Pitino sues Louisville

Former Louisville basketball coach

Rick Pitino is asking for more than $35 million in a federal breach of contract suit filed Thursday against the school’s athletic association. Pitino was fired in a unanimous vote by the University of Louisville Athletic Association board Oct. 16. The move came in connection with a national college basketball recruiting scandal, part of which federal investigators said included a scheme to pay the families of Louisville recruits. “(Pitino) had no part whatsover in any scheme to pay the family of a UL recruit, or to otherwise improperly provide benefits to any recruit, as an inducement to join the basketball program,” said Steve Pence, Pitino’s lawyer, in a statement. School spokesman

John Karman said the university is aware of the lawsuit but declined to comment, citing school policy.