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Auburn Tigers fail to drop No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels 84-74.

By Rod Guajardo/ MANAGING EDITOR | January 29

The Auburn Tigers (10-11, 1-5 SEC) failed to knock off the No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels (16-4, 4-2 SEC) in the last meeting between the two SEC teams at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

Help Haiti, your health

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | January 28

Campus Rec is partnering with the American Red Cross to give students another chance to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, Jan.

Auburn looks ahead for win

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | January 28

The No. 15 Auburn Gymnastics team (0-3, 0-2 SEC) traveled to Baton Rouge to take on No. 16 Louisiana State University (3-2, 1-1 SEC) Friday.Auburn came away with its third straight loss of the season 195.650-193.900.Head coach Jeff Thompson said part of the reason for the losses is the high level of competition."This week, Alabama and Oklahoma are No.

Tigers reflect on SEC play

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | January 28

The Auburn Women's Basketball team (11-9, 2-5 SEC) couldn't hold on against the No. 25 University of Kentucky (16-3, 4-2 SEC) Sunday and ultimately lost 68-50."Kentucky has a good team with very good pressure defense," said head coach Nell Fortner.

Laughing with Lucas

By Morgan Powell / WRITER | January 28

Lucas Jeremy Hargrove is one of the most notable players on the Auburn Men's Basketball team. This self-described funny guy has upped his game to help Auburn succeed.He averaged 2.5 points a game his freshman year and now averages 12.9 points per game.

Running Relays with Ralph

By Rod Guajardo/ MANAGING EDITOR | January 28

Auburn Track and Field head coach Ralph Spry returns to the Hutsell-Rosen Track, in his 12th season as headcoach, with high hopes for his men's and women's track and field teams."This year our women's team is very similar to the women's team that won the 2006 national title," Spry said.

Tennis sweeps Hokies

By Ashlee Wood / WRITER | January 28

Auburn Men's Tennis had a tri- umphant weekend in Blacksburg, Va.The Tigers swept the compe- tition in the Hokie Challenge, a 3-day tournament with eight sin- gles flights, as well as four doubles flights."It was a good weekend for us," said Gabor Zoltan Pelva, assistant coach of the men's tennis team.

Equestrian saddles up

By Bree Bowen / WRITER | January 28

Horsing around isn't an option for the No. 1 Auburn Equestrian team.Having already competed in eight meets last semester, the girls are looking ahead in full confidence to Sunday's challenge against Oklahoma State.Despite suffering two losses, one at Georgia and the other at home against South Carolina, the girls have high hopes for the rest of their season.Junior Dottie Grubb explained how difficult it is for an equestrian team in the SEC to go undefeated.Both Georgia and South Carolina have strong programs with similar riding styles and talent levels equal to Auburn."Those losses could have been prevented," Grubb said.

Coleman, Tate to Senior Bowl

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | January 28

While many fans might consider the conclusion of the 2009 Auburn Football season as being the Outback Bowl, former Auburn defensive end Antonio Coleman and former running back Ben Tate would beg to differ.

Swim and Dive team lose to UF

By Molly Wickstrom / WRITER | January 28

The Auburn Men's and Women's Swim and Dive teams had disappointing losses last Friday to the University of Florida.The SEC rivals battled it out at the Stephen C.

Men's Basketball loses to Vandy

By Anna Schierholz / WRITER | January 28

Though Auburn (10-10, 1-4 SEC) had a 16-point lead just before the half, Vanderbilt (15-3, 4-0 SEC) came out on top in Saturday's matchup, defeating the Tigers 82-74.The Commodores had a strong second half, shooting 64 percent from the field.Senior Lucas Hargrove led the Ti- gers with 19 points and 10 rebounds on the night, while senior DeWayne Reed had 16 points and sophomore Frankie Sullivan 14.Hargrove opened the second half strong, putting Auburn up 45- 32 with a steal and a dunk.

Women sweep Kennesaw. 7-0

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | January 28

The Auburn Women's Tennis team opened its spring season this weekend with a pair of matches at home, defeating Kennesaw State Saturday and falling to No.

Active approach to recruiting

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | January 28

If winning championships is a team effort, bringing in those teams in the first place can be as well.

A different look at AU Sports

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | January 28

This semester we have implemented a new page in the Sports section of The Auburn Plainsman.The Lifesports page is dedicated to all sports outside of varsity sports.Of course, we are all huge varsity sports fans, but everyone enjoys reading their own or their roommate's and friend's name in the paper.I was once a member of a club sport here, and hardly anyone knew we existed.Even though we practiced five times a week, not including conditioning practices, no one else recognized our hard work.

Track and field visit Clemson Games

By Patrick Dever / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | January 27

The Auburn Track and Field teams travel to Clemson for the Clemson Games this weekend.Sophomore high jumper Ryan Fleck finished in third in the high jump at the University of Kentucky Invitational Jan.

Women's Basketball Loses Close Game to No. 21 Vanderbilt 61-60.

By Davis Potter | January 22

Vanderbilt University senior guard Lauren Lueders nailed a 3-pointer to break a 53-53 second-half tie and the No. 21 Commodores (14-5, 3-3 SEC) held off the Auburn Tigers (11-8, 2-4 SEC) in the final seconds to pull out a 61-60 victory in front of a crowd of 2,658 at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Thursday night.Auburn junior guard Alli Smalley had a game-high 19 points in the losing effort while sophomore guard Parrisha Simmons chipped in with nine points and eight rebounds.Auburn head coach Nell Fortner spoke on the disappointing loss after the game.

Men's Basketball Gets First SEC Win Against LSU

By Rod Guajardo/ MANAGING EDITOR | January 21

The Auburn Tigers stepped up to defeat the LSU Tigers 84-80, giving Auburn its first SEC win.Along with senior guard DeWayne Reed's 21 points and sophomore guard Frankie Sullivans's 15 points, senior forward Lucas Hargrove, senior guard Tay Waller and senior center Brendon Knox all broke double figures in Baton Rouge, La."It keeps the defense thrown off," Sullivan said.

MLK Week: Trooper Taylor Recalls His Heritage

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | January 21

For Auburn wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor, commitment to Auburn football doesn't stop for a federal holiday.While the rest of town slept in Monday morning, he was on the road recruiting.Taylor said he is aware coaching isn't a regular job with regular hours.However, Taylor said traveling does not take away from the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.