The University of Louisville women’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament.The Cards defeated Xavier 85-75 Tuesday night on Xavier’s home court in Cincinnati. Louisville takes on Gonzaga Saturday in a regional semifinal Saturday in Spokane, Washington, Tipoff is at 9:00pm Eastern time.In the men’s NCAA Division II tournament in Springfield, Massachusetts, Bellarmine returns to action at noon Wednesday, taking on Midwestern State. The Knights would advance to the Final Four with a victory.
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.