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'Thank you for letting me share my passion with you': Sam Cerio thanks Auburn Family for support after gruesome injury

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | April 8

"Thank you for letting me share my passion with you. Thank you for letting me be a part of something bigger than myself. War Eagle Always."

Auburn weekend roundup on the diamond: Baseball drops series, softball makes history

By Sports Staff | April 8

While Auburn basketball was etching its name in Tigers history in Minneapolis, Auburn athletics had a busy weekend across the country. Here's a roundup of the action from our Plainsman staff. Baseball vs. Arkansas | 1-2 series loss By Olivia Huskey and Jake Weese After a 6-3 Game-1 win, No. 15 Auburn ...

Bruce Pearl on missed double-dribble call against Virginia: 'Get over it'

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 8

"Kids make mistakes. Coaches make mistakes. Yes, officials will make mistakes — that's part of the game. Get over it."

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 ...

Behind the scenes as Auburn coped with heartbreak and celebrated history

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 7

“I’ve never lost a game like that. That was brutal.”

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Bryce Brown's maturation process runs parallel to unprecedented success for Auburn basketball

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 6

“We all want to win a national championship.” 

Auburn walk-on Myles Parker enjoying role at Final Four

By Madison Ogletree | Photo Editor | April 5

“My role is to keep everybody’s energy high, and to sort of just lift their spirits up when their down, and preparing them for the games."

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 ...

Jared Harper, Bryce Brown, others 'under the weather' at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

“I'm a little sick, but it's not going to stop me from continuing to prepare for this game.” 

Everything Bruce Pearl said on eve of Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

Full transcript courtesy of NCAA Final Four media relations.  THE MODERATOR: We're joined right now by the head coach of the Auburn Tigers, Bruce Pearl. We'll ask Coach Pearl to give us a couple of thoughts, an opening statement, and then we'll take questions for Coach. BRUCE PEARL: I'm really ...

Virginia coaches asking former Alabama player Braxton Key for tips against Auburn

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

"(Alabama fans) don't want to see Auburn make the championship, so we're going to do our best to make it happen."

Malik Dunbar's easygoing leadership style invaluable for Auburn at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 4

“He always makes us smile."

Everything Bruce Pearl said at Day 1 of Final Four

By Madison Ogletree | Photo Editor | April 4

Full transcript courtesy of NCAA Final Four media relations. THE MODERATOR: We're now joined in the main interview room by Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl. We'll ask Coach to open things up with a few thoughts, and then we'll take questions. BRUCE PEARL: We very excited about being at the Final ...

How Auburn will manage playing in NFL stadium, fatigue at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 4

“You typically don’t like to change routine,” Pearl said. “But we have no choice.”

Auburn files trademark application for 'Draining Threes and Rolling Trees'

By Logan Glover | Sports Writer | April 4

Auburn has filed a trademark application for “Draining Threes and Rolling Trees" per Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Law Firm in Washington D.C. This trademark follows Auburn basketball reaching its first Final Four after defeating Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky in the span of eight days. Against ...