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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex with a woman accused of trying to extort him of $10 million and later paid for her abortion, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

The Courier-Journal of Louisville published on its Web site that Pitino told police he had been drinking in a Louisville restaurant and had consensual sex with Karen Sypher in August 2003. The police report said the 56-year-old coach denied Sypher's allegations that he raped her after the restaurant closed and another time somewhere else.

Sypher reported the rape allegations to police last month, but a Kentucky prosecutor said the complaint wouldn't be prosecuted because it lacked supporting evidence. Sypher, 49, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of lying to the FBI and trying to extort money from Pitino, who is married.

ASHBURN, Va. — Michael Vick's agent said Tuesday there's "no chance" his client will sign with the Washington Redskins.Joel Segal visited the Redskins at training camp but said the trip was not Vick-related. He said he was checking in on some of his Redskins clients, including Jason Campbell, DeAngelo Hall and LaRon Landry.Segal also told ESPN 980 radio that said "a lot of teams" are interested in signing the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback. Segal said he was optimistic that Vick would get a job soon, calling it "not a matter of if, but when."

CHASKA, Minn. — Tiger Woods indicated that he would play in the Olympics if golf became part of the program in 2016.The International Olympic Committee executive board is to meet Thursday in Berlin to recommend two sports for inclusion in the 2016 games. Golf and rugby sevens are considered the favorites.Golf has not been part of the Olympics since 1904. Woods, who has completed the career Grand Slam three times, felt it should have been an Olympic sport a while ago.

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