Sports

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Auburn University at Montgomery Makes Official Switch to NCAA

News, Sports

BY: Allison Singleterry Auburn University at Montgomery recently became a full Division II member of the NCAA in the Gulf South Conference. Jessie Rosa, AUM’s Director of Athletics, says it has been about a 10 year process to fully make the switch to this division and conference. This process started years ago by first having at least 10 sports participating for the university. From this point, they had to get approval from the Auburn University Board and the NCAA. Once they had the approval they needed, they were able to move forward in the process. From this point, it took…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Lakers to Interview Ty Lue, Monty Williams

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BY: Andrew Edwards The head coach Luke Walton Era is over for the Los Angeles Lakers. There’s no time to waste for Owner Jeanie Buss and GM Rob Pelinka as front runner Ty Lue and Monty Williams are set for their second interviews this upcoming week. Pelinka will meet with Lue, former Cavaliers Head Coach, and Williams, Philadelphia 76ers assistant, this week after previous interviews were reported as good. It is also reported that Jeanie Buss will be present in the interviewing process and that she will have a strong say in the hiring of the position. It has been…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Tiger Owns the Golf World Once Again

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BY: Andrew Edwards The return to glory-- Tiger Woods has now won his first major championship in 11 years, this time coming from the grandest stage of them all: the Masters. The final day of the Masters was forced to be pushed up due to inclement weather in the Augusta area, with a new tee-off time at 7:30 a.m. CT. At two strokes behind the leader, Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods found himself in a comfortable position to take over the lead. He did just that, surpassing Molinari and taking over the sole possession of first place with a score of…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Underdogs Steal Limelight in NBA Playoffs

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BY: Andrew Edwards Coming down the stretch in late March and early April, it seemed like we were going to get less NBA matchups for the 2018-19 season. The narrative for the West was that the Golden State Warriors were going to coast until the finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder would find their footing and win their series easily, and the Denver Nuggets would prove everyone wrong and uphold their second seed status. In the east, that narrative was that the Raptors would finally break their playoff curse because of the acquisition of Khawi Leonard this past offseason, and that…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Top 5 in 2019 NFL Draft

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BY: Andrew Edwards The 2019 NFL draft has really garnered attention of late as it is leaked that the Arizona Cardinals may pick Quarterback Kyler Murray as the first pick. The question, “Is Kyler Murray talented?" is null and void. Anyone with a basic knowledge of football can tell that he is extremely talented on the field. The question, rather, is "Does he have the intangibles to be successful in the NFL?" The answer is much more difficult than anything he saw on a college football field. Ultimately, it seems as if the Cardinals will choose Murray as number one…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Best Suited to Win 2019 Super Bowl?

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BY: Andrew Edwards We are still four and half months away from the start of the NFL season and people are already wondering who is going to win the Super Bowl. We’ll look no further, and we’ll take a look at who might just be the favorites to win it all again this year. I think that there are four legitimate candidates. The first being, you guessed it, the New England Patriots. New England has yet to have a bad season under Belichick, and until they prove us all wrong and have a terrible season, it only makes logical sense…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

What’s Wrong With the Warriors?

Sports

BY: Andrew Edwards There’s something seriously wrong with the Golden State Warriors. Dating back to the beginning of this season, the Warriors have seemed to play their most lackluster, uninspired basketball since the acquisition of Kevin Durant. Still, being the one seed on the west does not hurt. They will have home court advantage all the way through the playoffs unless they play the Bucks or Raptors in the finals. All this being said, the Warriors just blew a 31 point lead on Monday night to a Clippers team that had no business competing with the two-time champions. “The mood’s…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

2019 A-Day in Bryant-Denny

Sports

BY: Andrew Edwards Few things in this world are certain, but this is: Tua Tagovailoa will be the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide in 2019. After being shell shocked in Santa Clara for the 2018-19 national title game, Tua and the Crimson Tide look to retool their offense and defense and get back to a more traditional style of play for the 2019 season. During the A-day game on Saturday, Tua completed 19 of 37 attempts for 265 with a TD and INT. For some, it was a lackluster performance. For others, such as Nick Saban, Tua’s performance was…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

NFL Prime-Time: The Browns

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BY: Andrew Edwards The NFL schedule was released yesterday, and surprisingly enough, the Cleveland Browns were given four prime-time games for the upcoming season. The Browns have the fewest amount of Prime-time games over the past 10 season. During that span, the franchise has accumulated an NFL-worst 41-118-1 record. However, the team finished the 2018 season by winning five out of their last seven games. Most of this success is attributed to Baker Mayfield, who has made the Browns a household, fun-to-watch team again. Even more so, the team has one of the best defenses in the league, ranking in…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

2019 College Football Playoff Scenarios

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BY: Andrew Edwards In case you forgot, Alabama and Clemson have played each other in the past three college football playoffs. Not much is going to stop that from happening again this year. According to ESPN’s playoff simulator, Clemson has an 83 percent chance to reach the playoff for the fourth straight year. Meanwhile, Alabama has a 71 percent chance to do the same thing. Did I mention that both teams return nearly their entire offense and retool each defense respectively with five-star talent? I would have to say that this predictor seems pretty accurate. For the 2019 season, Clemson’s…

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Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Thunderstruck

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BY: Andrew Edwards The Oklahoma City Thunder now find themselves down 2-0 to the Portland Trail Blazers after losing 114-94 on Tuesday night. Capped off by an extremely poor shooting performance by Russell Westbrook, the Thunder will now have their backs against the wall in a must game in OKC on Friday night. How did the Thunder get to this point? Once predicted to be the best shot to defeat the Warriors in a potential western conference finals matchup, the Thunder have now own a 13-15 record since the All-Star break. Previous to that, the Thunder were the third seed…

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Nov

28

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Getting in the Swing of Things!

News, Sports, University

BY: D’cara Hood Who’s ready for some hardwood action? Basketball season is upon us. The 2018 Warhawks team has entered its first full conference schedule since the change to NCAA. This year, the winning orange and black looks to get back to those winning ways. As the 2018 season kicked off, the Warhawks have had a good run. 3-2 overall in the conference, as the next four of five games will be played at home. Talk about home court advantage! Head Coach Michael Cheaney makes sure his players have what it takes, on and off the court. Bigger and tougher…

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Oct

04

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Women’s Volleyball Fall 2018

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BY: Kaleria Jackson The women’s volleyball team started the new fall season of 2018 on August 24th at the University of Alabama in Huntsville tournament. The two day event left the team with two losses and one win for that weekend. Since then the team has made up for those two losses. August 31st – September 1st was the AUM First Invitational for the volleyball team. The team won all three of their games. Next the Lady Warhawks went to the Huntingdon Tournament and won all four of their games. After the tournament the ladies went through a bit of a…

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Apr

18

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Warhawk Cup Golf Tournament to Be Held April 27

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The 7th Annual Warhawk Cup Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018. This event is held by AUM’s athletic department in efforts to raise money to support the AUM Women’s Basketball Team. Lagoon Park Golf Course will be hosting the golf tournament for AUM Athletics. The event will begin promptly with an 11:00 a.m. tee time that Friday. Anyone is invited to play at the annual tournament. Individuals can play for the cost of $125, and teams of four may participate for $400. All proceeds will go to the women’s basketball team. To register to play in the…

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Apr

16

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Montgomery to Host Junior Basketball Festival

Sports

The Montgomery Alabama Road Runners presets the Montgomery basketball city fest. The Road Runners are a co-ed AAU traveling basketball team. The fest is to be held April 21-22, 2018 at your local YMCA. The minimum requirement is boys and girls in grades seven through twelve. Each Division has a minimum of four teams with each team playing at least three games. This event is an Exposure Certified event which means there will be scouts on location. City Fest admission fee is $300-$375 per team that plays in the tournament. The admission for spectators are adults Saturday $15 and on…

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Apr

16

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Women’s Tennis Team Takes On Mississippi College

Sports

The AUM Women’s Tennis team will have their last home match this Sunday, April 15, 2018. The Warhawks will face Mississippi College. The match is set to start at 12:00 p.m. Both Auburn University at Montgomery and Mississippi College belong to the Gulf South Conference. This will be a very challenging match for the Warhawk women. The women’s tennis team at Mississippi College has a strong record of 17-1. The AUM women have a record of 8-9. AUM is the underdog in this tennis series, but a win is definitely possible with the talent the AUM women have. Mississippi College…

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Apr

02

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

Another Winning Season for AUM Softball

News, Sports, University

As February comes to a close, the Warhawks softball team sits at a 5-2 record. Starting the season off with not only a win, but a 9-0 shutout against the University of Mobile in the first tournament of the season was definitely the start the Warhawks wanted to get. The Warhawks finished the Gulf Coast invitational tournament with a 3-1 record, falling only to the University of North Georgia with a nail biting 5-4 score. In their second tournament of the season, the GSC Opening Weekend Festival, the Warhawks came out on top again with a 2-1 record. While the…

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Apr

02

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Tennis Season in Full Swing

News, Sports, University

AUM’s tennis teams recently approached the beginning of a new season. The 2018 season will be an exciting and competitive one for both the men and women’s teams. Yair Banuelos is the head coach for both teams. His goal is to prepare the men and women physically and mentally in order to be successful among other teams. “Fitness is going to be important for the long battles that we will have against top teams,” says Coach Banuelos. He believes the AUM tennis program has the talent to upset and win against higher rank schools. Both the men and women tennis…

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Mar

07

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM to Host Special Olympics Basketball Tournament

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The Auburn University at Montgomery Department of Athletics is hosting the 2018 Special Olympics Alabama State Basketball Tournament this Friday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to come watch the tournament at their own pace any time during the event to support children and adults with intellectual disabilities from our very own Alabama community. According to Special Olympics Alabama, Inc., the Special Olympics provides “…year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectually disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate…

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Mar

02

2018

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Basketball NCAA Changes

Sports

This 2017-2018 Warhawk basketball season has proven to be tough one. With our recent change from NAIA to NCAA Division two there have been several changes to the program. Under the guidance of head coach Michael Cheaney he makes sure his players has what it takes on, and off the court. Bigger and tougher opponent’s in this division the Warhawk’s come out of every game with a desire to win. With high hopes coming into the season some of their goals have come up a shot short. With the season taking off in early November many of these players are…

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