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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's iLux Lab looking at exercise's impact on social, emotional intelligence
A lab at Arizona State University is measuring the link between exercise and higher thinking. The experiments, part of the partnership that ASU has forged with adidas to explore the future of sport, is being done in the iLux Lab, which stands for “Innovative Learner and User Experience.”
ASU Gymnastics welcomes CAL
Come watch the Arizona State University Gym Devils as they take on California at noon Jan. 28.
Men's tennis team back on ASU courts after 10-year hiatus
The Sun Devil men's tennis team will take on Duke University this Saturday — the last opponent that the ASU program played before it was discontinued in 2008. Men's tennis has been renewed thanks to donations and will be the 26th varsity sport at ASU.
Enjoy Snow Day at Sun Devil Women's Basketball Jan. 7
ASU coach looks to Japan for partnerships
ASU has already established some academic partnerships with universities in Japan, so it would make sense for the Sun Devils baseball team to look there for potential players. Not only does Japan develop a lot of good baseball players, the country's schools are academically rigorous, making it a good fit for recruiting.
ASU gymnastics’ home opener to take place Jan. 6
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