The Louisville Cardinals will play Syracuse Saturday night for the men's Big East Tournament college basketball title. The Cards advanced to the Big East final for the first time since joining the league with a 69-55 win over Villanova Friday night at Madison Square Garden.Meanwhile, Kentucky fell to LSU 67-58 in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Tampa. It's unlikely UK will receive an at-large bid to next week's NCAA tournament; they would instead have to settle for a spot in the National Invitation Tournament.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.