Sports

Malzahn hires Dell McGee

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | February 21

Head football oach Gus Malzahn has hired former Carver-Columbus head coach Dell McGee

After their Feb. 20 loss to Texas A&M, the Tigers are now 9-17 on the season and 3-10 in the SEC. (Katherine McCahey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Basketball continues losing streak

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS REPORTER | February 20

The men's basketball team suffered its 10th loss in the last 11 games Wednesday, Feb. 20

Auburn's Marcelo Chierighini celebrates winning the SEC Championship in the 50-yard freestyle Wednesday, Feb. 20. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst)

Swimming and diving holds onto the lead

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | February 20

The Tigers held onto the team lead through two days by a narrow margin

Auburn softballs falls short to Georgia State

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | February 20

The softball team lost its second game in a row on Wednesday, Feb. 20 to Georgia State 4-1.

Auburn sophomore Stephen Bass celebrates winning $5,000 in tuition from Golden Flake at halftime during Arkansas vs Auburn Wednesday, Feb. 13. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst / AUBURN ATHLETICS PHOTOGRAPHER)

Auburn sophomore wins $5,000 in tuition from halftime contest

By Lance Davis / SPORTS WRITER | February 19

If Stephen Bass looked confident standing under the basket before his attempt at $5,000, it's because he was.

Tigers lead after day one

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | February 19

The Auburn men are in first place after one day of competition at the 2013 Swimming and Diving Championships.

Number two in the bag for No. 22 men's golf

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | February 19

The No. 22 men's golf team earned its second victory of the year.

A-Day set for April 20

By John Burns / SPORTS EDITOR | February 18

Auburn's annual spring football game, or A-Day, is set to kick off at 1 p.m. at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday, April 20.

Morgan Estell sprints to home. (Katherine McCahey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Softball winning streak comes to an end

By Trent Erwin / WRITER | February 17

After a 10-0 start to the season, the Auburn softball team falls 6-4 to Chattanooga, after a four-run fifth inning spurred them to victory.

Auburn's Jackson Burgreen makes the catch in left field in the fifth inning against Maine on Sunday, Feb. 17. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst)

Baseball team dominates season-opening series

By Amber Franklin / WRITER | February 17

The Auburn Tigers took out their brooms and swept their season-opening series against the Maine Black Bears, leading to their first 4-0 starting record since 2008.

Auburn softball keeps going strong.

By Will Gaines / SPORTS WRITER | February 16

The softball team improved their record to 10-0 today after they rallied from deficits of three runs and two runs to claim an 8-5 win over Kansas Saturday afternoon at Jane B. Moore Field.

Auburn baseball beats Maine

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS WRITER | February 16

Auburn baseball won the first of two games Saturday, Feb.

Softball continues winning streak

By Will Gaines / SPORTS REPORTER | February 15

The softball team extended its winning streak to nine games after defeating Tennessee State.

Softball team wins against Indiana State

By Will Gaines | February 14

The softball team improved to 7-0 after a 7-1 victory over Indiana State on Thursday, Feb. 14.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. believes former Auburn defensive end Corey Lemonier to be a second to third round draft pick. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst)

ESPN NFL Draft analyst weighs in on Auburn's top prospects

By Andrew Yawn / SPORTS REPORTER | February 14

After having only one player selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks Auburn can triple that number in 2013.

Auburn sophomore Stephen Bass celebrates winning $5000.00 in Tuition from Golden Flake at the half..Arkansas vs Auburn on Wednesday, Feb. 13. (Courtesy of Todd Van Emst / AUBURN ATHLETICS PHOTOGRAPHER)

AU sophomore wins halftime contest

By Lance Davis / SPORTS WRITER | February 14

It was like he had done it before.

The Auburn lacrosse team rallies before its match against Kennesaw State. The Tigers defeated Kennesaw State 13-6 in the season opener Feb. 2, 2013. (Courtesy of Carie Cato)

Lacrosse gains popularity on the Plains

By Ethan Brady / SPORTS REPORTER | February 14

It may not be one of Auburn's biggest sports or the South's most popular game, but the men's lacrosse team is quickly gaining popularity on campus.

Rob Chubb gets pressured by the Arkansas Defense while taking a shot. (Katherine McCahey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Auburn falls to Arkansas, 83-75

By Lance Davis / SPORTS WRITER | February 13

Turnovers were the difference in Auburn's 83-75 loss to Arkansas Wednesday night at Auburn Arena.

Chris Denson takes a shot against the Arkansas Razorbacks on February 13. (Katherine McCahey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Auburn leads Arkansas 35-33 at halftime.

By Lance Davis / SPORTS WRITER | February 13

Auburn took its first lead since early in the game when Asauhn Dixon-Tatum scored on a putback with four seconds left.

Women's tennis team continues domination

By Jherrica Luckie / WRITER | February 13

The women's tennis team continues to rake in victories after defeating No. 62 Georgia State and Samford last weekend.