Sports

Tigers Win agains SC

By Derek Lacey / WRITER | March 29

The Auburn Tigers baseball team closed off their series against the No. 14 South Carolina Gamecocks Sunday at Plainsman Park with a refreshing 10-6 victory after two consecutive losses to start the series.Auburn's win ended South Carolina's 13-game winning streak, making Auburn's record 17-7 overall and 4-2 against SEC competition, and leaving the Gamecocks with an overall record of 19-5 and 5-1 in the SEC.

Coach Barbee Press Conference

By Patrick Dever / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | March 26

For the first time, basketball fans were in the stands at Auburn Arena.They cheered as Auburn's new men's basketball head coach Tony Barbeewalked across the new floor of the new arena with Athletic Director JayJacobs.Jacobs introduced Barbee to the media and fans and presented Barbee witha blue Auburn jersey.

Optimistic first spring practice for Tigers

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | March 25

As the dew settled on a clear-skied, 70 degree morning, the Auburn Tigers took to the practice field for the first time in a new decade Wednesday. The early practices are a shift from last year's regimen, which saw much of spring training at night. Head coach Gene Chizik said changes in the trends of the athletes' schedules prompted the change. "We're kind of getting in that mode where classes are more in the afternoon," Chizik said. "When you get them in the morning they're fresh, they're very alert and they're ready to go. I think that for everybody, players and coaches, it's really been a benefit."

Gymnastics wins 4-way meet, looks to Jacksonville

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | March 25

The No. 17 Auburn Women's Gymnastics (6-6, 2-4 SEC) team won a four-way meet Saturday hosted by No.

NCAA basketball always surprising

By Patrick Dever / Assistant Sports Editor | March 25

A couple weeks ago, if I were to tell you the Missouri Valley Conference champion would be playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament, you would laugh in my face.

Intramural softball, co-rec soccer kick-off

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | March 25

Campus Recreation kicked off the intramural softball and co-rec soccer season Monday on the Intramural fields.

Club tennis advances to nationals

By Derek Lacey / WRITER | March 25

The players on the Auburn Tennis Club team were not recruited via limousine and they don't have scholarships to play, but they are going to the national championships this year.

Gray Duo Leads Women's Tennis

By Ben Bartley / COPY EDITOR | March 25

Auburn Women's Tennis is led by a dynamic duo, a husband and wife team of tennis teachers. Assistant coach Christine Gray has teamed with her husband, head coach Tim Gray, for the last two years to lead the women of Auburn tennis.

Track Prepares To Hurdle Over Competition

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | March 25

The Auburn Track and Field team will compete in its first outdoor meet in two weeks Saturday, heading to the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech.

Women's tennis returns to SEC play motivated

By Ben Bartley / COPY EDITOR | March 25

The Auburn Women's Tennis team and No. 46 nationally-ranked singles player senior Fani Chifchieva return to SEC action this weekend, matching up against the University of Kentucky at home tomorrow before traveling to Vanderbilt Sunday.

Men's Tennis Drops 2

By Anna Schierholz / WRITER | March 25

After two straight weeks on the road, the Auburn Men's Tennis team dropped consecutive matches to No.

Golf gears up to tee off against UGA

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | March 25

Fresh off its win in the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic last weekend in New Orleans, the Auburn Women's Golf team now turns its sights to Athens, Ga.

E-Z Win

By Derek Lacey / WRITER | March 25

The No. 8 Auburn Men's Golf team finished at the top of the leader board at the 2010 Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational with a team score of 862.

Softball drops series against LSU

By Bree Bowen / WRITER | March 25

It was a fierce weekend of Tigers vs. Tigers as No. 14 Louisiana State University swept Auburn's Softball team in Baton Rouge.

Championships Return to Auburn

By Jessica Shaddix / WRITER | March 25

It's been three years since Auburn's Equestrian team has hosted the Southern Equestrian Championships, but the eighth annual event will return to Auburn this Friday and Saturday.

Equestrian lifetime sport for Anheuser

By Jessica Shaddix / WRITER | March 25

A love and passion for horses came at an early age for Chelsea Anheuser, senior in marketing and hunt seat rider for Auburn's Equestrian team.

Auburn Announced New Basketball Coach

By Ben Bartley / COPY EDITOR | March 24

The Auburn Athletic Department has announced Tony Barbee will be the next head coach of the Auburn Men's Basketball team. "We are thrilled to welcome Tony Barbee into the Auburn Family," said Athletics Director Jay Jacobs in a press release Wednesday night. Barbee, 38, has been the head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas-El Paso for the past four years, compiling an 82-52 record and taking the Miners from 10th in Conference USA in 2006 to first in 2010. "Coach Barbee has a vision of competing for championships at Auburn, and the passion to get us there," Jacobs said in the press release. "He is a phenomenal coach, an outstanding recruiter and a fierce competitor." Barbee will be officially introduced as head coach Thursday in a press conference in the new Auburn Arena.

UGA v. AU Baseball

By Jennifer Beckett / WRITER | March 22

The Auburn Tigers Baseball team accomplished its first sweep in league play since 2003 after completing the last of a three-game series against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens Sunday.

County Wide Bowling Tournament

By Katie Erhrhart /WRITER | March 12

The lanes were packed and the stakes were high. The state tournament was on the line, and for the competitors that was nothing to joke about.

Auburn Athletics Confirms Lebo's Firing

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | March 12

After serving for six years as Auburn Basketball's head coach, Jeff Lebohas officially been fired."I want to thank Coach Lebo for all that he has done for AuburnUniversity over the past six years," said Auburn Athletic Director JayJacobs in a statement. "Coach Lebo has worked hard and has alwaysrepresented Auburn with character, class and integrity."Unconfirmed reports of the decision began to surface early Fridayafternoon that Lebo, 96-93 overall at Auburn, was to be replaced.