Sports

Thompson’s strong outing, Tigers’ hot bats blank Lipscomb 8-0

By Sumner Martin | Sports Writer | March 3

Keegan Thompson was on the mound Friday for the Tigers, and despite a shaky start, the Cullman native later settled in, and stymied the Bisons for 7 scoreless innings in route to an 8-0 win.

Malzahn addresses state of Auburn football at 2016 SEC Media Days

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | March 3

HOOVER, Ala. -- Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn kicked off SEC Media Days for the second year in a row on Monday.

Tigers finish under par in opening round of Barbasol Championship

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | March 3

An early morning crowd of nine faithful made their way to the 10th hole at Grand National golf course for an 8:37 tee time. Three men stepped up with their caddies prepared for their opening round at the Barbasol Championship. Darron Stiles and Tom Gillis were followed by hometown favorite Blayne Barber, a former Tiger whose family - and fans - made up seven of the followers that would trail Barber through the first nine holes.

Auburn ousts Lady Flames with 15 runs in two innings

By Tyler Roush | Sports Reporter | March 2

No. 2 Auburn (14-2) had nine hits and 15 runs through two innings to drop Liberty (9-6) 15-0 in the first win of the Wilson/DeMarini Classic.

Poor second half play dooms Auburn in SEC tourney loss to Georgia

March 2

Auburn will now await its NCAA Tournament fate following its quick exit in Greenville.

Jay Jacobs named NACDA Athletics Director of the Year

By Jack Winchester | Sports Editor | March 2

Auburn's Jay Jacobs has been named a 2016-17 Athletics Director of the Year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced Thursday.

Harper's three-pointer falls short at the buzzer, Tigers fall to UGA

By Jack Winchester | Sports Editor | March 2

Down one point with seven seconds left on the clock, T.J. Dunans inbounded the ball to TJ Lang.

Moneyball: student talks about winning big in tuition shootout

March 1

On Saturday night, the Arkansas Razorbacks escaped Auburn Arena with a 79-68 victory over the Tigers.

Auburn opens 2017 spring practice

By Will Sahlie | Assistant Sports Editor | March 1

Quarterback Sean White, among others, will miss spring practice for Auburn.

Six-run first inning too much for Auburn to overcome

By Will Sahlie | Assistant Sports Editor | March 1

Samford scored six runs in the first inning off Auburn starter Daniel Sprinkle.

Auburn’s Katie Frerking earns multiple SEC honors

By Jack Winchester | Sports Editor | February 28

Auburn women's basketball senior Katie Frerking was honored with three awards from the Southeastern Conference as the league announced its annual women’s basketball awards Tuesday . The senior from Johns Creek, Georgia, was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to being named to the All-SEC Second Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team. After the regular season, Frerking leads Auburn in scoring (16.0 points/game), rebounding (6.4/game), steals (2.5/game) and is tied for the team lead in blocks (0.9/game). In SEC games, she finished the conference regular season 10th in scoring (16.3), 12th in blocks (0.9/game), 14th in assists (3.0/game), 12th in field goal percentage (.404) and fourth in steals (2.0/game). Frerking has six double-doubles this season and two games where she topped the 30-point mark.

Tigers shine in road victory over South Carolina

By Jack Winchester | Sports Editor | February 28

The No. 4 Auburn equestrian team picked up big road win and defeated No. 8 South Carolina, 10-8, Saturday afternoon.

Hualde, Auburn women’s golf defeats Tennessee

By Jack Winchester | Sports Editor | February 27

The Auburn women’s golf team defeated Tennessee by six strokes at the Auburn vs. Tennessee Challenge.

Auburn men's tennis takes third at Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

By Will Sahlie | Assistant Sports Editor | February 26

The Tigers defeated Princeton and Virginia Tech over the weekend.

Tigers overwhelm Hogs late, setting up tourney date with UGA

February 26

Auburn took to the road Sunday afternoon for their final game of the 2017 campaign, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks, 70-64 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.