🌱 Tide Baseball Walk-Off + UA In Women's NIT + Severe Weather

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this week started with everything you need to know this Monday morning.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Bama baseball walk-off.
• Severe weather possible this week.
• Alabama women's hoops in NIT.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and nice. High: 75 | Low: 57.

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to Alabama baseball Zane Denton, whose walk-off RBI single put the Crimson Tide over No. 9 Florida Sunday, 8-7, in Tuscaloosa. The Tide baseball team improved to 13-8 on the season and 1-2 in Southeastern Conference play. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Another round potentially severe weather is expected for much of Alabama beginning on Tuesday. (Leigh Morgan, AL.com)
2. Alabama women's basketball team will face Tulane in the second round of the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament Monday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in New Orleans. (More)
3. After Alabama men's basketball saw its season come to a close in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, here's a look at five roster questions for the Crimson Tide in the offseason. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
4. Alabama football's spring practice is underway, so check out this look at the early enrollees to see who could be immediate contributors. (Joey Blackwell, BamaCentral)
5. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced $312 million in Community Development Block Grant funds had been allocated to the state for recovery efforts from Hurricanes Sally and Zeta in 2020. (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Museum Mondays @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
• Diaper Distribution @ Forest Lake United Methodist Church (More)
• World Down Syndrome Day Celebration @ Bobby Miller Activity Center (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama now has a map showing broadband availability across the state (Jeff Wyatt, ABC 33/40)
2. Tuskegee University football player shot to death in Alabama (Associated Press)
3. Opinion | The truth will let the good times roll (Joey Kennedy, Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Capitol Journal: Week in Review on March 18 (Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News)
5. LG to lay off 220 in Alabama after solar business closure (Tyler Patchen, Birmingham Business Journal)

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— RP