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Auburn softball falls to Missouri State, Louisiana Tech as offense slows down
By Ben Key | Sports Writer | February 9Auburn 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 9It’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 9Auburn 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 9Struggles 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 8After 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 8On 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 8With 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 7Six 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 7For 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 7With 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 7Here’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 6A 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 6The 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 6The 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 5Ahead 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 5Auburn 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 5Here’s an inside look at Auburn’s remaining targets and where they may land come Signing Day.
