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Dan Barker had three heroes.

``My dad, my grandpa and Roy Williams,'' he said Friday as he carried nachos to his seat at the Alamodome.

These days, though, he only has two.

``Roy Williams dropped pretty far off the list when he left,'' said Barker, a die-hard Kansas fan in search of a certain measure of revenge in Saturday's Final Four meeting against the Tar Heels.

True, it's been five years since Williams shocked the Jayhawk state with his abrupt departure for North Carolina. And Kansas is faring just fine, thank you.

Tigers Take on Bruins

Kevin Love kept backing up, and a hush fell over the crowd at the Alamodome. They knew what was coming next: The only true long shot at this Final Four.

From full court, the UCLA freshman started launching two-handed heaves at practice Friday.

On his 12th try, bingo! Love banked it home, drew a big ovation and took a full bow.

Come Saturday, UCLA figures to leave the trick shots to Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Memphis.

Crean Heading to IU

Apparently, Tom Crean enjoys doing restoration projects.
After spending nine years putting Marquette basketball back on the national map, Crean has taken on a more daunting task: Rebuilding Indiana's legacy.

KU Slips Past Davidson

And then there were ones.

Four No. 1s, that is.

Kansas wore down Stephen Curry and plucky upstart Davidson with its size and strength, holding on for a 59-57 victory Sunday that put all four No. 1 seeds into the Final Four for the first time.

Tigers Crush Longhorns

The freshman from Chicago who wears No. 23 and soars all over the court just finished getting Memphis into the Final Four when fans began chanting ``One more year!''

Then Derrick Rose picked up his South Regional MVP award, clipped a piece of the net and called his mom to share the moment. He kept it brief, though, because he didn't want his teammates to see him cry.

It might be the only thing they've never seen him do.

Driving, dishing and dunking, going above the rim for rebounds and flying around to block shots, Rose led Memphis past Texas 85-67 Sunday for its first trip to the Final Four since 1985.