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November 19, 2009
AU IN THE NFL: Week 10
A look at former Auburn players in the NFL
November 18, 2009
PREP FOOTBALL: Poka has 3 players named this week’s ‘best of the rest’
Loachapoka junior Tracy Brooks matched his season interception total in about a minute of game time in the fourth quarter of No. 5 Indians’ 18-12 win over No. 4 Maplesville last Friday night, helping advance Loachapoka to its fourth quarterfinal appearance in the past six seasons.
November 17, 2009
Lawsuit filed against Auburn RB Eric Smith alleges 2 other football players involved
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.
AU WOMEN’S HOOPS: Cold start dooms Tigers in 1st loss
PHILADELPHIA — The Auburn women’s basketball team suffered its first setback of the season Tuesday as the Tigers fell, 66-52, to Temple at McGonigle Hall.
PREP FOOTBALL: Poka knows all about challenge it faces vs. No. 1 Sweet Water
Loachapoka’s players are not being shielded from the future or the past this week.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Tide’s big men grow into roles
TUSCALOOSA — Every football player dreams of playing on Sundays, but maybe not like this.
ALABAMA HOOPS: Tide beat Jackson State for 1st win of Grant era
TUSCALOOSA — 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.
AU SWIMMING & DIVING: Men ranked 5th, women 7th
The reigning NCAA champion Auburn men’s swimming and diving team enter the 2009-10 season ranked No. 5 in the initial College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll.
AREA ROUNDUP: Tallassee wrestles to season-opening win
TALLASSEE — The Tallassee wrestling team opened the 2009-10 season with a 39-31 win over Benjamin Russell on Tuesday.
November 16, 2009
AU FOOTBALL: Washington doing it all in a pinch for Tigers
Safeties coach Tommy Thigpen calls Auburn’s latest Mr. Do-It-All, Demond Washington, a “big-picture guy.”
AU HOOPS: Offensive struggles lead to 1st loss
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — For the second straight game, Auburn’s basketball team faced a mid-major opponent that was physically outmatched.
PREP HOOPS: Lee-Scott splits home openers
Lee-Scott’s boys basketball team went cold at the worst possible time in its home opener Monday night.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Seniors not worried about letdown
TUSCALOOSA — Javier Arenas laughs at the notion of a letdown or a lack of focus as undefeated and second-ranked Alabama prepares for Chattanooga — and beyond.
PREP BASEBALL: Beauregard’s Guy, Brown sign baseball scholarships
Two more members from last year’s historic Beauregard baseball team signed on to continue their careers at the next level Monday.
COTTRELL COLUMN: Has USC lost its grip?
Events of this weekend turned my thoughts back to 2001.
AU WOMEN’S HOOPS: Tigers hit road for 1st time
The Auburn women’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’s McGonigle Hall.
AU ROUNDUP: Men’s cross country earns NCAA bid
The Auburn men’s cross country team will return to the NCAA Championships for the second time in as many years, the USTFCCCA announced late Sunday.
AREA ROUNDUP: Former AHS standout Maddox honored by GCAC
MOBILE — Former Auburn High School standout Anna Maddox continues to make a strong impression at the University of Mobile.
AU FOOTBALL: Tigers to take advantage of first off week after tough loss to Georgia
For the first time in a long time, linebacker Craig Stevens doesn’t have any plans for Saturday.
AU NOTEBOOK: Freeman’s status unclear after concussion
Eltoro Freeman’s status remains uncertain heading into the Iron Bowl after suffering a concussion in the third quarter of Saturday’s game.
AU HOOPS: Tigers expect tough road trip tonight
The words Missouri State and “hostile environment” don’t exactly go together very often, but that’s what coach Jeff Lebo is expecting tonight against the Bears.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Gameplan pays off for Tide in victory
Greg McElroy sounded as surprised as anybody after Alabama pounded Mississippi State, 31-3, in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday night.
AU ROUNDUP: Men’s golf inks star recruit
The first recruiting class of Auburn head coach Nick Clinard’s tenure on The Plains was a strong one as three top-50 recruits, including a top-10, signed National Letters of Intent.
November 15, 2009
SZVETITZ COLUMN: New faces, same results for Auburn in rivalry matchup
ATHENS, Ga. — Fear the thumb.
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Tide smoke upset-minded Mississippi State on road
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Alabama didn’t really win the game in the second half.
Auburn at Georgia notes
ATHENS, Ga. — Is there a position Demond Washington can’t play?
AU FOOTBALL: Todd’s night goes from high to low
ATHENS, Ga. — It started out as one of the best games of his college career.
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: AHS boys, girls in top 10
OAKVILLE — Both Auburn High’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’ girls finishing third and the boys taking seventh.
Alabama at Mississippi State notes
Sophomore strong safety Mark Barron took the SEC interceptions leads Saturday night with two picks.
AU FOOTBALL: Tigers start hot, fade late in fourth loss in a row to Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — For conceivably every situation that can hit an offense in a game, Gus Malzahn has a play — all the way down to specific times in the game, yard lines and even hashmarks.




