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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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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.
365 Community Union to screen 'King Richard' for February Movies on the Field
ASU 365 Community Union’s Movies on the Field program screens a movie on the Frank Kush Field in Sun Devil Stadium on the third Friday of each month this spring. The next screening is “King Richard” on Feb. 18.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author hosts creative writing series
ASU Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mitchell Jackson is hosting a new creative writing lecture series that brings lauded writers to ASU to talk about their work, as well as their writing and revision process.
Prominent writers contemplate role of sports in Black masculinity
Can participating in sports keep a young man out of trouble? That was a question asked by Ken Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute, who moderated a wide-ranging conversation with two prominent Black writers. The webinar was titled “Toward A Different Kind of Winning: Nurturing Black Creativity and Masculinity.”
Scholar-athlete aspires to share her love of math, sports as a teacher, coach
Cerah Moren graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with a concentration in secondary education from the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. The scholar-athlete also throws javelin for the ASU track and field team.
Sun Devil Battalion wins regional Ranger Challenge Competition, places 5th overall
This fall, Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Battalion participated in the Ranger Challenge Competition, a two-round varsity sport where Army ROTC teams from across the country compete in events that test mental and physical toughness. The team placed first in the regional round and fifth in the overall competition.
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