Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville talks to reporters after Monday’s practice.

Auburn University cornerback Zac Etheridge talks to reporters after Monday’s practice.

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: Neiko Thorpe.

COVINGTON, Ga. — After suffering its first loss of the 2008 Dixie Boys World Series on Sunday, the Auburn All-Star team battled back to beat Tennessee on Monday, 7-6, and stay alive in the double-elimination tournament.

Everyone agrees Quindarius Carr is the future of Auburn’s wide receiver position.

DeRon Furr keeps moving. But his latest move appears to have left his head coach in the dark.

Sometimes a loss is just what a team needs.

COVINGTON, Ga. — The Auburn Dixie Boys (14) All-Stars fell, 11-5, to Columbia County, Ga., on Sunday to drop to the losers bracket of the Dixie World Series.

There’s nothing “junior” about this event.

TUSCALOOSA — When Jim McElwain got the call, he hung up.

TUSCALOOSA — Between morning interviews with the media and afternoon autographs with the fans, Alabama did practice on Sunday.

Four current and five former Auburn golfers will be teeing off Monday in the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier held at the par-72, 7,326-yard Auburn University Club at Yarbrough Farms.

Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters after Sunday’s practice.

Auburn linebacker Merrill Johnson speaks to reporters after practice.

MINNEAPOLIS — Auburn’s Ava Ohlgren won her third medal of the meet Saturday as the rising junior finished second in the 200m individual medley at the U.S. Open.

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: D’Antoine Hood ...

COVINGTON, Ga. — It took a while, but the Auburn All-Stars were able to open the Dixie Boys (14) World Series with a win Saturday night.

It’s been almost exactly four months since Auburn wrapped up spring practice on April 2.

Neiko Thorpe couldn’t sleep.

It’s that time again.

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: Darvin Adams.

TUSCALOOSA — John Mark Stallings, son of former University of Alabama football coach Gene Stallings, died on Saturday.

Auburn University quarterback Chris Todd talks about the first day of practice.

Meet Auburn University freshman Philip Pierre-Louis

Auburn has rebounded to win seven consecutive games to advance to this week’s Dixie Boys World Series in Covington, Ga. Auburn opens up the double-elimination tournament at 6 p.m. today against Virginia.

Alabama kicked off fall camp Friday with split-squad practices designed to give more individual attention to the team’s newcomers.

The Auburn softball program has added former University of North Carolina at Pembroke head coach Steve Johnson as an assistant coach to work with hitters, slappers and infielders.

Auburn won’t officially start the 2008 season for another 30 days, when the Tigers host Louisiana-Monroe on Aug. 30.

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It’s never too early for rankings. With four weeks to go until the start of the college football season, USA Today released its preseason coaches poll Friday.