Topic: Karen Sypher

The Kentucky woman who tried to extort thousands of dollars from University of Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino was sentenced to prison Friday.

A judge in Kentucky cited a glitch with Karen Sypher's lawyer's license in postponing her sentencing for trying to blackmail basketball Coach Rick Pitino.

The lawyer for a woman convicted of trying to extort money from University of Louisville men's basketball Coach Rick Pitino says he wants a sentencing delay.

A Kentucky woman has been found guilty of threatening University of Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino to extort money from him.

University of Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino testified Wednesday that he's sure a woman on trial for extortion was trying to blackmail him.

A repairman said Tuesday a woman accused of extorting money from Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino told him to make threatening calls to the coach.

Jury selection was completed Wednesday for the trial of a woman accused of extorting money from University of Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino.

Karen Sypher is to be tried in June on charges of trying to extort money from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, officials said.

A woman's accusations that Rick Pitino forced her to have an abortion are a fabrication, the University of Louisville basketball coach's attorney says.

Rick Pitino's lawyer dismissed a woman's allegations against the Louisville basketball coach as an attempt to deflect blame in her alleged extortion case.