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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 alum breaks barrier as first female official scorer for Diamondbacks
When it comes to baseball, ASU alum Kara Blackstone makes "the tough calls." Blackstone, who graduated in 2018 with a degree in parks and recreation management from ASU, is an official scorer for Major League Baseball and the first female official scorer assigned to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Research: Sports venues can be hotter than weather apps show
New research that studied the temperature of athletic venues at ASU found that on-field measurements were higher than the temperatures posted by the weather stations. Floris Wardenaar, an assistant professor in the College of Health Solutions, says it's important for people to be mindful about the temperature difference and become acclimated to the heat.
ASU welcomes world champion triathlete Chris Hammer
Title IX at 50: Sun Devils level up for access, equity in academics, athletics
Fifty years ago, Title IX was signed into a law to remove many of the barriers that prevented people, on the basis of sex, from participating in educational programs that rely on federal assistance. Here's a look at some of the work ASU has been doing to raise awareness about the rights to equity in academics and athletics.
A retirement well-earned
ASU Senior Associate Athletic Director Mark Brand on Thursday announced he is retiring, effective July 12, after 39 years on the job.
Sun Devil Athletics first in Pac-12 with all-time best APR
As announced by the NCAA Tuesday, Arizona State University recorded a multiyear Academic Progress Rate average of 995 over a four-year period (2017–18 to 2020–21), which is an all-time ASU high and first in the Pac-12, the first time ever leading the conference.
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