Auburn

Alabama and Auburn now have something in common. Neither team will be going for the college men’s basketball championship. The Tigers lost to Florida during the Final Four seventy to seventy three and Houston stunned Duke seventy to sixty seven. Alabama lost to the Blue Devils during the Elite Eight round

The Tiger’s season began with some real turbulence on its first trip. While it is unclear exactly what happened in the air on November eighth, other than there was some kind of in-flight disturbance between players, the plane carrying the Tigers returned home and left two players there.

Auburn, Houston, Duke, and Florida are gearing up for the Final Four in college men’s basketball’s March Madness this weekend. Alabama is out after falling to Duke during the round of the championship known as the Elite Eight. The Crimson Tide is still in the running for a consolation prize in the form of the John R. Wooden Award for outstanding player

The 24th annual Auburn CityFest returns to Kiesel Park on Saturday, April 26. The free, family-friendly festival is Auburn’s largest outdoor event. This years celebration will feature circus performers, acrobatics and balancing acts.

Auburn welcomes artists of all styles to take part in an exhibition happening in May. Artwork must center around types/kinds of gardens and things found in gardens are open to personal interpretation. Works may be two or three dimensional in any style.

It’s time for March Madness and number two seed Alabama will face its first opponent this Friday. The Crimson Tide’s entry into the NCAA tournament comes after the team lost its shot at the SEC Championship after falling to Florida in the semifinals.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points, and number four Florida pulled away from number five ranked Alabama for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals.

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students.

Mark Sears hit a game-winning floater as time expired, and No. 7 Alabama spoiled the home finale of rival and No. 1 Auburn with a 93-91 overtime road win Saturday. The off-balance buzzer-beater from the free-throw line was only the third made basket of the game for Sears, who finished with nine points.

Core Scientific is expanding operations into Auburn. The tech company, known for providing digital infrastructure for high-performance computing, plans to invest over $130 million to establish operating in the pre-established AUBix data center.