By Rick HowlettThe Kentucky Wildcats are one victory away from reaching the men's NCAA basketball Final Four.UK defeated Cornell 62-45 Thursday night to advance to the tournament's round of eight. The Wildcats face West Virginia Saturday night at 7:00 in Syracuse.Meanwhile, the UK women's team will be back in action Sunday in the NCAA tournament, facing Nebraska in a third round game.
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.