The Kentucky Wildcats’ quest for an eighth national championship has ended with a 56-55 loss to Connecticut in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament national semifinal in Houston. Terrence Jones led Kentucky with 11 points; Kemba Walker was the top scorer for the Huskies with 18 points.Connecticut will face Butler Monday night for the national title. Butler defeated VCU 70-62 in the other Final Four game.UK finishes its season with a 29-9 record.
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.