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March 13, 2008
AU ROUNDUP: Gymnastics takes on Spartans
The No. 12 Auburn gymnastics team (6-7, 0-6 SEC) will bid farewell to its seniors at its last home meet of this season.
March 12, 2008
Tigers face tough task in SEC opener
After a long and trying season, the Auburn basketball team is nearing the end of the line.
Inconsistent Tigers fall to Mountaineers
Getting on base wasn’t a problem for Auburn’s hitters Wednesday against Appalachian State.
But once the Tigers reached base, not much else happened.
All eyes on Wilson as spring practice begins
TUSCALOOSA — Quarterback John Parker Wilson, whose prolific offensive numbers were often overshadowed by costly turnovers last season, opens his final spring drills at the University of Alabama today.
Tide looking for long stay
The way Mark Gottfried sees it, Alabama doesn’t have to win four games to win the SEC Tournament and crash its way into the NCAA field.
The Crimson Tide only has to win one game — but do it four days in a row in Atlanta.
AU’s Brooks living his hoop dream
Ryan Brooks is truly living out a childhood dream as a walk-on basketball player for Auburn University.
AU ROUNDUP: Softball blasts Mississippi State
Myesha Finney’s three-run home run capped a five-run outburst and propelled the Auburn softball team to an 8-0 victory over 15th-ranked Mississippi State on Wednesday afternoon at Jane B. Moore Field.
March 11, 2008
Ready For Action
DE Antonio Coleman says he’ll be back this spring.
AU NOTEBOOK: QB Todd returns to spring practice
For two weeks, quarterback Chris Todd has been a spectator at Auburn football practice.
AU BASEBALL: Tigers win 7th in a row
The start of Southeastern Conference play is just around the corner.
AU SOFTBALL: White’s walk-off highlights comeback
Freshman Kyndall White’s walk-off home run to open the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Auburn softball a 5-4 victory over 15th-ranked Mississippi State and a split of the first two games of the series Tuesday at Jane B. Moore Field.
AU ROUNDUP: Women’s tennis upsets No. 15 TCU
Auburn freshman Gaby Beelen clinched Auburn’s 4-3 upset over No. 15 Texas Christian University in a three-set thriller.
March 10, 2008
Former Tigers strut their stuff at Pro Day
Quentin Groves was tired.
AU BASEBALL: Tigers host Appalachian State today
The Auburn baseball team will play the final two games of its season-long eight-game home stand this week, playing host to Appalachian State (7-6) today and Wednesday at 6 p.m.
AU ROUNDUP: Softball opens SEC play today
The Auburn softball team opens Southeastern Conference play with a three-game series against 18th-ranked Mississippi State beginning today with Game 1 of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. at Jane B. Moore Field.
March 09, 2008
Tigers finish off sweep of VMI
For the fourth consecutive game, Auburn’s offense was too much for the Keydets’ pitching, and the Tigers’ bullpen made an early lead stick. Sunday, the recipe worked out to a 6-5 Auburn victory, the Tigers’ sixth in a row.
AU ROUNDUP: Softball wins War Eagle Classic
Strong pitching performances and junior catcher Tatiana Fernandez’s four RBI helped lead the Auburn softball to wins over Tennessee Tech and Lipscomb in the final day of the War Eagle Classic.
March 08, 2008
Rhoads brings new approach as AU DC
That, in a nutshell, is Paul Rhoads. The former high school valedictorian loves to teach, whether it’s a game-breaking blitz or an ear-splitting whistle.
Hogs cruise past Tigers
Pelphrey started his seniors for their last home game — as many as he could, at least. The Razorbacks have six, and they all contributed to a 77-64 victory over Auburn on Saturday night.
Luckie leads Tigers past VMI
The weather at Plainsman Park on Saturday was near freezing.
But Auburn’s Cory Luckie was cooler than ice.
Riley leads Tide past Vandy
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried sounded as much relieved as excited when he noted the different ending for the Crimson Tide in Saturday’s regular-season finale against No. 16 Vanderbilt.
AU ROUNDUP: McCoy improves chances of NCAA bid in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Auburn senior Reuben McCoy drastically improved his chances of qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a second-place performance at the Alex Wilson Invitaitonal hosted by Notre Dame on Saturday.
Veteran DB Powers leading AU secondary
Auburn cornerback Jerraud Powers doesn’t have the luxury of forgetting about football when he heads home to his apartment. That’s because teammates Aairon Savage and Walt McFadden also call the place home.
Scrimmage called off
A rainy March isn’t cooperating with Auburn’s spring practice plans.
Tigers drop a close one
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christina Wirth scored her only points of the game with 1:45 left to break a tie at 41, and No. 21 Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament for the eighth time in nine years by holding off Auburn, 49-44, Friday night.
Tigers face tough finale today
For its regular-season Southeastern Conference finale, the Auburn basketball team must travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to face surging Arkansas. It’s a tough matchup in the best of times: Arkansas beat AU, 76-70, in the teams’ previous meeting, in Auburn.
Tigers hang on to beat VMI
Auburn took game two of its four-game series against VMI, 6-4, on Friday night at Plainsman Park.
March 07, 2008
AU ROUNDUP: Softball picks up two wins
The Auburn softball team opened the first day of the War Eagle Classic with a pair of wins, defeating Bowling Green, 3-1, and Georgia Southern, 3-0.
AU cancels Saturday’s scrimmage
Saturday’s scrimmage has been canceled because of the threat of inclement weather.
Ziemba: He and DE Coleman ‘on right terms’ after incident
Offensive lineman Lee Ziemba, who was blocking Coleman when the junior was injured, spoke to the media Thursday for the first time since the incident. Ziemba said he spoke to Coleman shortly after Coleman was released from EAMC on Saturday afternoon.
