The Kentucky Wildcats defeated number one seed Ohio State 62-60 Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of men's NCAA basketball tournament.Josh Harrellson led Kentucky with 17 points and freshman Brandon Knight scored the go-ahead basket with just over five seconds left to give the Wildcats the lead for good.Kentucky will take on North Carolina Sunday for a chance to advance to the Final Four. The teams will play in the East Regional final in Newark, New Jersey.In the women's NCAA tournament, Louisville takes on Gonzaga at 9:00pm Saturday for a berth in the tournament's Elite Eight in Spokane, Washington.And Bellarmine University will play for the men's Division II national championship Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Knights face BYU-Hawaii at 1:00pm.
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.