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Women's Tennis Powers Past Michigan State

Andy Huling | February 19

AUBURN, Ala (EETV)- No. 13 Auburn welcomed the Michigan State Spartans to the Yarborough Tennis Center Saturday. Auburn started strong earning the doubles point with wins from Maddie Meredith and Jaeda Daniel who won 6-2.  The other win came from Caroline Turner and Georgie Axon who won their match 7-6 (7-3) in a tiebreak. In the singles competition, Auburn would clinch the match with wins from Alizee Machaud, Maddie Meredith, and Georgie Axon. The Tigers improved to 8-3 on the year and will play again on Feb.

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Auburn drops out of AP Top 10

Sara Palczewski | February 19

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - After going 1-1, Auburn falls to No. 12 in this week's AP Poll. The Tigers were previously ranked No. 10 but fell to South Carolina Sunday 84-75. The Tigers got a huge win Wednesday,  Brown did not play at Georgia but did travel with the team.

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Tigers sweep Opening Day series with Longwood

Sara Palczewski | February 18

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn goes victorious in their opening day series, sweeping Longwood 3-0 over the course of the weekend.

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Tigers handle business on Opening Day

Sara Palczewski | February 17

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The Tigers put on a show for their fans, shutting out visiting Longwood 5-0 to open the 2018 season. Top junior pitching prospect Casey Mize highlighted the evening for Auburn.

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All you need to know for Opening Day

EETV Web Team | February 16

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It may be February, but baseball opening day is upon us. The Tigers will open their 2018 season today at 5 p.m.

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Women's basketball continues to struggle

Aliyah Smith | February 16

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn fell short to No.13 Missouri 51-59 at home Thursday night. Auburn attempted 76 shots to Missouri’s 47.

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Tigers handle basketball powerhouse at home

Hayden Desmond | February 15

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - No. 10 Auburn took down basketball power-house Kentucky 76-66 at home in front of a sold-out crowd Tuesday night. "They weren't expecting this environment," said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. "We showed them something tonight even though it wasn't our best game.”

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Auburn Women's basketball holds on for the win

Hayden Desmond | February 13

Auburn earned their second straight SEC victory last night against Vanderbilt with a tight score of 63-60. The Tigers (13-11, 4-8 SEC) fought off a second half surge from the Commodores (6-20, 2-10 SEC) as Vanderbilt had chewed away Auburn's 20 point halftime lead down to just two points in the final minutes.

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Auburn Trustees vote to build additional intramural fields

February 12

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The Auburn Board of Trustees has voted to add to the number of intramural fields at Auburn.  At its meeting on Friday, the Trustees approved the purchase of two parcels of land totaling 177 acres adjacent to campus on West Longleaf Drive in order to provide expanded field labs for the College of Agriculture and College of Veterinary Medicine.

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No.13 Softball Starts season 6-0 at Plainsman Invitational

Andy Huling | February 12

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - No. 13 Auburn went 6-0 to open their season at the Plainsman Invitational. The Tigers faced Wichita State and Marshall Friday, winning both games 2-0.

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Tigers slip in latest AP Poll

Sara Palczewski | February 12

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - After going 1-1, Auburn falls for No. ___ in this week's AP Poll. The Tigers were previously ranked No. 11 but fell to Texas A&M Wednesday 81-80. Auburn would go on to defeat Georgia on the road 78-61 Saturday.

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NCAA Tournament Committee releases top-16 teams

Sara Palczewski | February 11

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The NCAA Tournament Committee has announced their top-16 teams one month before Selection Sunday.  No. 8 Auburn was ranked No. 5 overall by the committee and was given a No. 2 seed in the Midwest region.  The projected No.1 are: Virginia (1), Villanova (2), Xavier (3) and Purdue (4). Virginia was awarded the overall top seed in the tournament. Joining Auburn as No. 2 seeds are Kansas (6), Duke (7) and Cincinnati (8).  The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has 4 teams in the top-16, the most by any conference.

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Men's Tennis Overcomes Slow Start to Beat South Alabama

Andy Huling | February 11

Auburn men's tennis beat South Alabama on Friday 4-3 after losing the doubles point early in the match.

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Casey Mize Awarded Preseason All-American

Jade Nevitt | February 8

Auburn Ala. (EETV) - Junior pitcher Casey Mize was awarded his fifth pre-season All-American award by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as he became a member of the Preseason Second Team. In December Mize was named a Preseason Second Team All-American by Collegiate baseball.

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Auburn to sign four new 'speedy' receivers

Nicole Davis | February 8

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn Football head coach, Gus Malzahn, assembled his sixth recruiting class Wednesday, February 7th. The quarterback lineup will soon be assisted with four receivers out of the 24 total new recruits.

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The Okeke foul: What actually happened?

Sara Palczewski | February 8

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - No. 8 Auburn played nowhere near a perfect game in their 81-80 loss to Texas A&M last night.

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Aggies hand Tigers first home loss

Sara Palczewski and Aliyah Smith | February 8

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - A late rally for No. 8 Auburn proves not enough as the Aggies hand the Tigers their first home loss 81-80. With 3 seconds to go, Auburn had a chance to win the game on a 3-point buzzer beater from Mustapha Heron but the shot fell short as time expired. "We didn't execute it properly," Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said of the final shot.

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NCAA denies Wiley appeal

EETV Web Team | February 5

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn center Austin Wiley will officially not see the court this season.  The NCAA denied the Auburn basketball sophomore's appeal regarding his elibility for the 2017-2018 season.  The NCAA handed down their first descion on Wiley's future on Jan.

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Basketball finally in the Top 10

Sara Palczewski | February 5

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The Tigers make their first top-10 appearance at  No. ___  this week's AP Poll after defeating Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. The Tigers moved from No. 11 after their 79-70 win on the road at Oxford followed by their 12th straight home win 93-81 over Vanderbilt Saturday. Auburn is still the highest ranked SEC team in the nation.

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Tigers stay perfect at home

Erin Wise | February 4

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The Auburn Tigers faced off against the Vanderbilt Commodores for a Saturday night show down in the Auburn Arena.  The Tigers came into the game 20-2 and were coming off a huge road win against Ole Miss.