{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-britt-announce-ncaa-championship-events-return-to-birmingham-in-march-2028/", "Tuberville, Britt\u00a0Announce NCAA Championship Events Return to Birmingham in March 2028", "2024-10-03", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) announced that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) first and second rounds of March Madness men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball games will return to Birmingham on March 17-19, 2028.\n\nThis announcement follows the letter Senators Tuberville and Britt sent to NCAA President Charlie Baker advocating for future events to be held in Alabama.\n\n\u201cThe State of Alabama has a long legacy of supporting intercollegiate athletics. Birmingham has the facilities, businesses, and infrastructure to make this a successful tournament. Our state is no stranger to the spotlight of big games and I\u2019m confident fans from across the country will enjoy their time in Birmingham,\u201d said Senator Tuberville.\n\n\u201cThis is a slam dunk for Birmingham. I am thrilled the first two rounds of March Madness in 2028 will be held in our great state,\u201d said Senator Britt. \u201cI was proud to join Senator Tuberville and local officials in advocating for the NCAA to pick the Magic City. I look forward to the tournament, and wouldn\u2019t be surprised if more than one of Alabama\u2019s incredible teams end up kicking off their road to the Final Four in our home state.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nFrom 1982 through 2008, Birmingham was a stop on the road to the Final Four 11 times, 10 for men\u2019s basketball and once for women\u2019s basketball.\n\nAfter a nearly 15-year hiatus, Birmingham hosted the first and second-round games of March Madness in 2023. It was a huge success with every game being sold out and both Auburn and Alabama playing in the tournament. The city also hosted the 2022 World Games. The City of Birmingham recently completed a $125 million renovation of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, and HELP Committees.\n\nSenator Katie Britt represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Rules and Administration Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-britt-announce-ncaa-championship-events-return-to-birmingham-in-march-2028/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.219355897977948, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}