Baseball: 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft: Senior RHP Derek Varnadore drafted in 9th round by New York Yankees. Sophomore center fielder Ryan Tella drafted in 11th round by San Francisco Giants. Junior RHP Slade Smith drafted in 17th round by Detroit Tigers. Senior second baseman Creede Simpson drafted in 25th round by Baltimore Orioles.
Football: An ESPN poll of nearly 10,000 fans chose Cam Newton's 2010 season as the greatest individual performance by an SEC football player in the last 50 years. Desmonte Leonard, suspect in shooting of former football players Ladarious Phillips and Ed Christian and current player Eric Mack turned himself in Tuesday to Montgomery police.
Men's Golf: Former Auburn golfer Lee Williams captured his first Nationwide Tour victory on Sunday at the Mexico Open. Former Auburn golfer Jason Dufner to compete in the U.S. Open, June 14-17 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Men's Swimming & Diving: Junior swimmer Kyle Owens named Capital One All-American.
Men's Tennis: Junior Andreas Mies and senior Alex Stamchev named to the 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-America Team.
Women's Golf: Freshmen Victoria Trapani and Nicole Quinn qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.
Track & Field: The men finished in sixth place overall at the 2012 NCAA Outdoors Championship hosted by Drake University with a total of 30 points. The women finished in 24th place overall at the 2012 NCAA Outdoors Championship. Auburn track and field received 21 All-American honors as announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday.
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