Sports
Now back in win column, Pearl's Tigers take on Crimson Tide in 'pivotal' SEC clash
By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | February 2Auburn will face Alabama hoping to repeat its performance from last game after a dominating 92-58 win over Missouri. In the last six years the Tide are 1-5 when playing at Auburn and come into the game as 9-point underdogs after a narrow victory against No. 22 Mississippi State. The Tigers are expected ...
Auburn gymnastics extends best-ever start with road win over Kentucky
By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | February 2With another confident performance, Auburn gymnastics moved to 5-0 (4-0 SEC) with a road win over No. 17 Kentucky, 196.125-196.00 Drew Watson had a huge night in the all-around, landing stick after stick. She stuck a huge Yurchenko 1.5 on the vault with a score of 9.925. She had three scores of 9.800 ...
'The season I’ve been waiting for': Auburn gymnastics off to record start in 2019
By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | February 1For the first time in Auburn gymnastics history, the Tigers are undefeated through four matches.
Strong third quarter leads Tigers to 64-51 win over Ole Miss
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 1In Auburn’s 64-51 win over Ole Miss, the Tigers took what was a 3-point lead at halftime and broke things open in the third. The team struggled from outside the paint but managed to take a 27-24 lead into halftime. The key part to the Tiger’s small advantage in that half was their free throws. They ...
Report: Auburn softball junior KK Crocker leaving team
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 31KK Crocker is reportedly leaving Auburn softball.
'Almost back to myself': Danjel Purifoy continues to knock off rust with best game of season
By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | January 31“I was just trying to do whatever I needed to do to get back out there. I think I can get better, but I'm just going with it right now.”
Auburn blows out Missouri to end losing streak
By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | January 30It wasn’t the second half that Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin had expected after going into halftime with a three-point deficit. And then the 3-pointers began to fall. With a 92-58 win over Missouri Wednesday night, Auburn ended its three-game skid with the program’s largest margin of victory ...
Auburn basketball vs. Missouri: Players to watch, keys to victory
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | January 30Here are some players to watch and keys to victory for Missouri vs. Auburn.
Auburn baseball to host Fan Day on Saturday at Plainsman Park
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | January 30Auburn baseball, which opens its season Feb. 15 against Georgia Southern, will open up an intrasquad scrimmage to provide fans with a full-on Fan Day experience in Plainsman Park on February 2, weather permitting. Fans will be among the first to get a schedule poster, and can get it signed by the players ...
Breaking down trends of Auburn's losing streak — and how the Tigers can reverse them
By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | January 30Auburn’s SEC Championship aspirations just might be out of reach.
Auburn softball to open 2019 season ranked No. 17
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 29Weeks ahead of the 2019 softball season, SEC supremacy has already begun. After being picked to finish ninth in the conference earlier this month, Auburn softball came in at No. 17 in preseason Top 25 rankings by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, USA Softball and ESPN on Tuesday. In the NFCA ...
North Carolina hires away Auburn recruiting director Billy High
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 29Gus Malzahn must now replace another support staff member involved in recruiting. It's been less than three weeks since the departure of Patrick Suddes for Georgia Tech. Now, Billy High, who has been with the Tigers for the last two seasons and in 2018 was the director of recruiting, will head ...
Auburn basketball tumbles out of AP Top 25 amid 3-game losing streak
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | January 28"We’re going to lose more games than we did a year ago. I think you’ll see that dating quite a ways back, but it’s because the league is really good."
Auburn can't overcome slow start in loss to No. 25 Missouri
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | January 27Auburn cut what had been a 29-point Missouri lead to eight points in the fourth quarter and outscored Missouri by 20 points in the final 14 minutes, but a poor shooting performance from Auburn in the first quarter was too much for the Tigers to overcome in a 74-65 loss at No. 25 Missouri on Sunday afternoon. "We ...
Jarrett Stidham helps draft stock at Senior Bowl week
By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | January 27Before the 2018 season began, lofty expectations were put on Jarrett Stidham. After winning the 2017 SEC Newcomer of the Year, many labels Stidham as a potential Heisman candidate, as well as a possible first-round pick. However, Stidham was never able to meet those expectations, and suffered from an ...
Chuma Okeke improving for Auburn despite losing streak
By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | January 27Chuma Okeke has shown many glimpses of greatness throughout the season, but right now Auburn, needs him to help make up for the injured Austin Wiley. Okeke added 16 points as well as four rebounds in the Tigers' loss to Miss State as he continues to work his way out of his SEC slump from earlier ...
Auburn's Deshaun Davis, Dontavius Russell shine in Senior Bowl
By Ian Bivona | Sports Writer | January 27Auburn sent two players on the defensive side of the ball to the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday, with Deshaun Davis and Dontavius Russell representing the South team. The Senior Bowl is set up to showcase college football seniors in a final game before they prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft. The ...
Previewing No. 16 Auburn's trip to No. 22 Mississippi State
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | January 26Coming off of a two-game losing streak, the No. 16 Auburn Tigers hope to turn things around at No.22 Mississippi State Saturday night. The Bulldogs are 9-1 at home this season, and in the past 16 meetings between the Tigers and Bulldogs in Starkville, Mississippi State has won 14. “They’re really ...
