Boyd: ASU prepares athletes for academic, lifelong success

SB in the Community! Creating Leaders on and off the field and in the community! Thanks Alden Darby and Deveron Carr.

Jeremy Staat and Wesley Barrientos spoke at ASU as part of their Wall-to-Wall Bike Ride.

A short snippet of Brock Osweiler rallying his Sun Devils.

Associate Athletic Director Jean Boyd at ASU's Office of Student-Athlete Development (OSAD) discusses the importance of sustained recognition in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) annual reports and the balanced culture of athletics that has allowed many student-athletes at Arizona State to become successful graduates. ASU's women's tennis team has been ranked among the nation's top 10-percent in each year that the APR measurement has been in existence. Produced by Jen Jaeckels. Edited by Chakris Kussalanant for ASU News.

Omar Bolden announces his decision to return to school for his senior season.

Pat's Run, scheduled to take place on April 21, has officially sold out. Are you participating in the event? We'd like to hear from you and even talk to you on camera after the race. Visit us at houseofsparky.com or hit us up on to let us know you're interested.

FOX Sports Arizona debuts "Spotlight: A Tribute To Bruce Snyder" tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 6:30 & 10 p.m. A half-hour program that looks back at Snyder's life and career with interviews from those who knew him best, it offers a touching tribute to the former ASU football coach who passed away on April 13 after a 10-month battle with cancer. In addition to the Spotlight show, the 1996 ASU/Nebraska football game will also be replayed this evening at at 7:00 p.m. For this half-hour program, FOX Sports Arizona interviewed former players, family members, coaches and friends to talk about their memories of him. Among those appearing in the show are Jake Plummer, Andrew Walter, Grey Ruegamer, Adam Archuleta, J.R. Redmond, Juan Roque and Dan Cozzetto. This preview clip includes soundites from ASU football players Eric Fields, Juan Roque, Jason Moore, Andrew Walter, Jeff Krohn, Willie Daniel, family friend Martin Calfee and Snyder's daughter, Jennifer Snyder.

Jake' s Arizona Sports Hall Of Fame speech in March 2012. Todd Mastrorilli was privileged to attend from ACT Awards www.ACTawardsUSA

Sun Devil student-athletes volunteered went to downtown Phoenix to volunteer for the 2011 Race for the Cure. The women's basketball team, several football players and the entire student-athlete freshman class manned a water station while the softball team ran in this special and important event.

Sparky's Sports Network gives a video recap of last Thursday's Salute To Service.

"BE INSPIRED | GIVE BACK | RUN WALK HONOR Pat's Run is the signature fundraising event for the Pat Tillman Foundation. Held annually in April at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium, the event attracts over 30,000 participants, volunteers and spectators from across the country. Together, they Run, Walk and Honor Pat's legacy while raising important funds to support the programs created to pay tribute to his commitment to leadership and service. The 4.2 mile course winds through the streets of Tempe and is staged so that all participants finish on the 42-yard line on Frank Kush Field inside Sun Devil Stadium, symbolic of the #42 jersey that Pat wore while he was a Sun Devil. Proceeds from Pat's Run directly support the Tillman Military Scholars program." http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/pats-run/

Mary Tillman discussing her son's death & the Bush/Rummy military cover-up for political gain on ESPN/Jim Rome

NFL 9/11 taps tribute on this 10th anniversary all rights belong to the NFL narrated by Robert De Niro

Time lapse shot of the start of the Pat Tilman charity run in Tempe Arizona. 28,000 Participants