National Sports

ATLANTA — The Vancouver Whitecaps had a clear game plan heading into their road match against Atlanta United on Saturday night. An early red card changed that for Carl Robinson's men.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just three games back after an injury that sidelined him for nearly a month, Markus Nutivaara played in place of injured star Seth Jones on the power-play unit.

LONDON, Ont. — Jordyn Zacharias and Alanna Sharman scored in the shootout on Saturday to lift the Manitoba Bisons into the Canadian university women's hockey final with a 2-1 semifinal victory over the Concordia Stingers.

HAMILTON — The Trinity Western Spartans are one win away from their third straight U Sports men's volleyball title.

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Mark Arendz would love nothing better than to inspire a country when he carries Canada's flag into Sunday's closing ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Paralympics.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Canada alternate Shannon Birchard was expecting to chat about the start of Saturday's opening game when she joined her teammates at ice level for the fifth-end break.

Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

BOISE, Idaho — Kentucky put an end to any upset talk on its watch Saturday, getting 27 points and a near-perfect shooting game from Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a 95-75 pullaway from 13th-seeded Buffalo.

WINNIPEG — Brier champion Brad Gushue and Winnipeg's Mike McEwen will meet in the finals of the Grand Slam of Curling's Elite 10 event.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Roger Federer was on the ropes, down two breaks in the second set and another one in the third. Borna Coric thought he was close to toppling the world's top-ranked player. Not so fast.