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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 tailgate-themed memorial means the world to family of Sun Devil Football superfan
Longtime Phoenix resident Jim West was one of Sun Devil Football’s biggest fans. He even had a custom-made 1957 Ford painted completely in ASU gold and maroon. So after he died at the age of 82, the West family decided the perfect way to honor his memory was a tailgate celebration outside Sun Devil Stadium.
Sports — you're doing it wrong
ASU Associate Professor Rob Gray's new book “How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills” wants to correct the way sports are taught and learned. Gray says the repetitive way sports are often currently taught can push people away, and that creativity is crucial to playing well.
6 ASU English spring 2022 courses for clearing your head
New for spring 2022, a set of courses from the ASU Department of English providing a positive outlet for existential angst. From poetry for the people, to writing for social change, to speculating on the future, to analyzing sports media, these courses won’t add to the questions, they’ll answer them.
Hurray for Homecoming fun
Homecoming was back in a big way this weekend in Tempe, when Sun Devils celebrated both school spirit and Halloween spookiness.
ASU students help veterans through adaptive sports
Traditional therapy doesn’t often include basketball or badminton. But for several veterans at the Phoenix VA medical center, meeting twice a week at ASU to shoot hoops and hit shuttlecocks has helped them feel better physically and mentally.
ASU alumnus, Olympic gold medalist reflects on his career in athletics administration
Arizona State University alumnus Herman Frazier is being honored as one of The College Leaders for 2021 from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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