The following statement was issued Friday by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner regarding the immigration law recently passed by the
state of Arizona.

Phoenix Coyotes forward Lauri Korpikoski will represent Finland at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany, May 7-23.

The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee has released its preliminary watch list for the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award and Arizona State University sophomore middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict is one of the student-athletes highlighted.

Camelback Ranch-Glendale CBR-G, the spring-training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, will host the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 5A-I and 4A-I baseball tournaments from May 4–15.

USA Hockey announced Thursday that Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle will represent Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany, May 7-23.

The National Hockey League announced Wednesday that Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett has been named as one of three finalists for the 2009-10 Jack Adams Award, which is presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds has been named National League Player of the Week for the period of April 19-25, 2010.

The Arizona Cardinals drafted Tennessee defensive tackle Dan Williams with their first round pick of the 2010 NFL Draft, 26th overall.

The Arizona Cardinals introduced a third jersey during the team’s NFL Draft party Thursday afternoon.

The NFL Draft takes place from April 22-24 in its first year of the new three-day format. There aren’t many NFL Draft prospects with roots to the Valley, but what the group lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. MVP Magazine provides a look at the NFL Draft prospects who played high school football in Arizona.