National Sports

VANCOUVER — A young South Korean soccer sensation is joining the Vancouver Whitecaps, but head coach Marc Dos Santos warns that Hwang In-beom is unlikely to immediately light up the field in Major League Soccer.

Montreal's McGill University said Wednesday that it needs more time to decide what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name.

HALIFAX — Teenage midfielder Scott Firth has become the first Halifax-born player to join the CPL's HFX Wanderers FC. The 17-year-old previously played locally for Suburban FC and the Nova Scotia provincial team.

JONKOPING, Sweden — Canada won two of three games on the opening day of the third World Cup curling stop of the season.

Calgary's Calvary FC has signed English striker Jordan Brown. The 22-year-old, who came up through the Arsenal academy, has played for West Ham United and Germany's Hannover 96. Most recently he was with SC Znojmo FK in the Czech second tier.

VANCOUVER — The Prince Albert Raiders are in the midst of a record-setting season, but coach Marc Habscheid says there's still fine tuning to be done for the Canadian Hockey League's top team. "There's no banner for 40 wins.

The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad returns to the Sydney Sevens with good memories. Canada was third at the event last season and won it all the season before.

TORONTO — Heidi El Tabakh has caught a couple breaks for her upcoming debut as captain of the Canadian Fed Cup team. The recent breakout of teenager Bianca Andreescu has given her a bonafide No.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has abandoned plans to host the 2021 Francophonie Games, throwing the international event into turmoil and escalating a feud with the federal government.

Nathan MacKinnon doesn't really notice when the minutes begin to creep up. The Colorado Avalanche centre is too invested in the moment — usually one where he's either trying to help his team get even or push ahead in a tight contest.