by John Marshall | Sports Feature
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The room intimidates whether it’s the first gathering or the 20th, so much intellect, achievement and initiative squeezed into a confined space. The uneasiness begins to peel away during initial conversations, then dissipates more during the 1-mile...
by John Marshall | Sports Feature
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Doctors told Jeff Okrepkie and Stephanie Ottolini not to expect children. Though her cervical cancer had been in remission since 2012, the odds of conception were minimal. So when Stephanie became pregnant, the couple wanted a special name for what...
by John Marshall | Sports Feature
Cory Hahn ASU Baseball TEMPE, Ariz. — Cory Hahn was too groggy the first day to have any idea what had happened. His head immobilized, tubes and wires jutting out from his body from all angles, he could only lie in his hospital bed. Over the next few days, the things...
by John Marshall | Sports Feature
Pat’s Run 2014 TEMPE, Ariz. — Jenn Goins entered the stadium as the workers started tearing down the barriers, two hours after the elite runners had finished, behind the kids’ race, seemingly No. 30,998 out of 31,000. She approached the edge of the grass, set...
by John Marshall | Sports Feature
Ryneldi Becenti, first woman’s player to have her number honored by ASU SHIPROCK, N.M. – In the sacred Navajo hoop dance, performers bounce and hop as they whirl hoops around their arms and bodies, a ritual honoring the circle of life. For Ryneldi Becenti, a smaller...