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Late home runs lift Alabama over Auburn

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 9

“The two home runs were, to be quite honest with you, very surprising,” head coach Sunny Golloway said. “This is where that mental toughness is going to come into play.”

Tigers trounce Tide, advance to first SEC Tournament Final

May 9

With this win, Auburn will advance to the SEC Tournament Final for the first time in program history.

Softball advances to SEC Semi-Finals

May 7

Auburn has secured its spot to the next phase of the SEC Tournament’s Semi-Finals with its 5-2 win over Missouri.

Myers named coach of the year, players receive SEC honors

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | May 5

Awards are starting to pour in for the Auburn softball team. They're lighting up the trophy case after they did the same to the scoreboard all season long. On Tuesday, head coach Clint Myers was named SEC coach of the year after leading the Tigers to one of the program's best records in their history, and landing the program's highest ever seed in the SEC tournament at No.

Auburn tennis Senior Day ends in a close loss

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 5

Auburn’s men’s tennis team hosted No. 25 LSU on Sunday, April 5, for the Tigers' final home match of the season.

Fourth-ranked Auburn men’s golf runner-up at Gary Koch Invitational

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | May 5

No. 4 Auburn men’s golf finished second with a 12-under, 852 at the Gary Koch Invitational in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 7. Junior Michael Johnson also earned co-medalist honors with an 8-under, 208.

Auburn finishes second, looks to SEC Tournament

May 3

After what looked like another easy weekend sweep for Auburn, the LSU Tigers snatched the win, 7-1 to end the last game of the regular season. But this win wouldn’t be just a normal win for the Tigers.

Baseball gets series win in Columbia, SC

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 3

The baseball team beat SEC opponent South Carolina 3-0 Sunday, May 3, in the final game of a three-game series.

​Sammie Coates goes to the Steelers

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 3

The second day of the 2015 NFL Draft is over, and Auburn’s Sammie Coates leads the former Tiger hopefuls off getting selected by the Pittsburg Steelers in the third round (pick 23, 87th overall). Coates, who led the Tigers in receiving with 741 yards in 2014, and averaged 21.8 yards per reception, ran a 4.43 40-yd dash at the NFL combine.

Four Tigers taken on day three of NFL Draft

By CJ Holmes | Sports Writer | May 2

Auburn’s NFL hopefuls watched Friday as wide receiver Sammie Coates was taken 87th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Saturday, four Tigers would also hear their names called as day three of the 2015 NFL Draft came to a close in Chicago. The Tennessee Titans selected defensive end Angelo Blackson with the first pick of the 4th round (100th overall) to address the defensive side of the ball after taking quarterback Marcus Mariota with the 2nd overall pick, and wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham with the 40th overall pick. Detroit beefed up their defensive line by trading up to get defensive tackle Gabe Wright with the 14th pick of the 4th round (113th overall) after former Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley opted to sign with the St.

​Offense comes alive late, evens series vs. South Carolina

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | May 2

Despite falling behind early, Auburn’s bats woke up in the later innings, scoring two each in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to win 6-2, and to tie the series against South Carolina in Columbia, where the Tigers have now won for the first time since 2009. Starter Rocky McCord had yet another solid start, holding the Gamecocks to only one earned run on four hits in seven innings. The Tigers couldn’t get anything going early, as South Carolina elected to use their closer, Taylor Widener, to start the game, and he pitched five shutout innings.

Elijah Daniel dismissed from football team

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 2

Daniel was arrested on Wednesday, April 29 in connection with robberies and thefts that occurred in the South Donahue Residence Halls over Auburn University's spring break.

UPDATE: Police arrest three, including Elijah Daniel, charging them with dorm break-ins

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | May 2

Daniel recorded 15 tackles in 2014 and one sack. Daniel’s 17 quarterback hurries were a team-high.

Auburn beats Kennesaw State 6-0

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | May 2

The Auburn baseball team faced the Kennesaw State Owls Wednesday. The 29-16 Tigers beat the 25-20 Owls 6-0 on Star Wars night. Senior right-hander Robby Clements got the start for the fourth time this season.

Baseball drops series opener against Gamecocks

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | May 1

Auburn baseball (30-17, 10-12) dropped its series opener against South Carolina 10-1 Friday, May 1, at Carolina Stadium. A grand slam from South Carolina’s Kyle Martin in the eighth inning capped things off for the Gamecocks.

Auburn victorious in first battle of the Tigers

By Lauren Christopher | Sports Editor | May 1

In the Tiger’s first battle with LSU on the road, the team pulled out a victory by a single digit, 2-1. After a slow first half-inning, the Tigers were able to bring Emily Carosone home after two consecutive walks and a grounder from Morgan Estell.

Lipscomb bouncing back strong from Tommy John surgery

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | May 1

After a long and grueling road to recovery, Auburn pitcher Cole Lipscomb was finally in the spotlight after he recorded his first career complete game against Ole Miss on Friday, April 17. The Prattville native’s outstanding performance included a career-high 10 strikeouts in Auburn’s 3-1 victory over the Rebels, and earned the him the honor of being named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, April 20. “It’s a huge honor,” Lipscomb said.

Auburn men’s golf places three on All-SEC teams

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | April 30

Auburn golfers Ben Schlottman and Matt Gilchrest were named All-SEC first-team, and Michael Johnson was named All-SEC second-team on Thursday, April 30. Schlottman also won SEC Freshman of the Year, as well as being named Freshman All-SEC. Schlottman is the first freshman in Auburn history to make the All-SEC first-team, and it is the first time Auburn placed two golfers on the All-SEC first-team in the same season since 2002. At 69.67, Schlottman’s stroke average currently ranks as the lowest single season stroke average in program history, and it is good for third-best in the SEC and first among freshmen. The freshman had four top-five finishes this year, including runner-up finishes at the SEC Championship and the Schenkel Invitational. Gilchrest’s 70.41 stroke average is currently the second-lowest in school history and eighth-best in the SEC. Johnson won the Tiger Invitational presented by Jason Dufner, and finished with co-medalist honors at the Gary Koch Invitational.