{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112566","title":"Super sports agent Leigh Steinberg talks to ASU Law students about success in the business","body":"Leigh Steinberg is considered one of the most powerful sports agents in history.He has negotiated record-setting contracts for elite NFL quarterbacks, represented hundreds of professional athletes and hosted annual Super Bowl parties for 5,000 of his closest friends.\u0026nbsp;His career even inspired\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-03T14:57:52-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/03\/2026-2:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Leigh Steinberg has negotiated record-setting contracts for elite NFL quarterbacks, represented hundreds of professional athletes and was an inspiration for the film \u201cJerry Maguire.\u201d He shared his pathway to success, complete with setbacks, with students in ASU\u0026#039;s sports law and business program.","teaser":"Leigh Steinberg is considered one of the most powerful sports agents in history.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260402%20SeligSpeakerSeriesLeighSteinberg_203.jpg?itok=5qfRDWe_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260403-law-journalism-and-politics-super-sports-agent-leigh-steinberg-talks-asu-law-students","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/20260402%20SeligSpeakerSeriesLeighSteinberg_203.jpg?itok=5qfRDWe_","image_alt":"Two men sitting in oversized red chairs speaking at an event","image_caption":"Sports agent Leigh Steinberg (left) speaks with Aaron Hernandez, assistant dean of ASU Law\u0026#039;s sports law and business program, for the Selig Speaker Series held on April 2 at the Beus Center For Law and Society on the downtown Phoenix campus. 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Many of them don\u2019t.\u201cWe have a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-01T11:36:36-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/01\/2025-11:36am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fifty years ago, ASU football went 12-0, won the Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 2 in two polls. Now that team is being inducted into the Sun Devil Hall of Fame.","teaser":"It is a Sunday afternoon in June, around 12:15 p.m.Arizona State University Athletics Director Graham Rossini is on a Zoom call. 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His team is responsible for packing and transporting everything, including communications equipment, uniforms for all players, spare helmets, cleats, foul-weather gear, extra coaches\u2019 clothes and the university pitchfork. The Sun Devils are preparing to play the Baylor University Bears in Waco, Texas, on Sept. 20. 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Because the only\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-16T17:36:20-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/16\/2025-5:36pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Former ASU wrestler Zahid Valencia won a gold medal at the Senior World Wrestling Championships on Sept. 14. 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They\u2019re representative of an athletic department whose recruiting arm reaches all around the world.","teaser":"When Arizona State University women\u2019s soccer player Grace Gillard first met South African teammate and freshman midfielder Gositang Motshegwe, there was something she had to ask.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250902%20International%20Athletes%20596.jpg?itok=qKESi8UV","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250902-sun-devil-community-global-tapestry-more-100-international-studentathletes-call-asu-home","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250902%20International%20Athletes%20596.jpg?itok=qKESi8UV","image_alt":"Two female college soccer players running after the ball during practice","image_caption":"Midfielder Gositang Motshegwe (right) goes for control of the ball during ASU women\u2019s soccer practice on Tuesday, Sept. 2. 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With Arizona State University\u2019s stellar performance on the gridiron last year, the organization has a lot of affection coming its way, including in the form of revenue.As the Sun Devils prepare to take to the football field on Aug. 30 against the Northern Arizona University\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-28T13:55:31-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/28\/2025-1:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A recent study on the economic impact on Sun Devil Football shows that the team generated close to $55 million in 2024 for state GDP in Maricopa County. ","teaser":"Everyone loves a winner. 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Cheered on by thousands of dedicated fans, the team\u2019s 30-3 season peaked with a Big 12 Championship win. Discover how this powerhouse team captured the title and built one of the most passionate followings in college sports.","teaser":"As Mary Shroll thought back to that night, a wide smile crossed her face.Oct. 29, 2024.Arizona State University\u2019s women\u2019s volleyball team is hosting arch-rival University of Arizona at Desert Financial Arena.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/_PV92034ptvs.JPG?h=62dc237a\u0026amp;itok=PbwWZYLC","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250822-sun-devil-community-asu-volleyball-conference-title-record-attendance-community-fans","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/_PV92034ptvs.JPG?h=62dc237a\u0026amp;itok=PbwWZYLC","image_alt":"ASU volleyball","image_caption":"ASU\u0026#039;s volleyball team won the Big 12 championship its first year in the conference. 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Leavitt wasn\u2019t one of them.Fast-forward one year.At 2:45 p.m. on a Tuesday\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-07-17T11:31:36-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/17\/2025-11:31am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Perhaps it\u2019s not fair to say ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt has gone from nobody to somebody in just 12 months, but his rise from an unknown redshirt freshman to a Heisman Trophy candidate and one of the faces of college football has been a dizzy and giddy ascent. His popularity was evident at the recent Big 12 Media Days, where he was kept busy with interviews and pundits weighed in on the upcoming season.","teaser":"When the Big 12 Conference held its media days in 2024, Arizona State University quarterback Sam Leavitt was nowhere to be found.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/20250708%20Big%2012%20Media%20Days%20027.jpg?h=12659eee\u0026amp;itok=xtCgjnS6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250717-sun-devil-community-sun-devil-quarterback-sam-leavitt-shines-big-12-media-days","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-07\/20250708%20Big%2012%20Media%20Days%20027.jpg?h=12659eee\u0026amp;itok=xtCgjnS6","image_alt":"Young man in football uniform with blonde hair smiles at reporters during an interview","image_caption":"Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt is interviewed by Snapback Sports on July 8, the first day of the Big 12 Media Days, at the Dallas Cowboys training facility in Frisco, Texas. ASU, along with seven other teams from the 16-university athletic conference, sent their delegations \u2014 including head coaches and star players \u2014 to chat with media and conference officials about what to expect for the upcoming season. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Spirit and traditions|Student life|Sports","audiences":"Alumni|Media|Community|Students|Friend\/Fan","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"106246","title":"The \u0027Green Light Letter\u0027 and the baseball league it inspired","body":"You\u2019ve probably heard there\u2019s no crying in baseball \u2014 but did you know there was a time when America\u2019s pastime was driven by women, not men?During World War II, with hundreds of professional players drafted to serve in the military, a groundbreaking league emerged that brought women onto the field\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-27T13:59:38-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/27\/2025-1:59pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When male baseball players went off to war, a new era of baseball began \u2014 led by women. ASU historian Laura Smith explores the surprising origins of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the \u0026quot;green light\u0026quot; that made it all possible.","teaser":"You\u2019ve probably heard there\u2019s no crying in baseball \u2014 but did you know there was a time when America\u2019s pastime was driven by women, not men?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/b057eee0-1aab-4977-b6ce-278d58f9848e.jpg.png?itok=GT-pGRAP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250627-arts-humanities-and-education-green-light-letter-and-baseball-league-it-inspired","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law","contributor-contact-information-name":"Meenah Rincon","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/b057eee0-1aab-4977-b6ce-278d58f9848e.jpg.png?itok=GT-pGRAP","image_alt":"baseball on a green lawn","image_caption":"Image by\u00a0Ernesto Rodriguez\u00a0from\u00a0Pixabay","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|ASU Online|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Gender|History|Expert Q-and-A|Sports","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"106255","title":"Goalie and gearhead eyes engineering management success","body":"Written by Jenn JurewiczMost people would be satisfied excelling in one demanding field. Quinn Eatinger isn\u2019t most people.Eatinger, an undergraduate engineering management student in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is the starting goaltender for the ASU women\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-23T14:41:28-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/23\/2025-2:41pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU engineering student Quinn Eatinge is the starting goaltender for the ASU women\u2019s hockey team, president of the Sun Devil Motorsports Formula SAE team and has contributed to humanitarian engineering efforts through the ASU chapter of Engineers Without Borders. 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But what is the pope\u2019s connection to sports, and in what ways can athletics reflect religious ideals? We turned to some ASU experts for their thoughts.","teaser":"On the surface, sports and religion may not seem like they go hand-in-hand, but they do share some similar qualities.For example, both have devout followers and require significant time commitment.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/iStock-2214274820.jpg?itok=_vNxddA1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250609-local-national-and-global-affairs-asu-professors-reflect-popes-connection-sports","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies","contributor-contact-information-name":"Julia Taylor","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/iStock-2214274820.jpg?itok=_vNxddA1","image_alt":"Newspaper machine with paper that has The First American Pope on the front page","image_caption":"Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8 as the first pope from the U.S. iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Humanities|Religion|Expert Q-and-A|Sports","audiences":"Faculty|Religious organizations","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Local, national and global affairs"}},{"node":{"nid":"105789","title":"Outstanding Cronkite graduate accelerates toward future in sports journalism","body":"Ari Wohl knew he wanted to study sports journalism, but it wasn\u2019t until he attended summer camp at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication that he realized he was heading to Arizona.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-06T17:15:15-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/06\/2025-5:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After attending camp at Cronkite, Ari Wohl knew he wanted to join the Cronkite Nation. Now he\u2019s graduating with two degrees and heading to Israel for the trip of a lifetime covering the Maccabiah Games.","teaser":"Ari Wohl knew he wanted to study sports journalism, but it wasn\u2019t until he attended summer camp at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication that he realized he was heading to Arizona.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250506-sun-devil-community-outstanding-cronkite-graduate-accelerates-toward-future-sports","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication","contributor-contact-information-name":"Tracy Nicolle Lewis","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication","interests":"Convocation|Journalism|Academics|Sports","audiences":"Media|Graduate students|Students","locations":"California|Downtown Phoenix campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"105732","title":"Former basketball player finds purpose in sports medicine","body":"It was an unexpected moment that gave high school basketball player Anaya Lopez the spark for her future career.\u201cDuring one game, a teammate got injured. Watching the athletic trainer come out and assess her fascinated me,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cThat moment sparked my interest in learning more about sports\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-02T16:15:39-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/02\/2025-4:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When a high school basketball teammate was injured during a game, it gave Anaya Lopez the spark for her future career. \u201cWatching the athletic trainer come out and assess her fascinated me,\u201d Lopez said. She is graduating with a bachelor\u0026#039;s degree in sports science and performance programming.","teaser":"It was an unexpected moment that gave high school basketball player Anaya Lopez the spark for her future career.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Anaya%20Lopez%201920x1080.jpg?itok=uS94iZyl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250502-sun-devil-community-former-basketball-player-finds-purpose-sports-medicine","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Health Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Eden Miller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Anaya%20Lopez%201920x1080.jpg?itok=uS94iZyl","image_alt":"Headshot of Anaya Lopez","image_caption":"Anaya Lopez is graduating from the College of Health Solutions with a Bachelor of Science in sports science and performance programming. 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","teaser":"Originally from Fremont, California, Jasmin Alisha Dunston says she chose ASU Law for its nationally recognized Allan \u201cBud\u201d Selig Sports Law and Business program.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/JASMIN%20D_0.jpg?h=21262454\u0026amp;itok=NTVkWkm4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250502-law-journalism-and-politics-asu-law-student-pursues-sports-law-dreams-llm-degree","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Sandra Day O\u2019Connor College of Law","contributor-contact-information-name":"Crystal Jimenez","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-8671","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/JASMIN%20D_0.jpg?h=21262454\u0026amp;itok=NTVkWkm4","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Jasmin Alisha Dunston. 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For Theodorou, who will graduate this\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-04-30T14:33:34-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/30\/2025-2:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From the gym floor to the lab, ASU biochemistry, math and Barrett, The Honors College scholar Alex Theodorou balances elite gymnastics and academic excellence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"From the gym floor to the lab, ASU biochemistry, math and Barrett, The Honors College scholar Alex Theodorou balances elite gymnastics and academic excellence.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Alex_0.JPEG?itok=_f8rZSit","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250430-sun-devil-community-sun-devil-athlete-and-school-molecular-sciences-grad-does-it-all","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Alex_0.JPEG?itok=_f8rZSit","image_alt":"Female gymnast in ASU colors","image_caption":"ASU gymnast Alex Theodorou will graduate this semester with a degree in biochemistry from the School of Molecular Sciences. 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