Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player who has been considered the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 14 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships in 2005, 2009, and 2019; two Shanghai Masters titles in 2013 and 2016; and one German Masters title in 2014. He has also twice reached the final of the Masters, winning once in 2011. Representing China at the Asian Games, Ding has won five gold medals in individual and team events. In 2016, he became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship. The same year, he won his first Six-red World Championship.
Sir Andrew Barron Murray is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. Murray represents Great Britain in his sporting activities and is a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner, two-time Olympic champion, Davis Cup champion, winner of the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, and former world No. 1.
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion.
Darian Bernard Durant is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career, he held school records for completion percentage, touchdowns, passing yards, total offense and completions. Durant was signed as a free agent by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2006, and became the club's full-time starting quarterback in 2009. He was named a CFL West Division All-Star in 2009 and 2013. Durant was the starting quarterback when the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013 on their home field. Durant also played for the Montreal Alouettes in 2017. His brother Justin plays in the National Football League as a linebacker.
Eugene T. Chizik is a former American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina from 2015–2016. He served as the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game. Chizik played college football at the University of Florida in 1981 for head coach Charley Pell.
The 1988 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 3. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Long Beach State, Auburn, Tennessee, and Louisiana Tech. Louisiana Tech won its second title with a 56-54 victory over Auburn. Louisiana Tech's Erica Westbrooks was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
The 1990 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on April 1. The tournament featured 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Virginia, Stanford, Auburn, and Louisiana Tech, with Stanford defeating Auburn 76-60 to win its first NCAA title. Stanford's Jennifer Azzi was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Darvin Adams is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Adams won the 107th Grey Cup with the Blue Bombers when they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2011, Adams has also been a member of the Virginia Destroyers (UFL) and Toronto Argonauts (CFL). He played college football at Auburn with whom he won the 2011 BCS National Championship.
Willie Smith is an American athlete who was the national champion 400 metres runner in 1979-80, and a gold medal winner at the 1984 Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Robert 'Rob' Paternostro is an American professional basketball coach. He is head coach of the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League.
Nicholas Deshawn Marshall Sr. is an American football cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), following the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn as a quarterback and was the Tigers' starter from 2013 to 2014. He also played for the New York Jets.
The 2014 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his fifth in total, winning all four rounds.
The 2013 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Ventura, Victorville and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his fourth in total, winning two of the rounds in the process.
The 2011 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over a single round, which was held at Auburn on September 30. Billy Janniro took the title, his third in total, scoring a maximum in the process.
The 2016 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Dillon Ruml. It was the seventh title of Janniro's career, and his fourth in-a-row.
The 2015 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa, Ventura, Industry and Auburn. Billy Janniro took the title, his sixth in total, winning two of the four rounds.
The 2017 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over four rounds, held at Ventura, Santa Maria, Industry and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Broc Nicol. It was the eighth title of Janniro's career, and his fifth in-a-row.
The 2019 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, held at Ventura, Industry, and Auburn. It was won by Billy Janniro, who beat Max Ruml and Gino Manzares. It was the tenth title of Janniro's career, and his seventh in-a-row.
