Auburn Sports

• Chizik adds to his Auburn staff
AUBURN ? Gene Chizik has added another coach to his staff and appears to be on the verge of hiring one more.

• Back for more: Antonio Coleman announces he is returning to Auburn
New Auburn coach Gene Chizik may have landed his biggest recruit of 2009 Saturday when All-SEC defensive end Antonio Coleman announced he would return for his senior year rather than enter the NFL draft.

• No. 9 Auburn out to 15-0 start after win over Stephen F. Austin
AUBURN ? The ninth-ranked Auburn women's basketball team will enter the SEC season undefeated.

• Tigers get scare from Green Wave: Tulane jumps out to early 10-0 lead before Auburn recovers
AUBURN ? Tulane started Saturday's game on a 10-0 run that Auburn coach Jeff Lebo described as a "punch in the mouth."

• Cautious optimism: Auburn looks to extend winning streak to seven games under Jeff Lebo in final tuneup before SEC schedule
AUBURN ? Auburn is ending its pre-conference season in the midst of a six-game winning streak that has produced at least cautious optimism about the team's chances in the SEC.

• Tigers cap off 2008 with milestone win: Stout defensive effort helps AU to longest winning streak under Jeff Lebo
AUBURN ? The longest winning streak of Jeff Lebo's Auburn tenure has been built upon a suffocating defense.

• Auburn star Sen'Derrick Marks announces plans to join NFL
AUBURN — With a packet of soon-to-be-faxed papers clasped in his hand, Sen'Derrick Marks announced Tuesday that he was leaving Auburn a year early to strike out for the NFL.

• Auburn basketball: Tigers put win streak on the line
AUBURN ? Auburn will try to extend its five-game winning streak tonight against Southeastern Louisiana.

• Auburn crushes Alabama A& in men's hoops
AUBURN — Auburn emerged from a seven-day holiday break looking relaxed, rejuvenated and ready for SEC play.

• Gus Malzahn ready to run with Auburn as new offensive coordinator
AUBURN ? Auburn's new offensive coordinator spoke cautiously at his introductory press conference Monday, as if he had been briefed about his new school's uneasy relationship with the spread offense.

• Keeping James Willis as linebackers coach a plus for Auburn recruiting
New Auburn coach Gene Chizik's decision to retain linebackers coach James Willis may help the Tigers in hanging on to their commitments in Mobile, one of the areas Willis is responsible for recruiting.

• Gene Chizik taps Gus Malzahn as Auburn offensive coordinator
AUBURN ? Less than three months after offensive coordinator Tony Franklin was fired at mid-season, Auburn's new football coach is taking another crack at the spread offense.

• Tigers tackle A&M tonight
AUBURN ? A week ago, Alabama State came within seconds of becoming the first SWAC team to beat Auburn.

• Willis will be on Chizik staff
AUBURN — Linebackers coach James Willis will remain at Auburn as a member of new coach Gene Chizik's staff, the school announced Friday.

• AU has talent, but glaring holes remain
AUBURN ? In the week and a half since he was hired, Gene Chizik has been recruiting, evaluating prospective players and building a new staff.