National Sports

WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews' scoring has helped carry the Toronto Maple Leafs early this season. The Leafs' defence and depth were the difference Saturday against Washington.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Canadian gymnast Emma Spence won bronze in the women's vault on Saturday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 15-year-old Spence, from Cambridge, Ont., scored a combined 13.483 for third place.

MILWAUKEE — Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about performing in the post-season . Backed into a tough spot Saturday, the red-headed slugger delivered once again.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos regained their focus before it was too late. CJ Gable ran in a pair of touchdowns as the Eskimos kept themselves in the playoff picture with a 34-16 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The unbeaten Western Mustangs defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 33-0 on Saturday afternoon to lock up top spot in the Ontario Universities Athletics football standings. Western (7-0) entered play in the No.

TORONTO — Andrea Azteni proved Saturday he's a cool customer in traffic.

WINNIPEG — Adam Bighill was signed by the Blue Bombers for his leadership and tenacious talents. He delivered big time on Saturday.

RAYMOND, Alta. — A Mormon church official in southern Alberta says two young football players who were seriously injured in a highway crash this week are recovering, while a third boy appears to have stabilized.

Jim Taylor, the ferocious Hall of Fame fullback who embodied the Green Bay Packers' unstoppable ground game during the Vince Lombardi era and helped the team win four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl, died Saturday. He was 83.

OTTAWA — There was a time when Chris Wideman wondered if he would ever score another goal in the NHL. He scored twice Saturday to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.