Men's basketball coach Rick Pitino 'effectively fired' amid FBI probe, report says

University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave on Wednesday amid an FBI probe that ensnared an assistant coach, the university announced. Steve Pence, Pitino’s attorney, told the Courier-Journal the basketball coach was "effectively fired.” Pitino’s contract requires 10 days’ notice before Pitino is fired to allow “an opportunity to be heard." University of Louisville interim president Greg Postel announced at a news conference that Pitino’s position at the school “will be reviewed at a later date” and he was officially on unpaid administrative leave. -- More...