By Rick HowlettThe University of Louisville men's basketball team defeated top-ranked Syracuse 78-68 Saturday before a record crowd in the Cards' final game at Freedom Hall.Sophomore Kyle Kuric came off the bench to score 22 points for U of L, which is now all but guaranteed a spot in the NCAA tournament.The Cards are moving from the 54 year old Freedom Hall to the new downtown arena, which is scheduled to open in November.
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.