By Rick HowlettThe Kentucky Wildcats have advanced to the round of sixteen in the men's NCAA basketball tournament with a 90-60 win over Wake Forest Saturday night in East Region action in New Orleans. Kentucky will face Cornell Thursday in Syracuse.Murray State was eliminated from the tournament by Butler, 54-52, in the West Region at San Jose.In the NCAA women's tournament, Kentucky defeated Liberty 83-77 in an opening round game at Freedom Hall in Louisville. They'll take on Michigan State Monday night.
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.