Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Curling
Alberta’s Kevin Koe beats Territories Jamie Koe at Brier in battle of brothers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Kevin Koe ofAlberta won the family feud at the Canadian men’s curling championship Monday, defeating brother Jamie Koe from the Northwest Territories-Yukon 8-3 in eight ends.
Canada advances to women’s final at world junior curling championship
FLIMS, Switzerland – Canada’s Kelsey Rocque edged South Korea’s Kyeong-Ae Kim 7-6 to advance to the women’s final at the world junior curling championship Monday.
SHOW BITS: A tale of 2 red carpets
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Show Bits brings you the 86th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
Eddie MacKenzie edges Jamie Murphy for first win at men’s curling championship
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Eddie MacKenzie scored a pair of points in the ninth end to lead P.E.I. past Nova Scotia’s Jamie Murphy 7-5 at the at the Canadian men’s curling championship Sunday.
Toure, Nasri, Navas score as Man City beats Sunderland 3-1 in League Cup final
LONDON – Manchester City staged a second-half comeback to beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup final on Sunday, with exquisite goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri inside two minutes sparking the recovery.
B.C.’s John Morris and Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton open with wins at Brier
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The hometown crowd was cheering as B.C’s John Morris stole one in the 10th end to beat Alberta’s Kevin Koe 7-6 on Saturday in the opening draw of the Canadian men’s curling championship in Kamloops.
Canadian Rocque wins twice at world junior curling championship event
FLIMS, Switzerland – Edmonton’s Kelsey Rocque captured two wins Friday in the women’s draw at the world junior curling championship.
Calgary’s Koe, Winnipeg’s Stoughton enter Brier in Kamloops as favourites
Jeff Stoughton’s 11th Canadian men’s curling championship is a bit of a homecoming.
Some 54 Canadian athletes will travel to Sochi for Paralympic Games
SOCHI, Russia – Canada will send 54 athletes to Sochi for next month’s Paralympic Games.
TV ratings for Sochi Olympics down 2010 in Vancouver; digital viewing soars
The Olympic motto may be “faster, higher, stronger” but it doesn’t apply to the Canadian TV ratings for the Sochi Winter Games.
Olympic Viewing: Costas’ commentary on ‘harsher or more lasting truth’ pierces Olympic bubble
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
Jacobs seals curling sweep, now it’s Team Canada’s turn to capture hockey double
SOCHI, Russia – Canada has its curling sweep. Now it’s up to Team Canada to clinch the hockey double at the Sochi Olympics.
Wins from women’s hockey, curling teams puts Canada in gold-medal hunt
SOCHI, Russia – Canada is starting to look golden again at the Sochi Olympics.
Winnipeg skip Jennifer Jones wins Olympic curling gold after beating Sweden
SOCHI, Russia – Jennifer Jones won Olympic gold Thursday, surviving a nail-biting curling final to defeat Sweden 6-3.
Britain wins bronze medal in women’s curling with 6-5 win over Switzerland
SOCHI, Russia – Britain won the bronze medal in women’s Olympic curling by beating Switzerland 6-5 on Thursday, ensuring the country will at least match its record haul of four medals at a single Winter Games.
Humphries, Moyes defend Olympic bobsled title, end Canada’s gold-medal drought
SOCHI, Russia – The silver streak is over, thanks to Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse.
Bayern beats 10-man Arsenal 2-0 in Champions League after stunning strike from Toni Kroos
LONDON – Second-half goals from Toni Kroos and Thomas Mueller gave holder Bayern Munich a 2-0 victory over 10-man Arsenal and firm command of their last 16 Champions League tie on Wednesday.
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Jacobs leads Canada into curling final with win over China
SOCHI, Russia – Brad Jacobs and his Canadian rink will play for gold at the Winter Olympics after a 10-6 win over China in the men’s curling semifinals.
Jennifer Jones reaches Olympic curling final, assured of a least a silver medal
SOCHI, Russia – Jennifer Jones is one win away from Olympic gold at the women’s curling competition after defeating Britain in Wednesday’s semifinal.
Canada increases its medal total to 17 with two more silvers at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia – Canada is still in the mix for the most overall medals at the Sochi Olympics after capturing a pair of silvers on Tuesday, but the leaders may be starting to pull away.
Silver swan song: Ice dancers Virtue and Moir finish second in final Olympics
SOCHI, Russia – Jennifer Jones was perfect. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were oh so close.
Jennifer Jones makes Olympic history, goes entire curling round-robin undefeated
SOCHI, Russia – Winnipeg skip Jennifer Jones made Olympic history Monday, defeating South Korea 9-4 to become the first woman to go through the Olympic curling round-robin unbeaten.
Olympic Viewing: Ol’ Red Eyes is on his way back for NBC Sochi Games coverage
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
Women’s hockey, ice dance highlight Canada’s action in Day 11 of Sochi Games
SOCHI, Russia – Five things to watch on Day 11 of the Sochi Olympics: