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Auburn bounces back from two-loss day with 10-2 victory

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 10

Auburn bounced back in big fashion with a 10-2 victory over Florida A&M in only six innings. Casey McCrackin would tally her team-high fourth home run of the weekend during the game with Justus Perry and Tannon Snow adding home runs to give the Tigers a total of 11 on the season. The offense got ...

Auburn holds off Arkansas comeback in 75-72 road win

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | February 10

Unique Thompson and Daisa Alexander kept the Razorback rally away. The pair led the Tigers in Fayetteville to lead Auburn to its fifth SEC road win of the season at 75-72. Auburn held a 17-point lead before Arkansas' Chelsea Dungee scored 32 second-half points, putting the Razorbacks up one with less ...

Auburn softball falls to Missouri State, Louisiana Tech as offense slows down

By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 9

Auburn looked different Saturday compared to the high-powered offense that opened the season scoring a combined 19 runs. On the second day of the Sand Dollar Classic, the Tigers lost both games in their doubleheader with the Missouri State Bears and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 4-3 and 2-1, respectively.  Despite ...

Auburn's turnover struggles lead to loss at No. 21 LSU

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | February 9

It’s easier said than done, Bruce Pearl said, to have a good start on the road and come away with a win. “It sounds good,” Pearl said Friday afternoon, “but the reality is if you don’t start well, you can continue to compete, claw, scratch and fight and you can still have a chance.” In an ...

Auburn softball opens the season with back-to-back wins

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 9

Auburn started its 2019 season with some offensive firepower. Bats came alive as the Tigers exploded against Tennessee State for an 11-4 win and later beat Western Kentucky 8-0 in five innings. Kendall Veach's went 4-for-4 against TSU, including two home runs, and the senior would add another home run ...

Auburn gymnastics suffers first loss of the season

By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | February 9

Struggles on vault and beam cost No. 12 Auburn its undefeated season.  Derrian Gobourne returned to her home state of Florida and put up confidence-boosting scores on all four events, but Auburn would lose to the second-ranked Gators 197.850 to 196.70. Gobourne posted a 9.800 or better on every ...

'Anthony really lit it up': Schwartz sets Auburn freshman 60m record; Noah Igbinoghene PRs in long jump

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 8

After an impressive 2018 on the gridiron, Auburn's dual-sport stars are shining on the track, too.

Previewing Auburn gymnastics’ road trip to No. 2 Florida

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | February 8

On the heels of the best start in program history, No. 12 Auburn heads to Gainesville to take on  No. 2 Florida in a battle between the SEC's last two undefeated teams. "It's going to be a huge test for us this weekend going to Florida and dealing with that crazy environment," said Auburn head ...

Auburn unable to complete comeback at home against No. 19 Kentucky

By William Finney | Sports Writer | February 8

With a white-hot No. 19 Kentucky at the 3-point line, Auburn's defense was unable to hold. Kentucky came out shooting 8-for-8 from deep, including six in the first quarter, in the Tigers' 78-68 loss inside Auburn Arena on Thursday night. "If we had defended the 3-point line tonight, it would have been ...

Six Auburn players selected to NFL Draft Combine

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 7

Six former Tigers received invites to the 2019 NFL Draft Combine.  

Crystal Primm shining with clutch, versatile play for Auburn

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | February 7

For Primm, a thrilling victory inside an SEC arena was a moment unlikely to have occurred earlier in her basketball career. 

Tanner Burns named preseason 1st team All-SEC; Tigers picked to finish 7th

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 7

With baseball season eight days away in the Southeastern Conference, the coaches have come to a decision. SEC coaches voted Auburn sophomore pitcher Tanner Burns to the first team while picking the Tigers to finish seventh in the conference and fourth in the SEC West. Burns, a Cullman, Alabama, product, ...

NSD breakdown: How each of Auburn's new signees fit with their position group

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | February 7

Here’s a look at which targets signed with Auburn, and where they will fit in next season.

Recapping Auburn's up-and-down signing day

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | February 6

A few hours into Auburn’s 2019 National Signing Day, Gus Malzahn’s early exuberance seemed dead wrong. Auburn entered the day confident it would land most of its uncommitted signee targets, let alone its committed ones.  Malzahn was so confident that he posted a GIF on his Twitter account of ...

Florida's defensive chess match reveals what Auburn needs to improve on before March Madness

By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | February 6

The temperature on The Plains wasn’t the only thing that felt like spring. 

'That Philly swag': Samir Doughty pivotal for Tigers' success in win over Florida

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | February 6

“I thought that Jared Harper and Samir Doughty and Bryce Brown all really stepped up defensively,” Pearl said.

Live blog: Auburn hoping to haul in elite class on National Signing Day

By Sports Staff | February 6

The Plainsman has you covered with Auburn coverage of college football's 2019 National Signing Day.

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 ...