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Deshaun Davis joins C.J. Uzomah, Carl Lawson after being drafted in sixth round by Cincinnati Bengals

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 27

Deshaun Davis is headed to Cincinnati. The senior linebacker was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 38th pick in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. He joins former Auburn players C.J. Uzomah and Carl Lawson. A former 3-star recruit out of Vigor High School in Mobile, Alabama, ...

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Bryce Brown's heroics bring Auburn within moments of national championship berth

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 7

MINNEAPOLIS — Bryce Brown sat in the corner of the locker room with his eyes red from the moments that will sit with him forever. The tears weren’t a result of Kyle Guy’s free throws, losing in the Final Four or missing a shot in the game’s final second. After four years at Auburn, Brown was ...

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Heartbreak: Auburn's magical season ends at Final Four

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 6

MINNEAPOLIS — The run is over. In its 63-62 loss to top-seeded Virginia on Saturday night, Auburn ended the 12-game winning streak that led it to its first Final Four appearance. Virginia took the win and the national championship berth following a foul call at the buzzer that finished with Kyle Guy ...

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LIVE UPDATES | Auburn vs. Virginia in NCAA Final Four

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor and Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 6

Follow along live as Auburn plays Virginia in the Final Four.

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How Auburn plans to rely on experience in the absence of Chuma Okeke

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 6

MINNEAPOLIS — It has been three years since Auburn last had an offense without Chuma Okeke. Danjel Purifoy was Auburn’s second-leading scorer. Jared Harper, Austin Wiley and Anfernee McLemore were each freshman. Horace Spencer was a sophomore. It was the program’s first winning season in eight ...

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Bruce Pearl reflects on coaching Division II, changing basketball culture in Auburn

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 5

MINNEAPOLIS — It may have been a different stage, but Bruce Pearl has been here before. After transitioning from an assistant coach position at Iowa to his first head coaching job at Southern Indiana, Pearl developed a 10-win team into a back-to-back national championship contender. The team lost ...

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Auburn rides offensive surge to earn NCAA Tournament win over Kansas, trip to Sweet 16

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | March 23

In Auburn’s 89-75 win over Kansas on Saturday, Auburn secured its first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2003. Bryce Brown finished with a game-high 25 points on 9-for-11 shooting.

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Auburn jumps to No. 14 in final regular season poll

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | March 18

Bruce Pearl's squad continues to move up. Auburn has jumped eight spots in the poll to No. 14, the Associated Press announced Monday morning. The leap is the largest of any team in the top 25. Auburn is ranked as the fourth-highest team in the SEC behind No. 12 LSU, No. 7 Kentucky and No. 6 Tennessee. The ...

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Auburn rallies from double-digit deficit in win at Alabama

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | March 5

After a make by Jared Harper at the free-throw line, Bruce Pearl’s squad couldn’t miss. Auburn continued to rally after trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half in its 66-60 win over Alabama on Tuesday night. Chuma Okeke tied his career-high with 14 rebounds to finish off his fifth ...

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'Embarrassing': Auburn routed by No. 4 Kentucky in Lexington

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

Aspirations for March fell with a Saturday meeting in Rupp Arena. With an 80-53 loss to No. 4 Kentucky, Auburn can now only finish as high as fourth in the conference with the final two weeks of the regular season remaining. Head coach Bruce Pearl's squad will meet with Georgia, Mississippi State, Alabama ...

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