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Rick Pitino is suing Adidas for 'outrageous, wrongful, and illegal conspiracy' after being fired from Louisville amidst a bribery scandal | Business Insider India
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Brian Bowen, at center of scandal that led to Rick Pitino's firing, says he didn't know about bribery scheme
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