Pitino scandal had roots in restaurant tryst: Louisville mens basketball coach Rick Pitino on Wednesday apologized for his indiscretion of having sex with a woman who later was charged with trying to extort him and vowed to continue coaching the Cardinals for as long as they will have me. His comments were the first since news broke Tuesday that he told police that he and Karen Sypher had sex on a table at a Louisville restaurant six years ago. Two weeks later, the married father of five gave Sypher $3,000 after she said she needed an abortion and didnt have health insurance, according to a summary of Pitinos July 12 statement to police. I do want to say that the past seven months have been very difficult on the people I love, Pitino said. I am here today because I personally apologize to my family every single day. I let them down with my indiscretion six years ago and Im sorry for that and I tell them that every day.