March Madness returns to Alabama: Teams, tickets and everything you need to know

March Madness returns to Birmingham: Teams, tickets and everything you need to know

THROUGH 2028, AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS COME JUST IN TIME FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE A VERY BUSY WEEKEND THIS WEEK. BUSINESSES ACROSS BIRMINGHAM ARE PREPARING FOR A HUGE INFLUX OF VISITORS. THE MAGIC CITY, PLAYING HOST TO THE NCAA WOMEN’S SWEET 16 STARTING IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS, �� 13 JARVIS ROBERTSON SPOKE WITH LOCAL BUSINESS FOLKS TONIGHT AS THEY ANTICIPATE THE CROWDS. JARVIS. WELL, GUY AND SHERRY, IT’S A LITTLE WINDY HERE IN BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT, BUT THAT’S OKAY. WE’RE EXCITED FOR ALL OF THE MADNESS THAT IS COMING OUR WAY IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. TONIGHT ON BROADWAY LANE IS STARTED. IT RUNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS YOU GUYS JUST MENTIONED, THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THAT’S GOING TO TIP OFF FRIDAY. ALSO, MONSTER JAM IS SATURDAY, SO BUSINESSES AROUND BIRMINGHAM, THEY ARE CERTAINLY READY TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE. WE’RE READY TO GO. WE JUST LOVE THAT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM IS HOSTING SUCH A MAJOR EVENT. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT, THEN BIRMINGHAM IS THE PLACE FOR YOU THIS WEEKEND. PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FLOCKING HERE BECAUSE OF THE WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT AND MONSTER JAM BOTH HAPPENING IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. I GOT JONATHAN BRYANT AND HIS WIFE OWNS K AND J ELEGANT PASTRIES AND CREAMERY IN UPTOWN. A NORMAL SATURDAY IS ALREADY BUSY FOR THEM. MAN. WE RESTOCKED THIS CASE RIGHT HERE. AT LEAST 20 TO 30 TIMES ON A REGULAR SATURDAY. SO THIS SATURDAY, PROBABLY ABOUT 40 TO 50 TIMES. BRYANT SAYS THEY’VE HIRED ADDITIONAL HELP FOR THE WEEKEND, AND THEY’VE ALREADY SEEN PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUT OF STATE AHEAD OF THE MAJOR EVENT. AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY CUPCAKES HE THINKS THEY’LL SELL NORTH, OF 5000 CUPCAKES. JUST CUPCAKES ALONE, BECAUSE WE DO ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT FLAVORS. THE EXCITEMENT WILL ALSO BE FELT IN THE LAKEVIEW DISTRICT, WHICH IS NEAR DOWNTOWN. WILL WE GET A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE COME INTO DENHAM, THEY SAY, WOW, WE CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HERE IN BIRMINGHAM. MALIK KIMBALL IS THE CO-OWNER OF DENHAM ON SEVENTH. HE SAYS THEY NORMALLY SEE AROUND A THOUSAND PEOPLE FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS WEEKEND, THEY EXPECT MANY MORE PATRONS. TYPICALLY WHEN WE HAVE A BIG WEEKEND LIKE THIS, WE TYPICALLY LIKE TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO TOUCH SOMEWHERE AROUND 2500 TO 3000 PEOPLE. THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME PLANNING FOR THE BIG BANG. BUT FOR THIS WEEK, DENHAM STAFF, THEY PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS. YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY STOCK UP AND WE LIKE TO FOCUS ON DIFFERENT DRINKS FOR OUR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT SPECIALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE GET WITH A LOT OF OUR VENDORS. SO IF YOU PLAN ON BEING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND, JUST KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO YOU’RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO A LOT OF WAITING. AS WITH THESE MAJOR EVENTS THAT DO COME TO THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, WE TYPICALLY EXPECT TO SEE MILLION DOLLARS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. EXCUSE ME. IN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORTING LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT, I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON, �� 13. ALL RIGHT JARVIS THANKS. WELL, THIS WEEKEND FANS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR TEAMS AS THEY WORK THEIR WAY TO THE ELITE EIGHT AT THE NCAA FAN ZONE AT CITYWALK. IT WILL BE SET UP ALL WEEKEND LONG STARTING FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GAME TIM

March Madness returns to Birmingham: Teams, tickets and everything you need to know

Video above: Local businesses prep for the NCAA TournamentMarch Madness is back in Birmingham.The Magic City will play host to half of the Women's NCAA Tournament's regional games, starting with the Sweet 16 on Friday and Saturday, followed by the Elite 8 on Sunday and Monday. Click on each session to find tickets.SESSION 1 | MARCH 28North Carolina (3) vs. Duke (2) - Tipoff: 1:30 p.m. CTSouth Carolina (1) vs. Maryland (4) - Tipoff: Approx. 4:00 p.m. CTSESSION 2 | MARCH 29Notre Dame (3) vs. TCU (2) - Tipoff: 12:00 p.m. CTTexas (1) vs. Tennessee (5) - Tipoff: Approx. 2:30 p.m. CTSESSION 3 | MARCH 30Teams TBD - Tipoff: 12:00 p.m.SESSION 4 | MARCH 31Teams TBD - Tipoff: 6:00 p.m.For tickets to all four sessions, click here.While none of Alabama's teams remain in the women's tournaments, there is still plenty of star power left to draw crowds to Legacy Arena.North Carolina (3) vs. Duke (2)Friday will mark the first time North Carolina and Duke have faced off in the NCAA Tournament. The all-time series between these rivals is about as close as it can possibly get, with North Carolina leading 56-54. The Blue Devils limited North Carolina to 53 points in each of their two regular-season meetings, matching the Tar Heels�� lowest total of the season (North Carolina had four games in which it scored just 53 points). The two teams split the regular-season series, with North Carolina winning 53-46 in overtime at Chapel Hill and Duke taking the rematch 68-53 in Durham.South Carolina (1) vs. Maryland (4)The Gamecocks�� bench averages 41.5 points per game to lead all Division I teams by a margin of nearly 10 points per game. South Carolina set an NCAA Tournament record by getting 66 bench points in its 108-48 first-round victory over Tennessee Tech.The Terrapins had three players score at least 24 points in their 111-108 double-overtime triumph over Alabama in the second round. Shyanne Sellers had 28, Sarah Te-Biasu 26 and Kaylene Smikle 24.Notre Dame (3) vs. TCU (2)Notre Dame's Olivia Miles is the only Division I player averaging at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists while also shooting at least 40% from 3-point range. Miles has 15.5 points, 5.9 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game. She’s making 40.1% of her 3-point attempts.The Horned Frogs�� regional final with Notre Dame is a rematch of a game that TCU won 76-68 at the Cayman Islands Classic on Nov. 29. TCU outscored Notre Dame 31-12 in the fourth quarter that day. Sedona Prince had 20 points, 20 rebounds, eight blocks, four assists and three steals.Texas (1) vs. Tennessee (5)The Longhorns have a plus-9.4 rebound margin that ranks seventh in the nation heading into their Saturday matchup with Tennessee. When Texas beat the Lady Vols 80-76 in the regular season, the Longhorns got outscored 27-3 from 3-point range but compensated by outrebounding Tennessee 39-24.The Lady Vols have forced 740 turnovers this season. That’s the highest total since 2007-08, when they forced 784 turnovers in their last national championship season. They’ve forced 22.4 turnovers per game to rank eighth in Division I and second among power-conference schools, behind only West Virginia (23.6).This article contains information from the Associated Press. Stay updated on the latest sports stories with the �� 13 app. You can download it here.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Video above: Local businesses prep for the NCAA Tournament

March Madness is back in Birmingham.

The Magic City will play host to half of the Women's NCAA Tournament's regional games, starting with the Sweet 16 on Friday and Saturday, followed by the Elite 8 on Sunday and Monday. Click on each session to find tickets.

North Carolina (3) vs. Duke (2) - Tipoff: 1:30 p.m. CT
South Carolina (1) vs. Maryland (4) - Tipoff: Approx. 4:00 p.m. CT

Notre Dame (3) vs. TCU (2) - Tipoff: 12:00 p.m. CT
Texas (1) vs. Tennessee (5) - Tipoff: Approx. 2:30 p.m. CT

Teams TBD - Tipoff: 12:00 p.m.

Teams TBD - Tipoff: 6:00 p.m.

For tickets to all four sessions, click .

While none of Alabama's teams remain in the women's tournaments, there is still plenty of star power left to draw crowds to Legacy Arena.

North Carolina (3) vs. Duke (2)

Friday will mark the first time North Carolina and Duke have faced off in the NCAA Tournament. The all-time series between these rivals is about as close as it can possibly get, with North Carolina leading 56-54.

The Blue Devils limited North Carolina to 53 points in each of their two regular-season meetings, matching the Tar Heels�� lowest total of the season (North Carolina had four games in which it scored just 53 points). The two teams split the regular-season series, with in overtime at Chapel Hill and 68-53 in Durham.

South Carolina (1) vs. Maryland (4)

The Gamecocks�� bench averages 41.5 points per game to lead all Division I teams by a margin of nearly 10 points per game. South Carolina set an NCAA Tournament record by getting 66 bench points in its over Tennessee Tech.

The Terrapins had three players score at least 24 points in their over Alabama in the second round. Shyanne Sellers had 28, Sarah Te-Biasu 26 and Kaylene Smikle 24.

Notre Dame (3) vs. TCU (2)

Notre Dame's Olivia Miles is the only Division I player averaging at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists while also shooting at least 40% from 3-point range. Miles has 15.5 points, 5.9 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game. She’s making 40.1% of her 3-point attempts.

The Horned Frogs�� regional final with Notre Dame is a rematch of a game that at the Cayman Islands Classic on Nov. 29. TCU outscored Notre Dame 31-12 in the fourth quarter that day. Sedona Prince had 20 points, 20 rebounds, eight blocks, four assists and three steals.

Texas (1) vs. Tennessee (5)

The Longhorns have a plus-9.4 rebound margin that ranks seventh in the nation heading into their Saturday matchup with Tennessee. When Texas 80-76 in the regular season, the Longhorns got outscored 27-3 from 3-point range but compensated by outrebounding Tennessee 39-24.

The Lady Vols have forced 740 turnovers this season. That’s the highest total since 2007-08, when they forced 784 turnovers in their last national championship season. They’ve forced 22.4 turnovers per game to rank eighth in Division I and second among power-conference schools, behind only West Virginia (23.6).

This article contains information from the Associated Press. Stay updated on the latest sports stories with the �� 13 app. You can download it here.

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