Sports

At 23 years old, former ASU wide receiver Kyle Williams decided to walk away from a career in the NFL. Instead, he had a different plan for his life. He’s currently a first-year medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, the first step toward his goal of becoming a surgeon.

Nicole Soto, a member of the Arizona State University women’s soccer team, and Elijah Warren, an ASU swimmer, have been selected as the university’s recipients of the Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship for the 2021–22 academic year, the conference recently announced.

Professors Loretta LeMaster is one of two ASU professors who have received a seed grant to understand how transgender and gender-nonconforming athletes cultivate a sense of belonging in sport organizing, despite the racialized histories and binary structures that govern contemporary sport organizations.

Making a career in sports isn’t always reliant on one’s ability to sink a three-pointer or sprint 100 yards in 10 seconds. This summer, a group of middle school students received insight and hands-on learning about the variety of sports careers from industry insiders at an event at ASU’s California Center in Los Angeles.

Arizona State University made headlines around the country when it topped Stanford recently to secure the top spot in the Pac-12 Conference for Academic Progress Rate. After years of improving results, what helped push ASU over the edge this time? One of the answers was a tool created by ASU’s University Technology Office.

When it comes to baseball, ASU alum Kara Blackstone makes "the tough calls." Blackstone, who graduated in 2018 with a degree in parks and recreation management from ASU, is an official scorer for Major League Baseball and the first female official scorer assigned to the Arizona Diamondbacks.