{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114146","title":"This ASU grad has a supersize dose of school spirit","body":"During her time at Arizona State University,\u0026nbsp;Sydney\u0026nbsp;Lindon-Lake has managed to become an accomplished liar when it comes to her whereabouts.Friends and classmates would ask her if she wanted to join them at football or basketball games.\u201cI can\u2019t,\u201d Lindon-Lake would tell them, and then the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-11T11:27:19-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/11\/2026-11:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After years of keeping her secret, Sydney Lindon-Lake \u2014 who is graduating this May with a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies \u2014 can finally come clean: She\u2019s Sparky.","teaser":"During her time at Arizona State University,\u0026nbsp;Sydney\u0026nbsp;Lindon-Lake has managed to become an accomplished liar when it comes to her whereabouts.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20260417%20SparkyIsGraduating_0872.jpg?h=8048bbc1\u0026amp;itok=BjhxEoLh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260511-sun-devil-community-asu-grad-has-supersize-dose-school-spirit","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\/2026-05\/20260417%20SparkyIsGraduating_0872.jpg?h=8048bbc1\u0026amp;itok=BjhxEoLh","image_alt":"A young white woman with long blond hair poses for a graduation photo wearing a maroon gown and a gold stole while holding a gold pitchfork and a Sparky mascot plushie in her right hand and making a pitchfork sign with her left hand","image_caption":"ASU interdisciplinary studies graduate Sydney Lindon-Lake poses for a portrait at Papago Park in Phoenix. 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ASU is embarking on a multiyear, multiphase renovation of the arena\u00a0\u2014 home of the Sun Devils\u2019 men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling teams\u00a0\u2014 with an estimated cost of\u00a0$100 million. 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Artist rendering courtesy of Mortenson\/Hussey Seating","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Foundation|Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Changing Futures campaign|Community involvement|Arts and Entertainment|Sports","audiences":"Alumni|Donors|Staff|Community|Students|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe 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":"106396","title":"From \u0027The Catch\u0027 to the Fiesta Bowl: 1975 football team to enter Sun Devil Hall of Fame","body":"It is a Sunday afternoon in June, around 12:15 p.m.Arizona State University Athletics Director Graham Rossini is on a Zoom call. Staring at him, awaiting his words, are about 30 men, all in their late 60s and early 70s.A few of them know what Rossini is going to say. 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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In all, 212 people are involved, including players and coaches, 10 equipment staff, 10 sports medicine trainers, two truck drivers, 15 people on the ground for departure, five bus drivers and seven security screeners.","teaser":"In the middle of Arizona State University\u2019s football equipment room sits a trunk with a unique name.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250915%20Football%20Logistics%20150.jpg?itok=J9tLFiwW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250918-sun-devil-community-logistical-challenge-how-asus-equipment-team-gets-sun-devils-road","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\/20250915%20Football%20Logistics%20150.jpg?itok=J9tLFiwW","image_alt":"A man wearing a long-sleeved black t-shirt and black wide-brimmed hat stands next to rows of football helmets lined up for packing","image_caption":"Arthur Heuzard, assistant equipment operations coordinator for ASU football, explains what it takes to get the team to an away game site on Monday, Sept. 15. 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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The sun still was torching much of the stadium.But that didn\u2019t deter the hundreds of students who bounded up stairs at the south side of the stadium and ran to their seats in the Inferno section behind\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-31T15:10:37-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/31\/2025-3:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"With an attendance of nearly 57,000 fans, ASU\u0026#039;s football game against NAU on Aug. 30 was the first opener to sell out since 1998. A record 14,280 students also were on hand.","teaser":"At exactly 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the gates to Mountain America Stadium opened.It was 104 degrees. The sun still was torching much of the stadium.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/football%20opener%20hero.jpg?itok=mqG7Yg22","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250831-sun-devil-community-asu-football-soldout-opener-most-anticipated-season","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\/2025-08\/football%20opener%20hero.jpg?itok=mqG7Yg22","image_alt":"A group of ASU students wearing gold t-shirts cheer at a football game","image_caption":"ASU students Kiki Carity (center left) and Sarah Chandler (center right) cheer during Sun Devil Football\u0026#039;s opener against NAU at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Aug. 30. A record 14,280 students attended the game. Photo by Samantha Chow\/Arizona State University","related_story":"","news_units":"Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Spirit and traditions|Student life|Campus life|Sports","audiences":"Alumni|Community|Students|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe 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":"107081","title":"Sun Devil Football a touchdown for Arizona\u0027s economy","body":"Everyone loves a winner. 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. 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.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/20241011%20ASUvsUtahFootballGame_029.jpg?itok=1HcWCu2W","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250828-sun-devil-community-sun-devil-football-touchdown-arizona-economy-55M","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","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\/2025-08\/20241011%20ASUvsUtahFootballGame_029.jpg?itok=1HcWCu2W","image_alt":"Fireworks shooting off from ASU\u0026#039;s football field during a full game at night","image_caption":"Fireworks from the ASU vs. Utah football game at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Oct. 11, 2024. 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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. ","teaser":"Written by Jenn Jurewicz","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-06\/eatinger-race-tracker-16x9-1.jpg?itok=2Jey87Hr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250623-sun-devil-community-goalie-and-gearhead-eyes-engineering-management-success","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-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\/eatinger-race-tracker-16x9-1.jpg?itok=2Jey87Hr","image_alt":"Woman standing on racing track","image_caption":"Quinn Eatinger, an engineering management undergraduate student in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, poses for a photo on the race track during the Formula SAE student competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Eatinger aims to work in an electrical engineering field after her college experience, which has included serving as president of ASU\u2019s Formula SAE team, participating in a community service project in Engineers Without Borders, and playing as a goalie on the ASU women\u2019s hockey team. Photo courtesy of Quinn Eatinger.","related_story":"","news_units":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Engineering|Sports","audiences":"Students","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":"106163","title":"ASU professors reflect on the pope\u2019s connection to sports and humanity","body":"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;And while some religious figures denounce sports as a distraction, others \u2014 like the late Pope\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-09T11:14:49-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/09\/2025-11:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Robert Prevost was chosen as the first American pope, many sports teams rushed to claim his support. 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"}}]}