National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Great Britain's Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-3 in the Murray River Open final Sunday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews has never had a run like this in the NHL. And in the process, the Maple Leafs star helped heap more misery on a flailing opponent once again left searching for answers.

A pair of Aarons pulled off an NFL hat trick Saturday night.

DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah — A pair of Canadian teenagers just missed the podium in the men's World Cup aerials freestyle skiing event in Deer Valley, Utah.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Yaroslav Likhachev scored twice as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 8-2 in Sherbrooke on Saturday afternoon.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A day after saying he needed to be patient about results, Jordan Spieth shot a 10-under 61 on Saturday for a share of the lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He then repeated himself.

By scoring 12 goals in two matches over four days, Manchester United’s players are showing they have the firepower to challenge Manchester City for the English Premier League title. The problem is, they don’t have the defence to go with it.

The Toronto Argonauts signed former Denver Broncos linebacker Shane Ray on Saturday. The Argos also re-signed defensive back Robert Woodson and running back Asnnel Robo.

OTTAWA — The Canadiens continue to get victories from their backup goaltender. Canadiens goalie Jake Allen made 34 saves, while Josh Anderson and Jeff Petry each scored a goal in a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.

ULRICEHAMN, Sweden — Canadians Graham Ritchie and Maya MacIsaac-Jones raced to the first top-20 results of their careers in a World Cup skate-ski sprint race on Saturday. Ritchie, from Parry Sound, Ont.