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Mimi Fina, who plays the “lock” position for the ASU women’s rugby team, thinks it is fun to charge into a pile of rugby players wrestling for the ball. The skills she uses on the rugby field — hard work, cooperation and persistence — also influence how she approaches her studies in the ASU Department of Psychology. Rugby taught Fina the importance of putting in the necessary hard work to help her team succeed.

Sometimes unnoticed, one of the fastest growing fields in the sports world is also developing at Arizona State. The Sun Devil Athletics sports nutrition program has grown from one registered dietitian to four within six months - allowing the program to make an even stronger impact in the fueling, educating and recovering process for Sun Devil student-athletes.

Matt Barrie, an ESPN SportsCenter anchor and studio host for the network’s college football coverage, will become the newest member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

At 6 foot, 5 inches tall, he towers over his peers. But perhaps even more impressive than his height is the reach of his undergraduate career. This December, he’ll graduate with two degrees from the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, a Bachelor of Science in nursing and a Bachelor of Science in integrative health.

For decades, the NCAA has adamantly opposed the idea of student-athletes being paid to play college sports. That position is no longer tenable. California recently adopted a law that bans schools in the state from preventing amateur athletes from making money from advertisers and also permits them to have representation. But ASU’s Sports Law & Business Program executive director says the devil is in the details when it comes to money.

Welcome home, Devils! Arizona State University's annual Homecoming week ended with a bang Saturday night as ASU Football upset No. 6 Oregon 31-28. But before ASU went Duck hunting at Sun Devil Stadium, thousands of fans, students, staff, alumni and members of the community enjoyed the Homecoming parade and block party on the Tempe campus.