Sports

Malzahn and staff rack up impressive class on Signing Day

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

It was an eventful signing day for Gus Malzahn and his staff. Cowart's official letter of intent didn't arrive on the Plains until approximately 3 p.m.

Muschamp, Robinson bolster defense on National Signing Day

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | February 23

With National Signing Day coming to a close, Auburn received 27 National Letters of Intent, including one from the number one player in the country, defensive end Byron Cowart of Seffner, Florida. With a recruiting class that currently ranks anywhere from No. 3 in the country (Scout.com) to No. 9 (247sports.com), Auburn managed to procure the interests of several high profile recruits across the nation.

Seven Auburn players invited to NFL Combine

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The NFL announced the list of 323 former college football players invited to this year's NFL Combine starting February 17th. Among Auburn's exiting players, seven have been selected to attend the Combine, including Nick Marshall, Cameron Artis-Payne, Sammie Coates, Reese Dismukes, Gabe Wright, Jermaine Whitehead and Angelo Blackson.

Women's basketball defeats Grambling State on November 17.Raye May / PHOTO EDITOR

Women's basketball ends losing streak, gets first win in 2015

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

The women’s basketball team put forth a ferocious defensive effort Sunday, finally ending their 14-game winning streak by way of a 44-26 victory over Georgia in Athens.

Tigers look to keep up momentum, avenge loss to Tide

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

Since his arrival on the Plains, head coach Bruce Pearl has spoken several times about building a foundation and changing the way Auburn basketball is seen around the country.

Auburn comes up big at final regular season meets

By C.J. Holmes | Sports Writer | February 23

Auburn wrapped up their indoor regular season this weekend at the LSU High Performance Meet, Tyson Invitational and Husky Invitational, where multiple Tigers had impressive outings.

Auburn women's tennis wins two in Texas

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The Auburn women's tennis team won two matches Saturday, Feb. 7, in Houston. The first match, which auburn won 6-1, was against the 52nd ranked Washington State Cougars. In the second match, the Tigers won 7-0 against Prairie View A&M.

Auburn women's tennis team closes out weekend with a win

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

Auburn women's tennis team concluded their weekend trip to Houston, Texas, with a win against the 42nd ranked Washington Huskies.

Auburn men's tennis wraps up successful weekend

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The Tigers beat number 34th ranked Clemson 6-1 in their first big home match of the season Friday.

Eight seniors on swim team close out home careers

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | February 23

Auburn honored eight seniors in the Tigers' final home dual meet of the regular season Saturday, Jan. 24, at James E. Martin Aquatics Center.

Auburn softball takes USF Tournament

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

The Auburn softball team continued its hot start this weekend, improving to 17-1 on their way to winning the University of South Florida Tournament The Tigers went 4-1 on the weekend, with their first loss of the season coming Friday, a 4-2 loss to Dartmouth.

Auburn softball makes a statement with new scoreboard

February 23

Last month, Auburn once again partnered with Daktronics to provide an enhanced experience while watching the softball team dominate at Jane B. Moore Field. A new scoreboard has been installed that will change the way students keep up with the game, including a spilt-screen feature to provide quick stats on each player, sponsor information and other graphics.