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John Stonecipher, President, CEO of Guidance Aviation, accepted the Arizona Small Business Administration's Person of The Year Award from the State's SBA CEO, Rick Murray and National SBA District Director, Robert Blaney, during the State's SBA 20th Annual Enterprise Business Awards at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The odds of winning the week's $600 million Powerball the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510. Well, at least that's slightly better than the Cubs winning the World Series.

Matt Harvey drove the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and pitched 7 1/3 solid frames as the New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game series.

We've had a chance to see the 2012 draft class in action for just one season, but it's never too early to make outrageous, premature judgements on what we've seen so far from these players.

In an offseason where the San Francisco 49ers were praised for savvy free-agent moves and an impressive draft class, they appeared to show improvement - at least on the surface.

The News from around the NFL is all yours! Settle in with your weekend coffee, and take a gander at what's happening while we wait for training camp to begin... No fan of Sanchez? Neither is Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith .

Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

The St. Louis Rams made a lot of moves in the 2013 offseason that legitimize the team's chances to succeed in the upcoming season.

According to tweets from CBS Sports reporter Jason La Canfora , the San Francisco 49ers are in talks with TV analyst Eric Mangini for a consultant job with the team.

18, 2012, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin watches from the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco.

On Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said he wouldn't rule out signing any unrestricted free agents, but added that if there was a move, it wouldn't be anything significant.

She said, however, it's going to put her in "a bit of a pickle" each Friday night during the upcoming high-school football season.

Rolando McClain 's early retirement from the NFL comes three years after the Oakland Raiders made him the eighth overall choice in the 2010 draft.

Some of the complications associated with evaluating St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford also apply to the team's offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer.

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Kurt Warner ... (more)

Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view of a goal line pylon with the Super Bowl XLVII logo at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Jan 26, 2013, Honolulu, HI, USA; NFC cheerleaders Vanessa Smith , Tecoya Gordon , Melissa Armstong , Heidi Isaacson , Michelle Love and Lauren Spires pose at Ohana Day for the 2013 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium.

The NFC West, once considered a joke among the NFC, is now the new 'black and blue' division.

There is a new coach and new excitement in Arizona. But will any of the Cardinal players respond and have a breakout season in 2013? After six years in the desert, the Arizona Cardinals decided it was time to move on from head coach Ken Whisenhunt.

May 14, 2013; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer drops back to pass during organized team activities at the Cardinals Training Facility.