TUSCALOOSA — If younger players on the University of Alabama football team aren’t sure exactly what’s on the line in today’s final scrimmage of training camp, they can ask a veteran.

The September edition of Golf Magazine rated the “Top-100 Courses You Can Play,” it’s biennial ranking of the top courses across the country where membership is not a requirement to play.

Tray Blackmon can’t help but smile when he remembers his high-school days.

On the surface it looks like any other high school football practice.

Auburn officially closed one chapter of its preseason preparations Thursday, bidding farewell to the university’s intramural fields after 14 practices.

BEIJING — Auburn University athletes’ successes in the pool at the 2008 Olympic games continued Thursday.

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama football coach Nick Saban said he noticed a better, lighter attitude from his team in Thursday’s practice.

TUSCALOOSA — Dave Hart didn’t come to the University of Alabama to take Mal Moore’s job.

The Auburn soccer team was picked to finish second in the SEC’s Western Division behind 2007 West Champion LSU in vote of the league’s 12 head coaches, it was announced Thursday.

TROY — Troy’s running back situation is now one more injury away from a catastrophy.

Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville speaks to the media following Wednesday’s afternoon practice.

The offensive lineman never had a chance.

BEIJING — Earning the final spot in Wednesday night’s final, Cesar Cielo took off out of lane eight and never looked back as the former Auburn swimmer and Brazilian native tied for third in the 100-meter freestyle with a South American Record time of 47.67, earning his first career Olympic medal.

Football’s a game of inches.

Josh Jarboe, the former Oklahoma recruit who was dismissed after an explicit rap video of him surfaced on the internet, has enrolled at Troy University and begun practicing with the team.

Joe-Joe Petrone, a 25-year veteran with collegiate and NFL experience, has been named Auburn’s Director of Sports Medicine, athletic director Jay Jacobs announced Wednesday.

To give our readers a deeper insight into this year’s freshman class, the Opelika-Auburn News presents Tiger Tales—a question-and-answer feature to help get to know the newest Auburn football players. Today: Derrick Lykes.

With 13 preseason practices in the books — including a 100-play scrimmage last Saturday — Auburn offensive coordinator Tony Franklin has had plenty of chances to judge his top two quarterbacks.

BEIJING — Former Auburn swimmer Kirsty Coventry picked up her third silver medal of the 2008 Olympics on Tuesday night as she finished second in the 200-meter individual medley.

The Auburn women’s basketball team extended its European winning streak Tuesday with a 101-54 victory over Hradec Kralove.

Right tackle Ryan Pugh was blocking defensive end Antonio Coleman during a routine pass-rush drill Tuesday when the two became entangled. Both players threw punches.

Auburn University offensive coordinator Tony Franklin speaks to the media following Tuesday’s practice.

Auburn University defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads speaks to the media following Tuesday’s practice.

Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville speaks to the media following Tuesday’s practice.

Even before his first practice as an Auburn Tiger, D’Antoine Hood smelled opportunity.

When Auburn started preseason practice, linebackers coach James Willis had a simple goal. He wanted to identify six linebackers who could be counted on to play this season.

BEIJING — For the second night in a row, Auburn swimmers earned two medals in the same event at the 2008 Olympic Games on Monday night.

To give our readers a deeper insight into this year’s freshman class, the Opelika-Auburn News presents Tiger Tales—a question-and-answer feature to help get to know the newest Auburn football players. Today: Vance Smith.

Heading into the 2008 season, there are numerous teams that could rise out of the doldrums for a big year.

TUSCALOOSA — At first blush, it sounds cheesy: a motivational speaker.