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The Bo Ryan-aided rise, fall and rise of Wisconsin's Greg Gard
PHILADELPHIA — Over the years, Greg Gard said he was “forewarned’’ by his friends in the coaching community. Everyone has to replace someone, but some footsteps are much more difficult...
Wisconsin clears Bo Ryan of everything except his affair
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin has cleared former basketball coach Bo Ryan of allegations that he had misused school resources while having an "improper personal relationship" with a...
'Just a shame': Bo Ryan blames refs for Duke loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Bo Ryan sounded like a frustrated fan following Wisconsin’s heartbreaking 68-63 defeat by Duke in Monday night’s national championship game. After the Badgers blew a nine-point second-half lead,...
Coach K found himself in Bo Ryan's shoes 24 years ago
INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Krzyzewski has been Bo Ryan. Twenty-four years ago, the Duke coach led the Blue Devils to a monumental upset of undefeated UNLV at the Final Four in...
NCAA title matchups: How Duke will fix Kentucky's mistake
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky is gone, but the intrigue isn’t. Wisconsin and Duke meet Monday night, each with two likely lottery picks — upperclassmen Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky for the Badgers,...
Kentucky-Wisconsin breakdown: The matchup to make you drool
Point guard Andrew Harrison may be the most criticized player on Kentucky, but he comes through in the clutch — most recently with his game-winning free throws against Notre Dame...
Maturity vs. talent: The epic showdown of Wisconsin-Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS — Finally, the epic matchup that No. 1 seed Kentucky envisioned and No. 1 seed Wisconsin envisioned, and you envisioned when you filled out your bracket, the Final Four...
The 11 most intriguing figures at this year's Final Four
With the NCAA Final Four two days away, The Post’s Steve Serby breaks down the 10 most intriguing figures in Indianapolis: John Calipari Love him or hate him, he’s an...
The real stars of the NCAAs are worth all their stinking millions
HOUSTON — Coaches always tell you the same thing: This isn’t about them. It’s about the players. It’s about the kids. It’s about the — please bow your head solemnly...
At Wisconsin, buying into Bo Ryan's system trumps talent
LOS ANGELES — Bo Ryan spends about as much time combing through high school basketball rankings as he does worrying about preseason predictions. “It’s just so overrated,” the Wisconsin coach...
This isn’t the slow-paced Wisconsin team of the past
ARLINGTON, Texas — Wisconsin started the season the way Kentucky was supposed to. The Badgers opened with a school-record 16 straight wins, beating Florida, Virginia and Saint Louis, among others....
Wisconsin sends coach to first Final Four with OT victory
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Everyone from the Wisconsin starting five to reserves to assistant coaches to team managers and trainers had climbed the stepladder to clip their piece of the net...
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan knows how to win
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A question was posed to the Wisconsin players on Friday and their answers — unwittingly — painted a perfect portrait of their head coach. Each player from...