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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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Join the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' third annual Salute to Service Flag Football Tournament
Three ROTC units and students from the Pat Tillman Veterans Center will compete for the coveted College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Cup.
Legends Luncheon celebrates 1970 Peach Bowl football champs
While the Sun Devils have racked up many impressive winning seasons over the years, the 1970 football team achieved its first ever top 10 national ranking, an undefeated season and the school’s first nationally televised bowl game. ASU’s 1970 Peach Bowl players and coaches will be honored at the 11th annual Legends Luncheon event hosted by the ASU Alumni Association and the Sun Devil Club on Friday in Phoenix.
Think the ump made the wrong call? Think again
New research from Arizona State University is showing that when it comes to the bang-bang plays in baseball, viewing distance from the play is critical for judging what actually happened. In other words, the umpire being much closer to the action is in a better position to make the right call compared with a fan in the stands 100 or 200 feet away.
Raising a fist for change
Fifty years after his shocking protest against racism on the medal podium at the Olympics in Mexico City, John Carlos has seen the vicious backlash he endured at the time evolve over the decades into admiration and respect. Carlos and others with a connection to those games spoke Tuesday night at an ASU talk about sports and protest called “Raising a Fist to Taking a Knee."
ASU Law student helps high school students learn what it takes to break into the sports industry
Having achieved his dream of working in the sports industry, a student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU is helping local high schoolers do the same. Zade Shakir launched the Emerging Sports Leaders Program this fall. Through the program, Shakir and other ASU Law students help teach a sports law class at Scottsdale’s Horizon High School, explaining the behind-the-scenes sports world while giving specific guidance on how to get into the highly competitive industry.
From Israeli army to Sun Devil volleyball
After graduating high school, Avital Jaloba — now a freshman on the Arizona State volleyball team — was responsible for defending more than the net on a court. She was one of many responsible for defending a nation.
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