Madness has come through downtown on 10 previous occasions, starting with a 1976 trip to the Providence Civic Center.

Providence hosted games over two days in 2016, which coincided with St. Patrick's Day and a builders convention.

There's plenty of pressure on several teams in the SEC Tournament and March Madness this week, but Alabama basketball has played its way above that.

The annual single-elimination tournament features the best 68 teams in college basketball as they compete to win the national ...