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Women's basketball faces their seventh loss on the road

| February 23

Women's basketball fell to Arkansas 52-47 on Thursday, Jan. 29 in Fayetteville. Arkansas is the Tiger's seventh SEC opponent, making their conference record now 0-8 and 9-12 overall.

Texas A&M hands Tigers their third straight defeat

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

"We didn't play well together offensively," said head coach Bruce Pearl. "My biggest thing moving forward is, I've got to find a way for our team to play better offensively where we get each other open and find each other. It's been a challenge."

Size, unbalanced scoring concern Pearl moving forward

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | February 23

"My biggest concern moving forward is I have to find a way for our team to play better offensively," Pearl said. "We need to get each other open and find each other. It has been a challenge."

Auburn drops last regular-season dual meet to Florida

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | February 23

The Auburn swimming and diving team dropped a close one in its last home dual meet of the regular season Saturday at James E. Martin Aquatic Center.

Atewe officially out for men's basketball season

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

Sophomore center Matthew Atewe hasn't seen any minutes on the hardwood since Auburn's exhibition against West Alabama, and he won't see anymore.

Muhammad suspended for thrown punch

February 23

Both Muhammad and Hayden will face a two-game suspension for the incident in accordance with the Southeastern Conference Constitution. \0x200B

OPINION: NFL's arbitrary OT rules need changing

By Eric Wallace | Sports Writer | February 23

The Green Bay Packers have never hurt me quite like they did in blowing a potential Super Bowl berth in Seattle Sunday, Jan. 18.

Mississippi State snaps Tigers' home win streak

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

"They made it really difficult for us to score in the first half," head coach Bruce Pearl said. "We didn't value the ball, we didn't value possessions. Points off turnovers and second chance points were the difference in the game. "

Tigers drop sixth consecutive conference game, Muhammad ejected after fight

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

Despite a season-high 29 turnovers and 30-24 halftime deficit, Auburn (9-10, 0-6 SEC) rallied to take a two-point lead late in the second half. However, Alabama (12-9, 1-5 SEC) would go on to win the game 51-50 after Brandy Montgomery's last second shot was blocked at the buzzer.

Auburn women's tennis concludes double-header

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

Auburn's women's tennis team finished their first pair of matches of the spring season with wins. The first match against Middle Tennessee State finished with a score of 4-1 with two matches unfinished because the Tigers clinched.

Auburn women's tennis spring season preview

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The Auburn women's tennis team is set to begin its spring season this weekend with matches against Middle Tennessee State and Alabama A&M respectively.

Auburn men's tennis team preview

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The men's tennis team at Auburn is getting set to start their spring season this Sunday against the Citadel.

OPINION: Discipline key to 2015 football improvement

By Brian Stultz | Sports Writer | February 23

To say discipline was a problem in 2014 would be an understatement. Key drives by opponents were kept alive by foolish penalties. It seemed a weekly occurrence ex-defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson would talk about cleaning up play.

No. 21 Auburn gymnastics defeated at No. 3 Florida

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | February 23

No. 21 Auburn gymnastics lost in its SEC opener at No. 3 Florida Friday, Jan 16, 197.200-195.650.

Tigers grab close win against South Carolina in front of sellout crowd

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

KT Harrell's 24 points lifted Auburn to a 71-68 victory over South Carolina Saturday, Jan. 17. None of those 24 were more important than the four that came after Harrell was fouled on a made 3-pointer with the Tigers trailing 53-57 with less than five minutes to go.

Auburn men's tennis team beats the Citadel in double-header

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | February 23

The Auburn men's tennis team began their spring season versus the Citadel Bulldogs on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Tigers won both matches against the Southern Conference team 7-0.

Tigers look to reload with top-level recruits

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | February 23

A largely underwhelming season for the Auburn Tigers was capped off by a disappointing 34-31 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Outback Bowl on January 1st. Now that the first College Football Playoff National Championship has been played, teams across the country zero in on one singular focus--recruiting.

Thompson's return to action provides Tiger frontcourt depth

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

Alex Thompson is back on the Plains and back on the hardwood for Auburn. Thompson, a walk-on who was awarded a scholarship by former head coach Tony Barbee, took a semester off in the fall for personal reasons, but has seen significant playing time since returning to school in December 2014.

Road woes continue, Tigers blown out by Florida

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | February 23

Coming off a home victory against Missouri, the Tigers were flat all night against Florida, losing by a final of 75-55. Auburn shot 33 percent from the field and went six of 18 from three-point land.

Slow start dooms Tigers against Lady Vols

By Brian Stultz | Sports Writer | February 23

Auburn (9-9, 0-5 SEC) lost 54-42 at Auburn Arena to No. 6 Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Jan. 15. Tennessee (15-2, 5-0 SEC) came into Auburn Arena and smothered Auburn's offense to 32 percent shooting, including just two of nine from outside the arc to keep their conference record perfect.