By Rick HowlettThe University of Kentucky women's basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament with a 76-67 upset of Nebraska Sunday night.A'Dia Mathies led the fourth-seeded Wildcats to victory over the number one-seeded Cornhuskers with 21 points.Kentucky meets Oklahoma Tuesday night in the final of the Kansas City Regional, and a chance for its first Final Four appearance.
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.
