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Northern Ontario races to early playoff berth at Canadian curling championship
CALGARY – Brad Jacobs was excited about the arrival of his wife Shawna and infant daughter Camille in Calgary on Wednesday. Clinching a berth very early in the premiere playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier? That too, when he found out.
Brier’s storied Purple Heart gets a silver edition for defending champions
CALGARY – The Brier’s storied purple heart — with its origins in something people once smoked — has a new look at this year’s Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary.
Northern Ontario out front at the Brier, Team Canada switches skips
CALGARY – John Morris shook up his team midway through the Canadian men’s curling championship by demoting himself to third and handing the house to Pat Simmons to skip.
Team Jacobs say broom tap to opponent was not done to intimidate Team Kean
CALGARY – Curling took a page from hockey’s playbook at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Stakes raised for Brier’s Battle of Alberta after slow starts by Morris, Koe
CALGARY – The Brier’s Battle of Alberta has taken on a different tone from it’s pre-tournament hype.
‘Once in a lifetime’ Canada Games come to a close after 17 days of competition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The Canada Games are viewed by many as a way to bring the country closer together.
Gushue, Nichols reunite for another run at a Canadian men’s curling title
CALGARY – Brad Gushue’s pursuit of his first Canadian men’s curling title on his 12th attempt strengthened with the return of Mark Nichols.
Philippe Coutinho curls in late winner as Liverpool beats Man City 2-1 in Premier League
LIVERPOOL, England – Philippe Coutinho scored a late winner against Manchester City at Anfield for the second straight season as Liverpool won 2-1 on Sunday to dent the champions’ chances of hauling in Premier League leader Chelsea.
Ontario beats Nova Scotia to win women’s curling gold at Canada Winter Games
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – With the women’s curling final at the Canada Winter Games tied in an extra end, Megan Smith could feel the tension mounting with every shot.
Changing of the guard in Canadian men’s curling evident at the Brier
CALGARY – The Brier has become a young-er man’s game.
Daughter of curling great Sandra Schmirler continuing family tradition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Shannon England crisscrossed the globe during his wife’s sporting career, and it would suit him just fine to do the same with another family member.
Curlers not sold on new format at the Canadian men’s championship
CALGARY – Early reviews from the men participating in the revamped Canadian curling championship were mixed.
Yukon’s Smallwood beats P.E.I.’s Casey 8-1 in pre-qualifying opener at Brier
CALGARY – Yukon’s Bob Smallwood downed Adam Casey of Prince Edward Island 8-1 on Thursday to open the pre-qualifying round of the Tim Hortons Brier.
Five things to know about the 2015 Canadian men’s curling championship
CALGARY – Five things to know about the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary:
Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary features a Battle of Alberta
CALGARY – Two skips from the host city with history between them is a unique storyline of this year’s Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary.
Jennifer Jones beats Val Sweeting to win gold at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – It has become a familiar pose for Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones.
Calgary Flames forced onto the road by Brier at crucial point in season
CALGARY – Curling has pushed the Calgary Flames out the Saddledome doors and onto their longest road trip of the season.
Sweeting beats Lawton in semifinal to set up Scotties final against Jones
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Val Sweeting was reeling after her first playoff loss to Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Champ Still In: Homan reaches playoffs while Jones beats Sweeting in 1-2 game
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The Olympic champion has fast-tracked to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final and the tournament’s two-time defending champion is still alive.
Fitness in Fashion: Curlers train hard for long tournament like Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Lori Olson-Johns has a pre-game routine that includes push-ups, standing squats and hamstring lunges.
Alberta’s Val Sweeting falls in Draw 16 to Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Alberta’s Val Sweeting came up short in her attempt to run the table in round-robin play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Curling great Sandra Schmirler’s daughter rising in the sport’s ranks
REGINA – She was one of the best curlers to ever come out of Saskatchewan, and now a new generation of talent is emerging in the late Sandra Schmirler’s daughter.
Anderson gives host Saskatchewan team some experience at Scotties
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Sherry Anderson has seen it all over four decades of curling.
Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones remains unbeaten at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones is showing why many consider her the skip to beat at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.