In college basketball, the Louisville Cards have advanced the championship game of the men’s Big East Tournament in New York City.U of L beat Notre Dame 64-50 tonight to reach the final. The Cards will take on Cincinnati at 9:00pm Saturday night in Madison Square Garden. The Bearcats made it to the final with a victory over top-seeded Syracuse.In the Southeastern Conference Tournament in New Orleans, the Kentucky Wildcats advanced to the semifinal round with a 60-51 victory over Louisiana State. UK will take on Florida at 1:00pm Saturday. Indiana was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament today, losing 79-71 to Wisconsin.
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.
