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Women’s NCAA S&D Championships start Wednesday

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The time is almost here. The 2016 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships will begin on Wednesday, March. 23, in Atlanta at the Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. Auburn, which has won five titles in program history, will send 11 swimmers to the championships. Auburn is coming off of a fourth-place finish at the SEC meet, its…

Family atmosphere drives Auburn women’s tennis

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – When Lauren Spencer took over as the head coach of Auburn’s women’s tennis team in October 2011, the program was coming off of a 5-19 season that included just a single SEC win. Immediately she knew that the culture of the team had to change for the success of the program long-term. In Spencer’s first season…

Men’s Tennis On Road At Florida Friday

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn hits the road again this weekend, visiting No. 25 Florida for an SEC men’s tennis match Friday at 4 p.m. CT at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville. Auburn’s tentative singles lineup will be: 1) junior Max Hinnisdaels; 2) senior Marko Krickovic; 3) junior Dante Saleh; 4) junior Conner Huertas del Pino; 5)…

Tennessee easily beats Auburn 97-59 in SEC tournament opener

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Armani Moore scored 22 points, Detrick Mostella added 17 and 12th-seeded Tennessee shot a season-best 59 percent from the field to pummel No. 13 seed Auburn 97-59 Wednesday night in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tournament. After failing to break 40 percent shooting while splitting two previous meetings this season against the Tigers, the…

Andie Dikosavljevic named SEC Player of the Week

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn women’s tennis player Andie Dikosavljevic has been named SEC Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday. The sophomore was instrumental in Auburn’s upset wins over No. 14 Texas A&M, a first for the program, and No. 9 LSU. “Andie continually works hard everyday to be one of the best collegiate athletes in…

Lazeroff, Youtsey earn 1-meter spots at NCAA Championships

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– For the second day in a row, Scott Lazeroff and Justin Youtsey have earned spots at the NCAA Championships. Auburn’s diving duo finished second and 10th, respectively, on the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships on Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. Youtsey, who was fifth on the 3-meter on Monday, scored a 721.10…

Georgia Tech beats Auburn 4-1

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) –Anfernee Grier doubled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games and Andrew Mitchell allowed just one run in five innings, but Auburn baseball fell to No. 9 Georgia Tech 4-1 on Tuesday at Plainsman Park. “Georgia Tech played good defense out there tonight and I think they took some hits away from us,” Auburn head coach…

Alabama Men’s Basketball Holds Off Rival Auburn, 65-57

Crimson Tide keeps NCAA Tournament hopes alive with victory on Saturday over the Tigers

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team (17-11, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) picked up a crucial 65-57 win over rival Auburn (11-17, 5-11 SEC) on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd inside Coleman Coliseum. The victory avenges the 83-77 loss the Crimson Tide suffered at Auburn earlier this season while also keeping Alabama in the NCAA Tournament discussion….

Pearl: Auburn’s Kareem Canty leaves team, school to turn pro

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Write AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn point guard Kareem Canty has left the team and is turning pro. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said Friday that Canty has left school for “personal reasons.” He says the frustrations of a struggling team contributed to Canty’s frustrations. Pearl had suspended his leading scorer indefinitely last week before the…

Cam Newton wins NFL Most Valuable Player award

Cam Newton has won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Cam Newton has won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. The Carolina Panthers’ All-Pro quarterback, who will lead his team in Sunday’s Super Bowl against Denver, received 48 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the league….