Rick Pitino’s return to the NCAA Tournament is not some feel-good tale of redemption, no matter how others might try to portray itSorry, Rick Pitino’s return to the NCAA Tournament is not some feel-good tale of redemption, no matter how others might try to portray it. Sports has always provided an undemanding conduit to forgiveness, a get-out-jail-free card to anyone who displays a knack for bolstering the bottom line of whatever team or school comes calling. Pitino’s downfall in 2017 came only after the Cardinals were accused of paying players and arranging escorts for potential recruits. “You could come to me with the greatest job on Earth and I would not consider it,” the 68-year-old Pitino said. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or at https://twitter.com/pnewberry196 His work can be found at https://apnews.com/search/paulnewberry———More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP—Sports

Source: ABC News March 19, 2021 20:13 UTC