Karen Sypher: The woman who inspired what is perhaps our favorite headline in TBL history goes on trial today in the extortion case against Rick Pitino. With sentences like this – “Nearly seven years after Pitino and Sypher had sex in a booth at Porcini Restaurant in a chance one-night encounter, the former car-show model and auto-glass saleswoman …” how can you not love this trial? If nuggets like this are promised – “the first man was a longtime friend — Lester Goetzinger — upon whom she performed a sexual favor the same day he first called Pitino to threaten him …” – we’ll be providing blanket coverage with as many links as possible. If Court TV is airing it, we’ll locate the channel on our dial and upload video if necessary. [Courier Journal]