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March 13, 2010
AU ROUNDUP: Women finish sixth, men 12th at NCAA Indoor Championships
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Auburn men’s and women’s track and field teams took just three athletes apiece to the NCAA Indoor Championships, but thanks to a strong showing by that group that saw all six earn All-America honors, the women finished the meet in sixth place, while the men tied for 12th.
SZVETITZ COLUMN: Chuck Person at Auburn just makes sense
When Jay Jacobs hired Gene Chizik, one point the Auburn athletic director kept coming back to was that Chizik was the best “fit” to lead the Tigers.
AU HOOPS: Lebo fired after six years without NCAA bid; Jacobs begins search for replacement
For moments, when he contemplated the future of Auburn’s basketball program, Jay Jacobs pretended that the big, new, $92.5 million arena sitting outside his window was a mirage.
AU BASEBALL: Bullpen blows lead at Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Auburn built a five-run lead at No. 2 Arizona State on Friday night, but the bullpen couldn’t hold it as the Tigers fell, 9-8, at Packard Stadium.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Saban looking to avoid complacency after title
TUSCALOOSA — Marcell Dareus is Exhibit A for why Alabama’s fourth-quarter conditioning program was particularly intense this offseason.
ALABAMA HOOPS: Tide can’t hold big lead vs. Wildcats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Calipari only hopes his young Kentucky Wildcats’ first postseason game delivered the message he’s been trying to send — tournament time requires more intensity and desire than the regular season.
AU TRACK & FIELD: Ferguson wins national title
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Junior Sheniqua Ferguson won a national championship in the 200 meters, two other Tigers finished in the top four in their events and another set a school record as the Auburn track and field teams wrapped up the opening day of competition at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
AU ROUNDUP: Softball opens SEC play at home with Kentucky
The Auburn softball team will open Southeastern Conference play at home against the Kentucky Wildcats with a three-game series beginning with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Jane B. Moore Field.
March 12, 2010
AU Press Release: Jeff Lebo dismissed as Auburn Men’s Basketball Coach
Jeff Lebo has been dismissed as the Auburn men’s basketball coach, Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs announced Friday
AU HOOPS: Tigers eliminated by Florida, Lebo’s status up in air
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On a similar makeshift podium last year in the bowels of the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., Jeff Lebo stumped for his team’s candidacy as an at-large NCAA Tournament team with the gusto of a politician.
SZVETITZ COLUMN: Decision on Lebo coming soon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If you haven’t heard by now, don’t expect Jeff Lebo to let you in on what’s going on.
AU HOOPS: Person would ‘look into’ coaching in college ranks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just going by his resume, Chuck Person appears to have a pigeon-holed future as an NBA coach or executive.
AU BASEBALL: Tigers hit road for big series at Arizona State
After having a pair of midweek games rained out, Auburn flew to Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday as it prepares for a three-game series against No. 2 Arizona State.
ALABAMA HOOPS: Tide rally past South Carolina
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the horn sounded on the second media timeout in Thursday’s second half, Alabama trailed South Carolina by 15 — 3 better than it had less than a minute earlier and 6 more than Anthony Grant wanted at the next such sideline huddle.
SEC TOURNAMENT: Sluggish Tennessee gets past LSU
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If Bruce Pearl had to do it over again, he would have had his Tennessee team jump on LSU from the start.
FIVE THINGS: From the SEC Tournament
The loudest cheer during the SEC Tournament’s first game Thursday wasn’t for the two teams playing on the floor.
AU ROUNDUP: Track & field heads to NCAA Indoor Championships
Six members of the Auburn men’s and women’s track and field teams will participate today and Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
March 11, 2010
AU HOOPS: Lebo, Tigers face big challenge in SEC Tournament
The numbers are stacked against Auburn and Jeff Lebo heading not only into today’s SEC Tournament, but into the future.
ALABAMA HOOPS: Tide expecting battle with South Carolina in first round
Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant has spent much of the season stressing concepts like team play, defense and building his program.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: McClain works out through ailment at Pro Day
TUSCALOOSA — With all that’s been accomplished and as much as they have been dissected the past three, four or five seasons, Alabama’s departing players unveiled a few surprises at the Crimson Tide’s Pro Day.
AU BASEBALL: Rain washes out Appalachian State game
For the second day in a row, Auburn’s baseball team got an unexpected day off Wednesday.
AU ROUNDUP: Softball game rained out
Heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Mobile area forced the Auburn softball team to cancel its game against South Alabama on Wednesday.
March 09, 2010
AU FOOTBALL: McFadden, Coleman take advantage of Pro Day
Walt McFadden and Antonio Coleman came to Auburn’s Pro Day with two different sources for personal redemption.
AU FOOTBALL: Tate letting ‘Indy’ speak for itself
Ben Tate may have earned himself a new nickname Tuesday.
AU BASEBALL: Capital City Classic postponed
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama and Auburn baseball teams left Riverwalk Stadium on Tuesday night with their reputations intact, their uniforms clean and their fans soaking wet.
Troy’s NCAA Tournament hopes come up short
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The smallest player on the court made the shot of the season for North Texas and the shot that broke the hearts of Troy.
AUBlog: Pro Day sights and sounds ...
About 40 professional scouts, a bunch of current players, the expected participants and a few unexpected ones were on hand for the festivities. Here’s what we found out ...
AU BASEBALL: Tigers meet Tide in Capital City Classic
It had a playoff-like atmosphere and a sold-out crowd that didn’t stop cheering from the first pitch to the final out.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Obama welcomes Tide to White House
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama honored the national championship University of Alabama football team on Monday at a White House event where the president punctuated his remarks by declaring, “Roll Tide.”
AU HOOPS: Hargrove honored for service by SEC
Auburn senior forward Lucas Hargrove has been named to the 2010 SEC Basketball Community Service Team, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday.
