Auburn basketball players' flight diverted after mid air fight

Auburn basketball players' flight diverted after mid-air fight

A chartered jet carrying the Auburn University men's basketball team was forced to turn around after the pilot reported that two players had gotten into a fight. The Tigers were set to play the ...

Auburn men's basketball team plane diverted after fight between players

Meregrass Flight 681 took off from Auburn University Regional Airport at 2:40 p.m. on Friday, but returned after less than an hour later.

Flight carrying No 11 Auburn basketball team grounded after fight between players

Auburn fight forces flight to turn back after takeoff No 11 Tigers slated to face No 4 Houston on Saturday A flight carrying the No 11 Auburn basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Flight carrying Auburn men's basketball team grounded after scuffle between players

AUBURN, Ala. — A flight carrying the No. 11 Auburn basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players got into a fight onboard, according to multiple reports.

What Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, star player Johni Broome said about midair plane fight that grounded team

'Stuff happens,' said Auburn star Johni Broome postgame on Saturday of the fight

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Auburn team plane forced to return to airport after players fight on flight to Houston for Saturday's game

Freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja'Heim Hudson were kept back and will not play Saturday vs. the Cougars after altercation in air

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Flight carrying No. 11 Auburn basketball team grounded after scuffle between players

A flight carrying the No. 11 Auburn men's basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players got into a fight onboard, according to multiple reports

Sports - ABC News - November 9

College basketball rankings: Auburn tops Houston a day after Tiger players fight on team plane

Auburn is No. 3 in the Top 25 And 1 after its upset of the Cougars despite being without two players who got in a fight on the team plane

Sports - CBS Sports - November 10

Airlines halt flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire

Spirit Airlines flight heading from Florida to Port-au-Prince diverted to Dominican Republic after flight attendant was grazed by bullet, amid broader violence in Haiti’s capital. Haiti’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Auburn arrived in Houston without the two players who got in an in-flight altercation

Auburn's plane was forced to turn around after two players, Jahki Howard and Ja’Heim Hudson got into an altercation.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Auburn turns plane around due to mid-trip 'horseplay' between players before clash with No. 4 Houston: Report

You can only wonder if Bruce Pearl said the words, "Stop yelling or I am turning this plane around."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Auburn stuns No. 4 UH day after in-flight scuffle

Led by Tahaad Pettiford's 21 points, No. 11 Auburn upset No. 4 Houston 74-69 on Saturday night, a day after the Tigers' flight was forced to turn back because of a scuffle involving two players.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Sources: Auburn scuffle forces flight to turn back

An onboard scuffle involving two Auburn men's basketball players forced the team's plane to turn back shortly after takeoff Friday, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 9

Flights to Bali cancelled after volcano spews dangerous ash cloud 9km into air

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin flights in and out of Australia were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted. Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

College basketball player collapses and dies after workout

Kaiden Francis was a freshman basketball player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and had recently passed multiple health screenings.

Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Auburn jumps into top five after win, Texas drops out in college basketball rankings

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Sports - CBS Sports - November 10

College basketball rankings: Gonzaga moves up, Auburn soars to No. 5 in AP Top 25 poll after opening week

The Tigers jumped six spots and the Bulldogs moved up to No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25

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Man allegedly pummels sleeping United Airlines passenger in bloody mid-flight attack

A man is accused of viciously attacking a sleeping passenger on a United Airlines flight Monday afternoon, leaving him bloody and bruised, federal authorities said.

Air freight groups and airlines rush to increase flights out of China

Rate for flying goods from Asia to US has jumped as demand for cheap Chinese imports continue to rise

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Jalen Warley is first Virginia basketball player to hit transfer portal after Tony Bennett's abrupt retirement

Warley plans to redshirt the season and save his last year of eligibility.

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Former NBA player Kyle Singler sparks concern in basketball world after troubling video

Former NBA player and Duke University basketball star Kyle Singler said he "fear[s] for my life every day" in an Instagram video he posted Tuesday, sparking support from the basketball community.

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US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks

America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.

Flights not impacted after Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy

Failed sales and mergers and an engine recall that forced dozens of jets to be grounded have pushed Spirit Airlines to file for bankruptcy. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van ...

Ryanair warns air travel tax rises mean 10% of its UK flights could be cut

CEO Michael O’Leary says decision to raise passenger duty ‘will deliver cuts, not growth’

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Houston vs. Auburn odds, prediction: 2024 college basketball picks, Nov. 9 best bets by proven model

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Auburn Tigers vs. Houston Cougars on Saturday

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John's returns

Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods

Sports - ABC News - November 11

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

The Jayhawks received 44 of 62 first-place votes after a home win against North Carolina, a game that saw Kansas blow a 20-point lead but hold on for a 92-89 win.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Ranking college basketball's best freshmen: Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford earns Freshman of the Week honors

A look at the top performing freshmen in college basketball last week and for the 2024-25 season

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

College basketball power rankings: Auburn starts season at No. 1 as Rick Pitino's St. John's eyes top 10

Auburn and Kentucky lead the way thanks to big wins in the first two weeks of the season

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FAA bans U.S.-Haiti flights for 30 days after flights struck by gunfire

A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire as it was trying to land at Port-au-Prince airport.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Spirit Airlines Plane Shot at in Haiti and Forced to Divert

A day after the prime minister of Haiti was fired, the airport in Port-au-Prince was closed because of the attack on the aircraft. A JetBlue plane was also struck.

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