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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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Former Olympic soccer goalie Briana Scurry shares her story at ASU event
Former U.S. women's soccer player Brianna Scurry shared the ups and downs of her soccer career and talked about the importance of Title IX with a group of attendees at a "Title IX and Global Football" event hosted by Arizona State University’s Global Sport Institute.
Legends Luncheon to honor 1982–83 Sun Devil football team
This year, during Homecoming weekend, the ASU Alumni Association in partnership with the Sun Devil Club, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1982–83 Sun Devil football team at the annual Legends Luncheon.
Designs by ASU alumni on display for Hispanic Heritage Month
Three Arizona State University alumni had their designs featured by Sun Devil Athletics and Sun Devil Campus Stores in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month this year.
ASU professor: Selling the Suns the 'only option' for Sarver
ASU Professor of Practice John Pierce says Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver's decision to sell the teams shows corporate sponsors will no longer idly sit by when a team is engulfed in controversy.
Planners give ASU students insight into what it takes to stage a Super Bowl
The National Football League’s season is barely underway, but fans in Arizona already are looking forward to the end, when Super Bowl LVII will be played in Glendale in early February. About 100 ASU students recently learned about the multitude of community connections behind the championship game during an event hosted by the School of Community Resources and Development.
ASU updates name, image or likeness efforts for student-athletes
It is a new era for college athletics, as student-athletes can now be compensated for the use of their name, image or likeness. Here's a look at how ASU is updating its NIL efforts.
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