Sports

For the fifth consecutive year, the ASU athletics department is second in the Pac-12 Conference, behind only Stanford, for most teams recognized by the NCAA for their high Academic Progress Rate scores. Eight ASU teams earned APR scores in the top 10%, the most in ASU history.

Anne Kuhm, who is graduating from ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts with a liberal studies major, was named Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2018-2019.

In a paper published April 24 in Science Advances, ASU researchers tested how people interpret the timing and sequence of physical touches. Their findings explain why basketball players are often so adamant they know who touched the ball first.

The ASU Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on Tuesday, April 23, from noon to 2 p.m.

In the Sun Devil Football Student-Athlete Facility, you'll find an Alumni in the NFL wall with an American flag collage that immediately grabs your attention. It's made up of former Sun Devil student-athletes and coaches who exchanged their maroon and gold uniform for one that represents the red, white and blue. If he has it his way, it won't be long before the headshot of redshirt senior tight end Tommy Hudson will don that wall as well.

Walker McCrae, an ASU student set to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in business data analytics and sports business with honors from Barrett, The Honors College, had an alter ego during his undergraduate years. Unbeknownst to everyone except his closest family and friends, McCrae was one of about half a dozen students who portrayed ASU’s beloved mascot Sparky at games and events.