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ASU women’s basketball team gets NCAA Tournament bid
They were the last team called — but the wait only made the victory that much sweeter when the Sun Devils finally heard their name during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show on Sunday. It's the first bid for the team since 2019, and it happened under the leadership of first-year coach Molly Miller.
A partnership with the Pat Tillman Veterans Center gives veterans a chance to step onto the baseball field to shag balls for the San Diego Padres during spring training. What began as a behind-the-scenes volunteer opportunity has become a powerful blend of service, community and tradition.
March Madness is more than a tournament. It is a billion-dollar media engine fueled by psychology, data and calculated chaos. ASU Teaching Professor Daniel McIntosh breaks down who really profits, why busted brackets are good for ratings, and what the frenzy reveals about the future of college sports.
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Master the next level
See how ASU graduate students and alumni are building in-demand skills and securing their futures across fields like health care administration and project management.
How a retired public affairs instructor landed in the Cactus League Hall of Fame
The Cactus League Hall of Fame regularly inducts high-profile people who never ran the bases in spring training. Past hall-of-famers include broadcasters, photographers, two former Arizona governors and a ballpark organist. This Saturday, a retired professor of practice from ASU's School of Public Affairs joins the list of honorees for his work to save the Cactus League.
Inside the Winter Olympics: ASU students experience the gold standard of sports marketing in Milan
From boardrooms to the ice rink, an ASU study abroad program at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan blends marketing, global business and behind-the-scenes access to one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
Olympic-themed event examines the long fight for equity in women's sport
On the eve of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles partnered with ASU's Great Game Lab to host an event titled “A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Women in the Olympic and Paralympic Games” — a look at the progress, sometimes halting, of women's equity in sport.
Year in review: ASU's top stories for 2025
From the two largest gifts in university history to breakthroughs that will save lives, our year-end roundup spotlights the work being done online, on campus and across the globe.
Pitching in: ASU marketing students work with Sun Devil Athletics to draw crowds
Students from three sports business capstone courses in the W. P. Carey School of Business have collaborated with Sun Devil Athletics to help promote events, including the Nov. 17 volleyball game against Arizona that drew 7,703 fans, the largest attendance in 12 years.
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