Iona College, a Catholic school in New Rochelle, New York, has just hired scandal-ridden Rick Pitino as its new basketball coach.
Pitino, fired by Louisville in 2017 amid allegations of multiple recruiting violations, testified in open court in 2010 that he paid $3,000 to a woman he'd committed adultery with so that she could get health insurance that would enable her to get an abortion. He also testified that he or an assistant coach found an abortion clinic in Cincinnati for her, and that the assistant coach drove her to the abortion clinic and then back to Louisville. (The two cities are about an hour and a half apart.)
There will be twice as many Massachusetts high school state champions in basketball and hockey this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead of playing out the state championship basketball and hockey games scheduled for this weekend, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association canceled the games. Association officials decided that the teams who would have played in these championship bouts will be crowned co-state champions.
