National Sports

ST. LOUIS — Max Scherzer was strength and fire. Aníbal Sánchez was artistry and deception. Two different styles, two absolute gems for the Washington Nationals.

OTTAWA — D.J. Smith has added longtime Carleton Ravens basketball coach Dave Smart to the Ottawa Senators coaching staff.

Former Edmonton Oilers coach and Stanley Cup champion Ted Green has died. He was 79. The Oilers announced Green's death on their Twitter account Saturday and a team spokesman said Green had died Tuesday.

OTTAWA — It was an afternoon of firsts for the Ottawa Senators. Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first two goals with his new team, helping the Senators to their first win of the season, and giving D.J. Smith his first win as an NHL head coach.

TORONTO — It was an abysmal start but a stirring finish for Desert Encounter at the $800,000 Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International.

TORONTO — Desert Encounter overcame a dreadfully slow start to successfully defend his title at the $800,000 Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International on Saturday.

NEW YORK — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers aren't satisfied with their strong start. They know they can improve.

VIENNA — Roger Bannister, 1954. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile and walking on the moon, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible — until Saturday.

STUTTGART, Germany — Simone Biles won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast, but couldn't add another in the uneven bars.

HELSINKI — New pairs partners Lubov Ilyushechkina of Toronto and Charlie Bilodeau of Trois-Pistoles, Que., won the bronze medal in their competitive debut on Saturday at the Finlandia Open figure skating competition. Roman Sadovsky of Vaughn, Ont.