TUSCALOOSA — Can you be a rock star without cutting an album?

Ballard continued its strong start to its inaugural season of football with a 60-26 win over LaFayette Christian on Friday afternoon.

Samford hit a blazing .326, including a near-perfect third set, to hand Auburn a 3-0 (21-25, 22-25, 16-25) loss in its season opener at the War Eagle Invitational.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s Kari Adams scored her first goal of the season off of a corner midway through the second half and Auburn was unable to answer, falling, 1-0, on Friday night at Missouri’s Audrey J. Walton Complex.

MONTGOMERY — Opelika’s Corey Grant is considered the fastest high school athlete in the state. 

Ask an Auburn football player about his inspirations, and chances are good you’ll get a list of gridiron greats.

The Kodi Burns-Chris Todd competition at quarterback isn’t the only unsettled position battle on Auburn’s depth chart.

While they may no longer play on a yearly basis, there is certainly some history between Auburn High and Valley.

TUSCALOOSA — Clemson’s ground game, featuring running backs James Davis and C.J. Spiller, overshadows a passing attack that gives the ninth-ranked Tigers even more big-play potential.

Welcome to the new-look Beauregard football team.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — All the talk was about new offensive coordinator Neal Brown and new quarterback Jamie Hampton, but Troy’s new running back stole the show.

Dadeville had waited a long time for this win.

The Auburn volleyball team opens its 2008 season this weekend as the Tigers host the War Eagle Invitational in the Student Activities Center.

Following last week’s meeting between Springwood and Chambers Academy, there was confusion around the area as to whether the game counted toward each team’s official record.

James Swinton has had plenty of highlights during preseason practice.

Saturday’s game against Louisiana-Monroe won’t just be Auburn’s first game of the 2008 football season. It’ll also be the first college action for a host of young Tigers.

Opelika head coach Spence McCracken said his team learned a lot from its preseason game against Spain Park.

Loachapoka made the step back down to Class 1A in this year’s restructuring and will open up at Class 3A LaFayette on Friday.

ATLANTA — Former Auburn swimmer Eric Shanteau had surgery Wednesday to remove a cancerous testicle after fulfilling his goal of swimming in the Olympics.

TUSCALOOSA — Mike McCoy could easily be wondering what he has to do to get a little attention.

The Auburn soccer team will have a pair of its matches televised this season.

Wacoochee Jr. High beat Auburn Jr. High in three consecutive games Wednesday in junior high volleyball. The Panthers took wins of 25-2, 25-23 and 25-20 in their season opener.

Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville said he wanted to send his players a message about hard work in practice.

Two years ago, Clinton Durst was a high-school soccer player with professional dreams and exactly zero football experience.

TUSCALOOSA — In an Alabama-Clemson game that features playmakers on both sides of the ball, the outcome may hinge on the third-down conversion.

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama running back Glen Coffee knows Saturday night’s game will be special for his position coach, Burton Burns.

When preparing to face a two-time defending state champion and preseason No. 1, game-planning is essential.

Springwood, who narrowly missed the AISA-Class 2A playoffs last year, got a glimpse of how talented it will be this season with a 44-14 win over rival Chambers Academy last Friday night.

PHENIX CITY — Auburn High’s volleyball team picked up an early-season win over Central on Tuesday.

SEC-TV is dead. Long live ESPN.