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AUET ranking controversy

By Patrick Dever / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | February 11

Every two weeks, varsityequestrian.com publishes a coaches' poll ranking the top 10 varsity equestrian teams in the nation.On Feb.

Swim and dive flies past Emory

By Derek Lacey / WRITER | February 11

The final regular season meet for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team was a record-breaking victory over the Emory Eagles Saturday.

Atkins races past the competition with grace

By Miranda Dollarhide / WRITER | February 11

Junior Joanna Atkins started as the track underdog, but after last season's national championship, she is the one to watch."Joanna is disciplined," said head coach Ralph Spry.

Women's sports find home in McWhorter

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | February 11

Music blares through the speaker system as the Auburn Gymnastics team practices for an upcoming meet.This may be a familiar sight, but where the girls train is not all that familiar.The McWhorter Center for Women's Athletics has only been open since 2001, making it one of the younger athletics facilities at Auburn.It is home to the gymnastics team and the women's softball team.

No. 14 Auburn Gymnastics loses to No. 3 Arkansas

By Tina Hall / WRITER | February 11

The then No. 16 Auburn University Gymnastics team took on the No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks Friday in The Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.The Tigers fell to Arkansas with a score of 197.025196.425.Despite the loss they had a season-best score of 196.425.Senior Krissy Voss took home a career-high in the all-around with a 39.225.Leading Auburn was sophomore Allyson Sandusky who earned 9.85 on vault, beam and floor.

Run and Gun with Malzahn

By Ben Bartley / COPY EDITOR | February 11

Gus Malzahn is a man obsessed. Football sits somewhere just below breathing and sleep on his daily to-do list.

Auburn loses heartbreaker

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | February 11

Even with a 10-point run that brought the game to within two points late in the second half, the women's basketball team couldn't edge past Alabama.The Tigers came away with a 55-53 loss against the Tide Sunday with the game being played in Tuscaloosa.The Tide was held scoreless past the 5:11 mark.Auburn was 5-of-16 at the free throw line and was dominated by the Tide in points off turnovers, 12-2.Head coach Nell Fortner said one of the deciding factors in the game was the free throw shooting."We had a really bad day from the line and I think that if we could have knocked those down it would have made a big difference towards the end of the game," Fortner said.

Softball kicks off season in Arizona

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | February 11

As the Auburn Softball team opens the season on the road, spirits are high as to the team's future.

Women's Tennis serves shut out

By Nick Van Der Liden / WRITER | February 11

The No. 34 Auburn Women's Tennis team (32) was back in action, defeating the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 7-0 Saturday afternoon at the Yarbrough Tennis Center after playing in California the weekend before."Last weekend was rough," said senior Myrthe Molenveld.

Men's Lacrosse to play in 'Face Off for a Cause'

By Ben Bartley / COPY EDITOR | February 11

The Auburn Men's Lacrosse club dropped its first game of the season against the Florida State Seminoles 19-6 in Tallahassee last Saturday."We didn't know what to expect going into the game," said head coach Stephen Stock.

Students take strike at intramural bowling

By Jessica Shaddix / WRITER | February 11

It's a chance to play for free. It's a time to hang with friends. It's a break from school work. It's Auburn University Intramural Bowling.

Men's basketball falls on the road to Arkansas 82-79 in overtime

By Bethany Donaldson / WRITER | February 8

The Auburn Men's Basketball team left Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., defeated Saturday afternoon after going into overtime with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Women's basketball loses to South Carolina 61-58.

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | February 5

The Auburn Women's Basketball team (12-11, 3-7 SEC) fell in a close bout with the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-10, 5-5 SEC) in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Thursday night

Chizik preaches value of character

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | February 4

As Gene Chizik stepped to the podium he didn't look relieved. He didn't look ecstatic. The Auburn head coach looked as if everything had gone precisely as it was supposed to.

Students show off their skills with intramurals

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | February 4

Basketball enthusiasts of all skill levels formed teams for the 2010 intramural season to take part in friendly competition and fun."We just have a groupof friends who like to play ball together and it's fun to get out here and have the rules enforced with the referees and such," said senior Zach McKinnon of Mighty Whitey II.Mighty Whitey II, the 2009 men's basketball intramural champions, played The Church of Fratterday Saints Tuesday, but the game was called early in the second half due to the 30-point mercy rule.After the Saints left, a couple of Auburn Football players, including sophomores Darvin Adams, Eric Smith and freshmen Philip Pierre-Louis and Tyrik Rollison took to the court to play Mighty Whitey II.

Rugby is a mad sport

By Bethany Donaldson / WRITER | February 4

Fans braved the cold weather as the Auburn rugby club team took the ice-laden intramural field Sunday to battle Alabama in the Rugby Iron Bowl.The game ended in a muddy draw with both teams scoring five points.In the first 40-minute half, Auburn junior Joey Palazzolo scored a try.A try is similar to a touchdown in football, but the ball carrier has to place the ball on the ground after crossing the goal line.Alabama matched the score in the second half.Sophomore Cullen Hanly suffered the only injury of the game, a broken finger, but was back on the field after a quick wrap."We haven't had an Iron Bowl game in the four years I've been playing," said senior Michael Gay.

Tigers win thriller against Tide, look forward to Hogs

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | February 4

The final Iron Bowl in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum proved a fitting send-off as the Auburn Men's Basketball team sunk the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday afternoon 58-57.The Tigers put up one of their best defensive efforts this season, holding Alabama to no points in the last 2:22 of the game.Offensively, Auburn senior guard Tay Waller scored a game-high 20 points, nine of which came from behind the 3-point line."This is one of my best overall games," Waller said.

Crocker proves a success

By Jennifer Beckett / WRITER | February 4

Much like any other day, the smell of chlorine wafted through the air in the James E. Martin Aquatic Center Sunday.Young swimmers clad in spandex suits, swim caps and goggles wove through the crowd to line up behind the diving blocks.Parents, some taking notes on their heat sheets, others snapping pictures or video footage, watched eagerly from the bleachers as their children swam in the Olympic-sized pool below.It was the last day of the Ralph Crocker Invitational, marking the three-year anniversary of the death of former Auburn head coach Ralph Crocker."Ralph was one of my best friends," said Jeff Dellinger, Auburn Aquatics head coach.