(CNN) -- Laurie Fine, the wife of a former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach accused of molesting ball boys, plans to sue ESPN and two of the network's reporters for libel in a federal court, her lawyers said Wednesday. A draft of the lawsuit says sports journalists Mark Schwarz and Arthur Berko "spitefully destroyed Laurie Fine's reputation in an attempt to capitalize financially in the tragic wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal." It says Fine's reputation was ruined by the malicious publication of false and defamatory accusations. In response, ESPN backed its stories. "The suit is without merit and we stand by our reporting," the sports programming network said.
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NEW: Laurie Fine wants ESPN to apologize and retract its reporting
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NEW: Her reputation has been ruined by false reports, she says
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Laurie Fine plans to sue ESPN and two reporters, says they destroyed her reputation
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Four men have accused Bernie Fine of abuse; tape dragged Laurie Fine into the story in 2011
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