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ASU tennis partners with ASU PD K-9 officers to keep balls in play
In an act of sustainability, the ASU tennis team has donated its used tennis balls to be used as motivational rewards for ASU Police Department K-9s.
Through the program, current and retired players at the major and minor league levels can pursue online education at any stage through ASU and its partners, with educational costs covered.
Jamea Jackson, ASU's first-year women's tennis coach, embarked on a tennis career after she had a stunning conversation at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
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From mushy ice to Mullett Arena
This month marks the 10th anniversary of ASU announcing that its club hockey team would be moving to the NCAA Division I level.
No limits to a mother’s love, a wrestler’s determination
Judy Robles was 16 when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, who would later be born with only one leg. As Anthony Robles grew, his mom realized that he defied limitations — "he was going to figure things out." Anthony went on to become an NCAA champion wrestler at ASU, and his life story is now the focus of a new Amazon Prime movie, “Unstoppable."
ASU basketball tips off with enhanced game-day experience
ASU’s inaugural basketball season as a member of the Big 12 is ready to tip off, with the women’s team opening play tonight against Jacksonville State and the men’s team starting their season Tuesday night against Idaho State. Besides a new conference, strong incoming recruits and some new opponents on the court, ASU is enhancing the game-day experience inside Desert Financial Arena.
Team-teaching environment ‘a perfect fit’ for former ASU women’s basketball coach
After retiring from coaching basketball at ASU in 2022, Charli Turner Thorne took some time to figure out her next steps. After an eight-month sabbatical, she found it: teaching for the College of Health Solutions.
Equal parts grit and grace: Coach Natasha Adair’s approach to the game
When Natasha Adair drove to the basket for a layup one October night in 1990, her future was right in front of her. She was a high school senior being recruited by more than 200 college coaches. But as she landed on the court and heard the pop in her knee, everything changed. Adair couldn’t have known then, but that injury headed her down a path that would eventually lead her to become the women’s basketball coach at ASU. “People often ask me if I would change what happened,” she said. “No. It made me who I am.”
Coach Hurley honored as hometown hero at Duke
For head basketball coach Bobby Hurley, the matchup of ASU vs. Duke wasn't just about who won or lost; it was about reliving memories of his time on the Duke team and a legend returning home.
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