7. Limbaugh has advanced lung cancer Talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh announced that he has stage 4 lung cancer at the end of his program, saying, “I can’t help but feel that I’m letting everybody down. The upshot is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.” Limbaugh’s show, which is carried on 600+ […]

Speaking to members of the media Monday on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl lauded the religious freedom he enjoys living in the state of Alabama. He also called for unity and spoke strongly against anti-Semitism. Pearl last spring became the fourth Jewish head coach in NCAA history to take a […]

The basketball version of ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Auburn for the first time ever on Saturday, February 1. The national show is set to broadcast prior to Auburn’s upcoming top-20 matchup with Kentucky. Host Rece Davis (an alumnus of the University of Alabama) and analysts Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg will […]

Auburn University head football coach Gus Malzahn on Wednesday announced that defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has officially agreed to a new three-year contract that will take him through the 2022 season. In a statement, Malzahn said, “Kevin has done a fantastic job with our defense the last four years making it one of the best in […]

Auburn University will offer several campus-wide events and service opportunities as part of its Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Jan. 20-24. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Reclaiming the Dream: A New Vision For the Future.” The week will kick off with a breakfast featuring keynote speaker civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette. The […]

The previously undefeated Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team lost to the University of Alabama 83-64 in Tuscaloosa’s Coleman Coliseum Wednesday evening. Bruce Pearl’s Auburn went into the game ranked No. 4 in the nation. The Tigers are now 15-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC play. Nate Oats’ Bama team is now 9-7 overall and 2-2 […]

A study conducted by researchers at Auburn University found evidence that African-Americans who reported more than average racial discrimination showed increased symptoms of aging over a 10-year time frame. The study was led by Dr. David H. Chae, an associate professor at the university. It centers its evidence on the length of telomeres — which […]

The Auburn University baseball program will head into the 2020 season ranked No. 6 in Perfect Game’s preseason poll. The rankings were released Wednesday.

One player each from the Auburn University and University of South Alabama baseball teams have been selected by Perfect Game to the Rawlings Preseason All-America teams. Seventeen players from across the nation were named to each the first, second and third teams. Players were reportedly chosen based on past performance, expectations for this coming season […]

The New Year’s Day bowl games are now in college football’s rear view mirror. The days which follow bowl season are met with extreme highs and lows for most fanbases. Some teams want to fire their coach – again. Others will fall victim to irrational exuberance. These swings for fans are made worse by the […]

Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown on Friday was named the 2019 winner of the Senior CLASS Award for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, beating out the likes of Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts. The prestigious award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I FBS football coaches, national football media and fans, is given […]

Auburn’s rich history and architectural structures are worth celebrating. “No Place Like Home: An Architectural Study of Auburn, Alabama” is a record of the first 150 years of buildings that have helped make Auburn into the place it is today. The book looks at rooflines, windows, doors and different styles of bricks. But it also goes […]

Six University of Alabama and two Auburn University football players were selected to the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) FBS Coaches’ All-America teams, as announced by the association on Wednesday. The Crimson Tide had the nation’s most players on the teams, and the SEC, with 19 total players, had the most of any conference. For […]

The Associated Press on Monday announced that five University of Alabama players and Auburn University’s Derrick Brown have been named to its All-American teams for the 2019 college football season. Brown was the only one of the six named to the coveted first-team. The Crimson Tide’s junior wide receiver DeVonta Smith, sophomore wideout/return specialist Jaylen […]

One new Crimson Tide commitment already seems ready for the Iron Bowl rivalry. As reported by Opelika-Auburn News, four-star Central-Phenix City offensive lineman Javion Cohen on Wednesday announced he has decommitted from Auburn and will instead sign with the University of Alabama on the December 18 early signing date. This is not the first time […]

The Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) 14 coaches have voted Auburn University quarterback Bo Nix as the SEC Freshman of the Year and defensive tackle Derrick Brown as the Defensive Player of the Year. The honors were announced Wednesday by the league office. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players. Brown was also named […]

Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences recognized internationally renowned Birmingham-based Dr. James R. Andrews at the 26th annual International Quality of Life Awards (IQLAs) on December 9 in New York City. The IQLA’s were launched in 1994. According to their webpage, an IQLA “honors people and partnerships who have made significant and lasting contributions to […]

A college town in Alabama has proposed temporarily halting construction on any new student housing developments amid concerns the number of existing facilities exceeds the amount of students in the city. Auburn Mayor Ron Anders proposed an ordinance at last week’s city council meeting that would stop new student housing developments for about 90 days […]

The Associated Press on Monday released its All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) football team, with the University of Alabama and Auburn University well-represented. Auburn star defensive lineman Derrick Brown was named the defensive player of the year on the team. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was unanimously named the offensive player of the year. Brown was joined by […]

Bowl matchups were announced for Yellowhammer State college football teams on Sunday. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers (9-4) will play Appalachian State (12-1) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21 at 8:00 p.m. CT. That game will be televised on ESPN. No. 20 Appalachian State are the Sunbelt Conference champions. […]

Auburn University announced Tuesday that research done by the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine has contributed to a gene therapy treatment that was administered to its first human patient this summer. The gene therapy is designed to fight the deadly disease GM1 gangliosidosis. Auburn graduates Sara and Michael Heatherly of Opelika had their son, Porter, […]

I am a creature of habit, and I’m all out sorts. You see, prior to the beginning of every year, I mark the first Saturday of December on my calendar. For 10 of the last 11  years, I have traveled to Atlanta to cover the SEC Championship football game. For me and most of you, […]

Fans of the Crimson Tide might want to shield their eyes. After Auburn’s 48-45 Iron Bowl victory this past weekend, the “one-second” jokes are back — fueled by Auburn making a field goal with only a second left on a running clock to end the first half of the game. In a tweet on Monday, […]

Auburn University has been fined $250,000 because its fans rushed Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium immediately following the Tigers’ 48-45 Iron Bowl victory on Saturday. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced the fine on Monday. This is Auburn’s fourth violation of a conference policy prohibiting fans from accessing the field of play “for the safety […]