Mike Conley scored 22 points Wednesday, including four foul shots in the final minute, leading Memphis past Washington 112-107. Rudy Gay added 25 points, and both Marc Gasol and O.J.

By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Apr. 14--Mike Conley Sr. said today that he is "100 percent confident" that Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr.

Ohio State and Kansas sweated out big tests before advancing on a night of close semifinals in the West and South regionals.

Maybe now folks will realize there's more to Ohio State than Greg Oden. The big man finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes fell behind by 20 points before halftime.

By Bill Eichenberger, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Feb. 23--Four years ago, Indiana sportswriter Dave Krider was contemplating subjects for a book. A higher power led him to two Indiana high-school sophomores who have since become basketball phenoms as Ohio State University freshmen.