Auburn tennis' two for the road
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) - The No. 52 Auburn men's tennis team is on the road this weekend for a pair of important SEC matches. On Friday, the Tigers play No. 41 Alabama in a 5 p.m. CT match at the…
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Auburn softball rolls with the weather, plans Saturday doubleheader
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn softball has announced a time change for this weekend’s series against South Carolina in anticipation of inclement weather. The two teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 and 5 p.m. instead of…
Funeral Set for Former NFL, Alabama Football Player Kevin Turner
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Tuskegee netters head to Mobile for SIAC roundup
MOBILE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- With just over two weeks to play before the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tennis Championships, the Tuskegee University tennis programs head south to face other conference teams in the second SIAC Roundup this season hosted by Spring…
Tiger softballers best Georgia State 8-4
ATLANTA, Ga. (auburntigers.com) – The No. 3 Tigers claimed an 8-4 victory over Georgia State on Wednesday afternoon and improved to 27-4 on the year. Despite making a season-high three errors in the contest, with all three coming over the…
Auburn finishes eighth in 800 freestyle relay to open S&D Champs
ATLANTA, GA (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s 800 freestyle relay team took home an eighth-place finish as action got underway at the 2016 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center on Wednesday night. Hugo Morris led off…
Tuskegee softball splits West Georgia doubleheader
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The Tuskegee University softball team returned to non-conference play with a midweek doubleheader against the University of West Georgia Wednesday afternoon and used a big fifth inning in game two to walk away with a split, winning…
Trojans travel to Little Rock for Sun Belt series
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (troytrojans.com) – The Troy baseball team is set for a three-game series with Sun Belt Conference foe, Little Rock, at Gary Hogan Field beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. Friday’s first pitch is also set for 6 p.m.,…
AUM softball keeps atop NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (aumathletics.com) ----- The Auburn-Montgomery softball retains the No. 1 ranking in the first regular-season NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office released Tuesday afternoon. The back-to-back national champions collected 14-of-18 first-place votes and a total of 495…
Rivera: Dump postgame interviews for Super Bowl losers
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Panthers coach Ron Rivera is suggesting that players on the losing Super Bowl team should not be interviewed after the game. Rivera was asked Wednesday at the NFL owners' meetings about league MVP Cam Newton's…
Troy’s Hannah Day named NFCA & USA Softball National Player of the Week
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Following a record-breaking week, Troy’s Hannah Day has been named both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the USA Softball National Player of Week, both organizations announced Tuesday afternoon. Day was named the Sun Belt…
Troy Women's Golf wins Samford Intercollegiate; Cano sets school record
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (troytrojans.com) - Paced by a school-record 8-under par from Fátima Fernández Cano, the Troy women's golf team cruised to a team title at the Samford Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday at the Greystone Golf and Country Club. The title…
Hornets finish 7th in Barona Collegiate Cup
LAKESIDE, Calif. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State men’s golf team finished tied for seventh in the Barona Collegiate Cup Tournament, hosted by San Diego State. The four-time defending SWAC champions, in their final tune-up for the league tournament April 18-20,…
Tuskegee's Finch named co-SIAC Pitcher of the Week
ATLANTA, GA (goldentigersports.com) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named the Pitcher and Player of the Week in softball Wednesday morning, and Tuskegee University freshman Kaylin Finch was named the co-Pitcher of the Week by the office. Finch finished the week…
Auburn's Griffin gaining early confidence
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Coming into her freshman season with a wealth of international experience has prepared freshman Alannah Griffin for the gauntlet of SEC play. Griffin, from Solihull, England, has gotten off to a 4-0 start in league play,…
Transylvania bests Lady Hawks lacrosse 15-9
LEXINGTON, Ky. (huntingdonhawks.com) – The Huntingdon women’s lacrosse team fell to Transylvania University 15-9 on Tuesday in a non-conference match. Trailing 12-2 at half, the Lady Hawks outscored the Pioneers 7-3 in the second, but a slow start in the…
Hawks' lacrosse drops one-goal game to Benedictine
ST. LOUIS, Mo (huntingdonhawks.com) —The Huntingdon men’s lacrosse team lost to Benedictine University 14-13 on Tuesday. The Hawks (7-7) scored six goals in the first, one in the second and third and closed the game with five goals in the…
Troy stumps Alabama A & M 8-0 on Tuesday's trivia night
TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) - Three Troy, Ala., natives were key contributors in Troy baseball's 8-0 shutout victory over Alabama A&M on Tuesday night at Riddle-Pace Field. Joey Denison had a 4-for-5 night at the dish and accounted for three RBIs.…
Auburn goose eggs Alabama State 11-0
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Ben Braymer and Gordon Cardenas combined for a two-hit shutout as Auburn baseball secured a 11-0 win over Alabama State on Tuesday night at Plainsman Park. “Ben Braymer, that was good for him to put him in…
AUM softball splits in Hattiesburg, 23 game win streak halted
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (aumathletics.com) ---- The top-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team split Tuesday afternoon’s twin bill against No. 9 William Carey, winning the first game 1-0, before falling in the nightcap 5-4 in ten innings. NOTES • The Warhawks now stand at…
Solid pitching, timely hitting lift No. 3 Grizzlies past top-ranked Faulkner
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (faulknereagles.com) - No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett rode the solid performance by starting pitcher Nikolay Uherek and got a couple of timely RBI hits in the sixth inning en route to a 3-1 victory over top-ranked Faulkner here Tuesday…
Auburn’s Michael Johnson named SEC Golfer of the Week
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– All-SEC senior Michael Johnson has been named SEC Golfer of the Week for the second time in a month and the third of his career by winning this weekend’s Schenkel Invitational with a birdie on the second…
Tuskegee reschedules Kentucky State softball series
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) -- The weekend series between Tuskegee University and Kentucky State University in softball has been moved from this weekend to the weekend of April 23 and 24. The move has been made due to the weather forecast…
With presidents Obama, Castro watching, Rays beat Cuban team
HAVANA (AP) - In a landmark game attended by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cuban national team 4-1 Tuesday in the first visit by a major league team to the communist island since…
Auburn’s Corey Maggard named semifinalist for National Assistant Golf Coach of the Year
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s Corey Maggard has been named a semifinalist for the Jan Strickland Award that goes to the national assistant golf coach of the year, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Tuesday. The Tigers have…
