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No. 7 Auburn gymnastics takes down No. 9 Georgia on record night

No. 7 Auburn gymnastics defeated No. 9 Georgia 197.750-196.775, on Friday night, Feb. 27, in front of Auburn Arena’s first ever gymnastics sellout. Auburn’s total score was an all-time high for the program. Senior Megan Walker appreciated the fans making such a difference in the last home SEC meet for herself and fellow seniors. “The fans really did a good job of making sure my last (meet) was a great one, and I say that for all of the seniors,” Walker said. Caitlin Atkinson also set the program all-around record with a 39.675, winning the all-around title. Atkinson felt the rest she got the last couple weeks helped her get back to performing to the best of her ability. “After taking a few weeks off, I think it really helped me a lot,” Atkinson said.

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Softball brings in second win of Wilson/Dimarini Classic

February 27

It was a slow start for the 16th ranked Tigers at home with no runs off of three hits in the first inning against Ohio State on Friday, Feb 27.  It wasn’t until the bottom of the second with Jade Rhodes’s sixth home run that the Tigers put points on the board, bringing in three.

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Softball grinds out win over Texas State

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 26

The Auburn softball team continued its winning ways Thursday, February 26, picking up its 18th win of the season over visiting Texas State. The Tigers (18-1) got off to bit of slower start than normal, not plating their first runs till the third inning, when they put up two, one by way of a wild pitch and one off a sacrifice fly from shortstop Haley Fagan. Texas state answered back in the fifth, tying things up with a 2-run homer.

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​Time released for 2015 A-Day Kickoff

February 26

The Auburn Athletics has released this year’s scrimmage will start at 1 p.m. April 18. The department has not yet released which TV station will air the game, but reports indicate it will most likely be broadcasted on ESPN, SEC Network or CSS. Spring practices will begin March 10 and will be preparing incoming junior quarterback Jeremy Johnson to replace Nick Marshall, as well as top recruits Byron Cowart and Jovon Robinson.

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Auburn Pro Day to feature 21 former players

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | February 25

Tuesday, March 3, 21 former Auburn Tigers will have their chance to prove they belong in the NFL at Auburn’s annual Pro Day. Of those 21, seven — including Nick Marshall, who worked out at quarterback and cornerback — attended the NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis last week.

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Student section transforms in first season under Bruce Pearl

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 25

Excited was not a word commonly used to describe the crowd inside Auburn Arena when Tony Barbee was at the helm of Auburn’s basketball program.  Save for games featuring highly-ranked opponents, lines to enter the student section never saw the length they do now, and the parking lots surrounding the arena certainly never met capacity with two and a half hours till tipoff.  That changed when a new head coach entered.  Since coach Bruce Pearl’s arrival, excitement surrounding the basketball program has reached heights fans on the Plains haven’t seen in years.  “It’s just night and day differences,” said Clint Richardson, a member of the leadership team for the Auburn student section and junior in marketing.

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Savage's side of his February departure

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | February 25

"He definitely used what had happened with the one player, who was technically dismissed, and then lumped the other players together into it to make it sound like there was a ton of bad things going on that I and many other people didn't see going on," Savage said.

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