For more than three decades, Cactus Sports has been a hub for Sun Devil fans looking to show their ASU pride. The independently owned store is located on Mill Avenue in Tempe, just steps away from the main campus and Mountain America Stadium.

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The store has built its identity around ASU sports and culture, catering to generations of alumni, faculty, fans and students.

Owner Troy Scoma, an ASU alum, has been in the retail business for most of his life. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, he started working at his father’s baseball card store at 15 years old.

When Scoma transferred to ASU as a junior, he joined his brother in the owning and operating of Cactus Sports.

“I basically said, ‘Hey, I don’t have a gro

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