rooting for Google. #uconn #finalfour #awesome 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   Julesty Way to go L'ville...wanted Standford to win but I guess Uconn will do I'll watch the game between them but don't care who wins 06 Apr 2009 from web
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   CoCoGurl87 UCONN does it again, I thought the game was gonna be a close one but the Huskies never cease to amaze me 06 Apr 2009 from web

Louisville will face UConn in its first appearance in the championship game on Tuesday, April 7 at 8:30 ET. This game marks the first all-Big East final in NCAA women's basketball history.

Louisville, UConn advance to first all Big East championship game