Shaylee Gonzales was on top of the world after her freshman season in 2019 at BYU, until she tore an ACL. She used the next year to recover and become a social media star, and she’s back on the basketball court. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Getty Images)

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Shaylee Gonzales was on top of the world after her freshman season in 2019 at BYU – but then she tore an ACL. She used the next year to recover, become a social media star, and now she’s back on the court. In this episode of Cronkite Sports in Focus, we look at what’s behind Gonzales’ perseverance.

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Michael Baribault expects to graduate in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism. Baribault, who has interned with Arizona PBS and provided play-by-play broadcasting for the Healdsburg Prune...