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          <title>AU FOOTBALL: Run defense a priority heading to Iron Bowl</title>
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A bevy of consistent inconsistencies emerge when the to-date performance of the Auburn defense is analyzed game by game.
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          <title>PREP FOOTBALL: Loachapoka dethrones three&#45;time champ Sweet Water</title>
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SWEET WATER &#8212; Loachapoka quarterback Patrick Moore pushed the ball through the line for a 1-yard touchdown to put the Indians ahead by 2 with 47.5 seconds left in regulation.
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          <title>MORRISON COLUMN: Loachapoka making believers out of everyone</title>
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DAPHNE &#8212; I was wrong.
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          <title>PREP FOOTBALL: Reeltown wins, heads to semifinals</title>
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CHATOM &#8212; A pair of successful 2-point conversions in the first half proved to be the difference as No. 1-ranked Reeltown outlasted Washington County, 22-20, on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the 2A state playoffs.&nbsp; 
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          <title>AU HOOPS: Tigers fall to UCF</title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. &#8212; UCF scored the first 13 points of the game and never trailed en route to an 84-74 victory over Auburn in the Glenn Wilkes Classic second round at the Ocean Center on Friday.
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          <title>ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Tide staying focused for Chattanooga</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama coach Nick Saban has railed against what he calls &#8220;negative motivation&#8221; aimed at his team.
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          <title>PREP HOOPS: Opelika&#8217;s girls jump out to 3&#45;1 start under new coach</title>
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It&#8217;s been a good start to Devin Booth&#8217;s first year as the Opelika girls basketball coach.
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          <title>ALABAMA HOOPS: Tide get past Providence</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Alabama&#8217;s basketball team took a step forward Friday night when the Crimson Tide scored the game&#8217;s final 10 points and defeated Big East member Providence, 84-75.
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The Auburn swimming and diving team split its meet with Georgia on Friday at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. 
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          <title>AREA ROUNDUP: Valley&#8217;s boys roll to first win</title>
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VALLEY &#8212; The Valley boys basketball team opened its season with an 84-55 win over Beulah on Friday night.
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TROY &#8212; Not many people know this, but Bear Woods will get to experience a second Senior Day at Troy when the Trojans play their final home game today at 3:15 against Florida Atlantic.
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          <title>SEC PICKS: Ole Miss takes first big win of season</title>
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LSU and Ole Miss remind me quite a bit of high school teams, although that might be an insult to high schools across the country.
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          <title>PREP FOOTBALL: No. 1 Auburn High pounds Daphne, sets up showdown with Prattville</title>
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DAPHNE &#8212; The homestanding Trojans drove 63 yards in six plays on their first drive against top-ranked Auburn High on Friday, taking an early 7-point lead in the Class 6A quarterfinals.
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          <title>AU FOOTBALL: Chizik looking for quick contributors on recruiting trail</title>
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When Gene Chizik and his freshly put together staff hit the recruiting trail in full force just months before February&#8217;s National Signing Day, time wasn&#8217;t on their side.
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          <title>AU NOTEBOOK: Chizik: Smith situation will be handled &#8216;right way&#8217;</title>
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Gene Chizik said Thursday night that any new developments in the lawsuit against running back Eric Smith will be dealt with &#8220;the right way.&#8221;
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          <title>PREP FOOTBALL: Cohesive Auburn High offensive line paving way for potent offense</title>
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Auburn High left guard Kirk Harrison had the offensive line&#8217;s role on the Tigers down to a soundbite at practice Thursday.
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          <title>AU HOOPS: Waller&#8217;s absence hurting Tigers</title>
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Yes, Auburn certainly misses the 12-plus points per game Tay Waller typically provided last season.
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          <title>AU WOMEN&#8217;S HOOPS: Tigers coast past Alabama A&amp;amp;M</title>
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Auburn (2-1) won its 15th consecutive home game Thursday as the Tigers routed the Alabama A&amp;M Bulldogs, 83-56. 
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          <title>PREP HOOPS: Beauregard sweeps past Notasulga</title>
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With its football team going to the playoffs, Beauregard&#8217;s boys basketball team only had six practices to get ready for its season opener.
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          <title>ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Tide seniors face home finale</title>
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; At Mississippi State last Saturday, Alabama started eight seniors on defense and two more on an offensive line that is blocking for a Heisman Trophy candidate.
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          <title>AU ROUNDUP: Swimming &amp;amp; diving hosts Georgia</title>
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The Auburn swimming and diving team welcomes Georgia to the James E. Martin Aquatic Center for a big Southeastern Conference meet today. 
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          <title>AREA ROUNDUP: Lee&#45;Scott sweeps Lakeside</title>
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EUFAULA &#8212; Lee-Scott&#8217;s boys and girls basketball teams swept Lakeside on the road Thursday, with the girls pulling out a squeaker, 37-35, and the boys doubling up the Chiefs, 90-45.
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          <title>AU FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Tigers getting back to basics</title>
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Auburn&#8217;s not going to reinvent the wheel during the bye week.
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          <title>PREP FOOTBALL: After more than 20 years, Reeltown wishbone offense still clicking for O&#8217;Neal</title>
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From just about the time Reeltown&#8217;s young men can cradle a football, they are versed in some form of the wishbone offense.
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          <title>AU HOOPS NOTEBOOK: Gabriel out after surgery</title>
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Junior-college transfer Kenny Gabriel, a swingman with range, is out indefinitely after undergoing hernia surgery Tuesday, Auburn head basketball coach Jeff Lebo said Wednesday. A timetable for his return is unknown, but it looks like it&#8217;ll be later rather than sooner.
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Tonight&#8217;s opponent for the Auburn women&#8217;s basketball team served as a happy homecoming and a jumpstart to a historic season when the two teams met this time last year.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; In an Alabama senior class full of overachievers, one name kept coming up when classmates were asked who they thought was the Most Improved Player over the last four or five years.
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The Auburn swimming and diving team signed 16 athletes to National Letters of Intent during the NCAA Early Signing Period, head coach Brett Hawke announced Wednesday.
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          <title>AU IN THE NFL: Week 10</title>
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A look at former Auburn players in the NFL           ]]></description>
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Loachapoka junior Tracy Brooks matched his season interception total in about a minute of game time in the fourth quarter of No. 5 Indians&#8217; 18-12 win over No. 4 Maplesville last Friday night, helping advance Loachapoka to its fourth quarterfinal appearance in the past six seasons.
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          <title>Lawsuit filed against Auburn RB Eric Smith alleges 2 other football players involved</title>
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A lawsuit filed against Auburn running back Eric Smith on Tuesday alleges that two other Auburn football players were involved in the August incident that left an Auburn University student unconscious and bloodied.&nbsp; 
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Loachapoka&#8217;s players are not being shielded from the future or the past this week.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Every football player dreams of playing on Sundays, but maybe not like this.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Freshman Tony Mitchell and junior college transfer Charvez Davis helped spark Alabama past Jackson State, 86-69, and give coach Anthony Grant his first victory at the school Tuesday night at Coleman Coliseum.
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The reigning NCAA champion Auburn men&#8217;s swimming and diving team enter the 2009-10 season ranked No. 5 in the initial College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll. 
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TALLASSEE &#8212; The Tallassee wrestling team opened the 2009-10 season with a 39-31 win over Benjamin Russell on Tuesday.
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Safeties coach Tommy Thigpen calls Auburn&#8217;s latest Mr. Do-It-All, Demond Washington, a &#8220;big-picture guy.&#8221;
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. &#8212; For the second straight game, Auburn&#8217;s basketball team faced a mid-major opponent that was physically outmatched. 
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Lee-Scott&#8217;s boys basketball team went cold at the worst possible time in its home opener Monday night.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Javier Arenas laughs at the notion of a letdown or a lack of focus as undefeated and second-ranked Alabama prepares for Chattanooga &#8212; and beyond.
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Two more members from last year&#8217;s historic Beauregard baseball team signed on to continue their careers at the next level Monday.
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Events of this weekend turned my thoughts back to 2001.           ]]></description>
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The Auburn women&#8217;s basketball season will hit the road today, as the Tigers travel to Philadelphia for a meeting with Temple. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. from Temple&#8217;s McGonigle Hall.
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The Auburn men&#8217;s cross country team will return to the NCAA Championships for the second time in as many years, the USTFCCCA announced late Sunday.           ]]></description>
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MOBILE &#8212; Former Auburn High School standout Anna Maddox continues to make a strong impression at the University of Mobile.
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For the first time in a long time, linebacker Craig Stevens doesn&#8217;t have any plans for Saturday.
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Eltoro Freeman&#8217;s status remains uncertain heading into the Iron Bowl after suffering a concussion in the third quarter of Saturday&#8217;s game.
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The words Missouri State and &#8220;hostile environment&#8221; don&#8217;t exactly go together very often, but that&#8217;s what coach Jeff Lebo is expecting tonight against the Bears.
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Greg McElroy sounded as surprised as anybody after Alabama pounded Mississippi State, 31-3, in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday night.
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The first recruiting class of Auburn head coach Nick Clinard&#8217;s tenure on The Plains was a strong one as three top-50 recruits, including a top-10, signed National Letters of Intent.
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ATHENS, Ga. &#8212; Fear the thumb.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. &#8212; Alabama didn&#8217;t really win the game in the second half.
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ATHENS, Ga. &#8212; Is there a position Demond Washington can&#8217;t play?
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ATHENS, Ga. &#8212; It started out as one of the best games of his college career. 
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OAKVILLE &#8212; Both Auburn High&#8217;s boys and girls cross country teams posted top-10 finishes at the Class 6A state meet at Indian Mounds Park on Saturday, with the Tigers&#8217; girls finishing third and the boys taking seventh.
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Sophomore strong safety Mark Barron took the SEC interceptions leads Saturday night with two picks.
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ATHENS, Ga. &#8212; For conceivably every situation that can hit an offense in a game, Gus Malzahn has a play &#8212; all the way down to specific times in the game, yard lines and even hashmarks.
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LANETT &#8212; Lanett senior Jasmine Dawson stepped to the line with the score tied and 0.9 seconds to go in the title game of the James Hardy Classic on Saturday.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Ryan Wittman and Cornell had the edge in experience, savvy and poise while Anthony Grant&#8217;s first Alabama team is still working out the kinks.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; Senior Felix Kiboiywo earned the third NCAA South Region crown of his career Saturday morning, winning with a time of 29:35.88. 
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MONTGOMERY &#8212; Playing a rare basketball doubleheader, the Opelika girls fell in the finals of the St. James Tournament on Saturday.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &#8212; The large gap between a middle-of-the-pack Southeastern Conference team and the Sun Belt&#8217;s best was evident Saturday night.
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Ben Tate sprinted down the right sideline, looked over his shoulders and saw Kodi Burns&#8217; spiraled ball sailing deep toward the corner of the end zone.
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At least he admits it.
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Last year&#8217;s loss was fresh on Wetumpka senior middle linebacker Jamichael Taylor&#8217;s mind.
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DeWayne Reed ended Auburn&#8217;s 2008-09 season with two missed free throws and tears in the postgame press conference.
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Auburn simply doesn&#8217;t have the bodies to bog itself down with foul trouble.
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LOACHAPOKA &#8212; Jerome Tate has used almost every superlative imaginable to describe the play of his senior quarterback, Patrick Moore, this season.
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Mississippi State season-ticket holders have seen some excellent football this fall.
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Thibodaux (La.) wide receiver Trovon Reed, considered the top prospect in Louisiana by some services, committed to Auburn on Friday, giving the Tigers yet another top-billed prospect for their 2010 class, according to the Tigers&#8217; three major recruiting Web sites.
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Zach Sollie had spent only seven months on this earth when his parents found out he had only 12 months to live.
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PRATTVILLE &#8212; Darren Daniel is listed at 6-foot-4. But even Central&#8217;s senior quarterback couldn&#8217;t see over the wave of maroon jerseys coming after him as he received the snap.
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CORDOVA &#8212; Dadeville kicker Kyle Caldwell&#8217;s last-second, 48-yard field goal fell 3 yards short as the Cordova Blue Devils knocked off the Tigers, 36-33, Friday night at Hudson-Kirby Field.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &#8212; Auburn&#8217;s soccer season came to a disappointing end Friday night as it dropped a 2-1, overtime heartbreaker to California in the NCAA Tournament first round at the Seminole Soccer Complex on the campus of Florida State. 
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MONTGOMERY &#8212; Opelika&#8217;s girls basketball team opened its season with a 51-43 win over Prattville in the first round of the St. James Tournament on Friday night.
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Alabama opens its basketball season today with a new coach, a new system and all eyes focused on &#8230; well, the football game 83 miles away in Starkville.
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TROY &#8212; When Troy faces Arkansas tonight at 6:30, the Trojans won&#8217;t see stud running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, but will see another explosive offense.
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With no more true marquee games on the SEC slate until the title game Dec. 5 (other than maybe the Iron Bowl), you have to dig a little deeper to find the big game each week.
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Any hopes of making a run at their respective divisions were lost long ago for Auburn and Georgia, but whichever comes away victorious in the 113th meeting of the oldest rivalry in the Deep South will see its respective bowl stock soar.
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There&#8217;s a different DeAngelo Benton walking through the Auburn Athletic Complex these days.
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There&#8217;s been a passing craze developing in Loachapoka.
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In Tim Carter&#8217;s mind, the defense starts with the line.
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Lucas Hargrove might not be able to find Niagara University on a map, or even a conference-by-conference listing of college basketball teams for that matter, but he&#8217;s well aware of the challenge its veteran basketball team presents.
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Nell Fortner chuckled and shook her head when she was reminded of an interesting statistic that came from the Tigers&#8217; exhibition victory over Georgia College and State University.
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Mark Ingram is the Heisman Trophy candidate, but the most prolific running back on the field when Alabama visits Mississippi State on Saturday night will be State&#8217;s Anthony Dixon.
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With his senior football season at Lee-Scott ending in a 17-13 loss to Bessemer in the first round of the AISA playoffs last week, Will Garner is free to hit the links.
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SMITHS STATION &#8212; Erika Jones was raw when she started playing basketball for Smiths Station as a freshman.
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The Auburn swimming and diving team combined for 16 event wins and 12 NCAA Provision &#8220;B&#8221; cut times Thursday as the Tigers swept in-state rival Alabama in front of 1,156 fans at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. 
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MONTGOMERY &#8212; Lee-Scott&#8217;s basketball teams opened the season Thursday night with a sweep of Eastwood Christian.
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Nearly 728 days have passed since Soulja Boy&#8217;s debut single &#8220;Crank That (Soulja Boy)&#8221; last sniffed the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Trooper Taylor has never kept his ambitions secret.
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Kyle Caldwell doesn&#8217;t cut a very imposing figure behind center for Dadeville.
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Ron Nelson looked at his team&#8217;s potential draw leading into the playoffs and proclaimed, &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t look promising.&#8221;
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Auburn reined in a major signing day steal Wednesday, adding a familiar name with a big basketball pedigree.
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TUSCALOOSA &#8212; One of the best college football players in America knows what he would do if he had a Heisman Trophy ballot this year.
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The Auburn swimming and diving team hosts in-state rival Alabama today at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. 
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LANETT &#8212; Auburn High&#8217;s girls basketball team opened up the James Hardy Classic Tip-Off Tournament &#8212; and its 2009-10 season &#8212; with a 35-27 win over LaFayette at Lanett High School on Wednesday.
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Opelika native Patrick Dobbins won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Regional Championship at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., on Oct. 24, helping him qualify for the 2010 BFL All-American competition.
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