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Behind Enemy Bylines: Previewing Auburn basketball vs. Florida with The Alligator

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 5

Ahead of Auburn basketball's meeting with Florida at home Tuesday night, The Plainsman posed questions for Jake Dreilinger, sports editor for The Independent Florida Alligator. Here's how he sees the action playing out inside Auburn Arena. In last year's Florida win in this game, KeVaughn Allen was ...

Auburn's Unique Thompson named SEC Player of the Week

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 5

Auburn sophomore forward Unique Thompson has been named SEC Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday morning. In a pair of wins over Ole Miss and Georgia last week, Thompson averaged 17.0 points and 10.5 rebounds. In the win over Ole Miss, she recorded her ninth double-double of the season ...

Auburn recruiting tracker: Breaking down the Tigers' chances with their biggest targets

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | February 5

Here’s an inside look at Auburn’s remaining targets and where they may land come Signing Day. 

‘It’s going to be a party': Auburn's Big 3 of Brown, Coe, Davidson hoping to make D-line elite

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 4

The most notable returnees are the “Big 3” of defensive linemen Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown and Nick Coe. 

Kickoff time announced for 2019 Auburn A-Day game

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4

Auburn football's 2018 season came to a close just over a month ago, but its 2019 offseason will peak in April. This year's A-Day spring game will kick at 3 p.m. CST inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, April 13. Tickets are now on sale through the University's ticket office. General admission is ...

Injured Auburn center Austin Wiley back at practice, could play 'some' against Florida

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4

Injured Auburn center Austin Wiley may return for the Tigers' next game. With Auburn set to face Florida on Tuesday inside Auburn Arena (8 p.m. CST), Wiley returned to practice Sunday. Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl said Wiley will be limited in practice on Monday, as well. The 6-foot-11 center has missed ...

Auburn basketball remains outside Top 25 after wins over Mizzou, Alabama

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 4

"I feel like we got that chip back on our shoulder a little bit. It was a wakeup call for us... just time to wake up and play ball."

Auburn pulls out stunning overtime win over Georgia

By William Finney | Sports Writer | February 4

The buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the third quarter at Auburn Arena on Sunday afternoon. Senior guard Janiah McKay looked up at the score board. After suffering a 10-0 run, the Tigers found themselves down 43-30 to Georgia. The Tigers lightning-quick defense had generated 21 steals to that point, ...

Auburn alums Jonathan Jones, Brandon King earn 2nd Super Bowl rings as Patriots defeat Rams

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3

"Being an Auburn man, you carry that with you for the rest of your life."  

Plainsman sports staff predictions for Super Bowl LIII

By Sports Staff | February 3

Patriots-Rams kicks off at 5:30 p.m. CST in Super Bowl LIII. The action from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be broadcast on CBS. Here are our game picks. Nathan King, sports editor: All jokes aside for Sean McVay, he's orchestrated an incredible offensive system this year as Los Angeles is the ...

2020 defensive lineman Daniel Foster-Allen commits to Auburn

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3

Gus Malzahn has received some good news three days before National Signing Day. Daniel Foster-Allen, a three-star defensive lineman from Mobile, Alabama, committed to Auburn's 2020 class Sunday.  COMMITTED ??????@CoachGusMalzahn @BenThomasPreps @terrancegood34 @coachg76 @benjaminwolk #WDE pic.twitter.com/moRTIa87M3— ...

Unrelenting defense leads to monster runs, highlight-reel offense for Auburn in win over Crimson Tide

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 3

"It means a lot to me, and I know it means even more to the fans."

Auburn basketball notebook: Don't overlook Horace Spencer

By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | February 2

It was only right that the player who stood out the most during the basketball version of the Iron Bowl was seemingly the hardest working man on the court. 

Everything Bruce Pearl said after Auburn's blowout win over Alabama

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 2

Transcript from Bruce Pearl's press conference after Auburn's win over Alabama. OPENING STATEMENT "We beat a really good basketball team tonight in front of a great environment with ESPN here. Our guys really stepped up. I thought the effort and energy defensively was huge. To turn Alabama over 21 ...

Auburn vs. Alabama: Players to watch, keys to victory

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 2

It’s not the Iron Bowl, but it still has that rivalry feel to it when Alabama travels to Auburn for the first matchup during basketball season.  Alabama has been far from consistent this season but has picked up some solid wins against Quadrant 1 opponents.  Auburn’s season has fallen ...

Now back in win column, Pearl's Tigers take on Crimson Tide in 'pivotal' SEC clash

By Maxwell Gault | Sports Writer | February 2

Auburn 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 2

With 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 1

For the first time in Auburn gymnastics history, the Tigers are undefeated through four matches.