By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A plane carrying the Auburn men’s basketball team had to be diverted following an altercation on the flight, according to CNN affiliate WBRC. The Tigers were heading to Texas where the No. 11 ranked program is scheduled to face No. 4 Houston on Saturday at the Toyota Center. According to WBRC, the pilot requested an emergency landing in Montgomery, Alabama. Per the WBRC report, air traffic control asked the pilot what t…

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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. WBRC-TV

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A plane carrying the Auburn men’s basketball team had to be diverted following an altercation on the flight, according to CNN affiliate WBRC.

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The No. 11 Auburn Tigers basketball program had some sort of skirmish in mid-air as the team was en route via team plane to Houston -- home of the No. 4 team in the nation, according to multiple reports.  WBRC in Alabama reported that the team was fighting on the flight and that the plane diverted several minutes after takeoff in the afternoon.

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Players fighting after the Tigers' plane took off was serious enough for the pilots to abort the trip before Saturday's game vs. the Cougars

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — 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. “We had two players that got into a physical altercation, clothes were ripped,” the pilot was heard saying to air traffic controllers in audio obtained by WBRC-TV. The Tigers were heading to Houston, where they were scheduled to play the fourth-ranked Couga…

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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.

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A mid-flight scuffle between two Auburn men's basketball players forced the team's plane to turn back shortly after takeoff Friday, sources told ESPN.

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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. “We had two players that got into a physical altercation, clothes were ripped,” the pilot was heard saying to air traffic controllers in audio obtained by WBRC-TV. The Tigers were heading to Houston, where they were scheduled to play the fourth-ranked Cougars on…

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