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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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New Regents Professor is a player-coach who knows how to win
A former hockey player that took pride in his battle scars, Dave MacKinnon can now brag about more substantial things — like being inaugurated as one of four Regents Professors for 2022 for his work in quantitative psychology.
New ASU multipurpose arena to host Arizona Coyotes for next several seasons
The Arizona Coyotes need a temporary home ice to use while their proposed new arena and entertainment district advance through the approval and building process. Approved by the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, that temporary home ice will be at Arizona State University’s new multipurpose arena. Here are details on how it will work.
Alumni golf tournament to raise funds for student scholarships
The second annual Maroon and Gold Classic will raise scholarship funds for current Student Alumni Association students.
ASU Army ROTC, College of Health Solutions partner to provide specialized cadet training program
Last month, Arizona State University’s Army ROTC and the College of Health Solutions joined forces to hold the second-ever semi-annual Tactical Athlete Seminar, a three-day program on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus to train cadet coaches to lead physical training programs at ASU and Grand Canyon University.
Black athletes sparse over history of Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics have kicked off in Beijing, coinciding with Black History Month. But very few of the 225 athletes representing the U.S. are Black — continuing a long trend. The lack of representation is likely related to a lack of access, according to Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University and the Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport.
More than sports: 2022 Beijing Olympics stir up conversations about human rights
The 2022 Beijing Olympics are stirring up conversations about human rights, media, freedom of speech and geopolitics. ASU News spoke to experts in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies to learn more.
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