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No limits to a mother’s love, a wrestler’s determination
Judy Robles was 16 when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, who would later be born with only one leg. As Anthony Robles grew, his mom realized that he defied limitations — "he was going to figure things out." Anthony went on to become an NCAA champion wrestler at ASU, and his life story is now the focus of a new Amazon Prime movie, “Unstoppable."
This month marks the 10th anniversary of ASU announcing that its club hockey team would be moving to the NCAA Division I level.
When Natasha Adair drove to the basket for a layup one October night in 1990, her future was right in front of her. She was a high school senior being recruited by more than 200 college coaches. But as she landed on the court and heard the pop in her knee, everything changed. Adair couldn’t have known then, but that injury headed her down a path that would eventually lead her to become the women’s basketball coach at ASU. “People often ask me if I would change what happened,” she said. “No. It made me who I am.”
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ASU Law to host mock NBA trade competition in November
Students with a head for business and a passion for sports will be happy to learn of a first-of-its-kind event being hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University this November. The Mock NBA Trade Deadline Competition will take place Nov. 2–4 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix.
Sidelined tight end finds way to support ASU football with community sports management degree
Justin Roehl wanted to play football for Arizona State University. He made the team, but an injury ultimately sidelined his playing career. Yet he still managed to contribute to the Sun Devils’ success by working with players in the team weight room as part of his academic studies.
ASU's Institute for Humanities Research announces new sports initiative
The Sports @ IHR initiative brings together scholars across The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and throughout Arizona State University and the broader community to make meaning out of sport.
A return to Camp Tontozona
Longtime Sun Devil Football fan Rudy Burgoz has been coming to Camp Tontozona, just outside Payson, Arizona, since 1961 — just one year after Coach Frank Kush brought the Sun Devils up north for the first time. This August, the football team returned to the practice fields here for the first time since 2019. Coach Kenny Dillingham wanted to reinstate the tradition; he believes a team can bond when it’s together for days, robbed of distractions.
ASU alum reflects on World Cup experience
Mike Davidson credits what he learned as a student at ASU with helping him serve as the security coordinator for the FIFA Women’s World Cup on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
ASU, Arizona and Utah will move to Big 12 Conference
Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and the University of Utah will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024, positioning the universities and their student-athletes for increased stability and success.
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