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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.

Auburn Gymnastics Flips for the Cure

By Nicole Emmett / WRITER | January 21

No. 9 Auburn Gymnastics lost to No. 2 Oklahoma in a close 196.300-195.325 match Friday night at Beard-Eaves Coliseum.A crowd of 5,750 fans cheered as both teams sported pink leotards to battle breast cancer during the annual "Flip for the Cure" meet."By no means were we the best we could be, but we did better than we did last week," said head coach Jeff Thompson.

Coach's Corner: Sticking it With Thompson

By Morgan Powell / WRITER | January 21

In the past 11 years, Auburn Gymnastics head coach Jeff Thompson has led the Tigers to one NCAA national championship game appearance, seven NCAA regional championships and has led individual women to nine NCAA championship appearances.He has also been SEC Coach of the Year twice.

Men's Lacrosse Prepares to Face-off in Spring 2010

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | January 21

The Auburn University Men's Lacrosse club has begun practice in preparation to build on last year's undefeated regular season.Junior midfielder Anthony Generotti said he thinks there's not as much pressure this season because of the undefeated season."I feel that there is a fair amount of pressure every season, we have been a contender for the SELC title for the past few years and definitely have a target on our backs," Generotti said.Despite the perfect regular season, the Tigers fell to Florida State University in the SELC tournament and failed to reach the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association tournament.Junior goaltender Alex Barnes said losing in the SELC semifinals last season shouldn't have an effect on this season's team."Losing is never fun, but I'm not thinking about that," Barnes said.

Women's Lax Heads South

By Patrick Dever / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | January 21

The Auburn Women's Lacrosse club opens its season Saturday by traveling to Gainesville, Fla., to match up against the University of Florida and the University of Miami."Florida teams have been very big struggles for us in the past," said co-captain junior Katie Backer.

Keke Carrier named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week

By Molly Wickstrom / WRITER | January 21

Keshonda Raquel Carrier, also known as KeKe, has been a huge asset to the Auburn Women's Basketball team for the past four years.Born in Lake Charles, La., the Auburn center was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week at the beginning of the month.She is one of the first Auburn Basketball players to earn this award."I really like playing in the SEC," Carrier said.

Men's Basketball Moves Past Kentucky Loss

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | January 21

The foundation of Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum shook Saturday with the deafening cheers of the Auburn faithful, even to the end.Despite coming off a 81-55 loss to Tennessee on the road last Thursday, the Auburn Men's Basketball team came within an eyelash of upsetting No.

Women's Basketball Falls to USC, Looks Forward to Vandy

By Crystal Cole / STAFF REPORTER | January 21

The Auburn Women's Basketball team (11-7, 2-3 SEC) hit the road Sunday for an SEC match up against South Carolina (10-7, 3-2 SEC), but poor shooting by the Tigers contributed to a 63-49 loss.Senior center KeKe Carrier led Auburn with 14 points and junior guard Alli Smalley finished with 12.USC held Auburn to 39.6 percent from the field.

Auburn Softball Prepares for 2010 Campaign

By Davis Potter / WRITER | January 21

After earning back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances the last two seasons, the Auburn Softball team will look to build on that success in 2010.The Tigers posted a 30-29 record in 2009 and captured a berth in the NCAA Atlanta Regional before being eliminated with a 5-0 loss to Boston University on the final day of regional play.A new spring means a fresh start for the Tigers, and last season's early postseason exit has served as motivation for the 2010 season."Last year, we got pretty far into a regional, but we should've gotten further," said senior pitcher Anna Thompson.

Residents Run, Walk for Cancer Center

By Jessica Shaddix / WRITER | January 21

On your mark.Get set.Race toward cancer awareness.The 10th Auburn Classic Half Marathon was held Saturday, Jan.

AU Swimming & Diving Prepare for UF Gators

By Jillian Clair / STAFF REPORTER | January 21

The No. 5 Auburn Men's and No. 8 Women's Swimming and Diving teams will face Gregg Troy's University of Florida Gators for a dual meet at the Stephen C.

Auburn Baseball Prepares for Spring 2010

By Ashley Marks / WRITER | January 21

The Auburn Baseball team is gearing up for the spring 2010 season, coming off a 31-25 (11-19 SEC) 2009 season.Junior Hunter Morris is a power hitter coming back this season with experience."We have a good group of older guys, a lot of leadership coming back this year," Morris said.

Auburn Men's Basketball loses to Kentucky in Nail Biter

By Blake Hamilton / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | January 16

Auburn Men's Basketball fell to No. 2 Kentucky 72-67 Saturdaynight at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

Auburn Women's Basketball Beats Tide for Eighth Time

By Anna Schierholz / STAFF WRITER | January 15

The Auburn women's basketball team took advantage of its last meeting with the Crimson Tide in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, downing Alabama 74-62 Thursday.It was Auburn's 8th win in a row over the Tide, marking the longest streak in the series' history.

Auburn Triumphs Over Northwestern in Outback Bowl

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | January 1

In what was arguably one of the most exciting Bowl games of the season, it was Auburn (8-5) do the proper record SEC, whatever that came out on top with a 38-35 overtime thrillerover the Northwestern University Wildcats (8-5) in Raymond James Stadium."People certainly got their money's worth," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. "I've been in some wild games, ones that come down to the end numerous times; games where you don't know what is happening. Was he down? Was he not down? This was certainly one of them."