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High jumper Mike Mason of Nanoose Bay, who fought his way through injury to become one of the 48 Island athletes to compete in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has been named winner of the Harry Jerome Comeback Award. The annual award goes to the B.

DENVER - Jaromir Jagr was all right with fellow Czech mate Milan Hejduk scoring in his 1,000th NHL Game. A win, though, now that was out of the question.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Phoenix Coyotes used their sticks, skates, legs and, in the case of Zbynek Michalek, their faces to prevent the Minnesota Wild from scoring. Painful as it might be, this is what the Coyotes have to do to be successful.

BOSTON - Boston College displayed its dominance again at the Beanpot tournament. Quinn Smith scored a pair of goals, Parker Milner stopped 19 shots, and the three-time defending champion Eagles beat Harvard 4-1 on Monday night.

TORONTO - The Air sa国际传媒 Centre has not been kind to the Toronto Maple Leafs early in the NHL season.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sitting on a stage with their manager and GM during a fundraiser, Mariano Rivera and Mark Teixeira vowed to welcome Alex Rodriguez back to the New York Yankees following the latest drug allegations against the New York Yankees star.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Rangers traded rugged forward Mike Rupp to the Minnesota Wild on Monday for forwards Darroll Powe and Nick Palmieri. The deal was announced hours before the Wild faced the Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics acquired infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros for first baseman Chris Carter and two minor leaguers on Monday.

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $6,725,000 contract with right-hander Max Scherzer and avoided salary arbitration. Scherzer was 16-7 last season with a 3.74 and struck out 231, a total that trailed only teammate Justin Verlander.

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have always had confidence in goaltender Craig Anderson. But no one anticipated him to be this good, this early.