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Curling
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:
Jones, Canada still perfect at Olympics after 7-6 win over Americans in 11th end
SOCHI, Russia – Skip Jennifer Jones and Canada’s women’s Olympic curling team are now a perfect 8-0 after a 7-6 win over the United States in 11 ends on Sunday.
Canadian men’s curlers win fifth in a row at the Olympics, beating the U.S. 8-6
SOCHI, Russia – Canada’s Brad Jacobs is 6-2 at the Olympic curling competition after winning his fifth in a row, 8-6 on Sunday over the United States.
Denny Morrison gives Canada the medal Charles Hamelin thought he’d provide
SOCHI, Russia – Denny Morrison was elated, Charles Hamelin was stunned and Canada earned a medal no one was anticipating at the Sochi Games.
Canada’s Brad Jacobs fends off Britain for 7-5 win in men’s Olympic curling
SOCHI, Russia – Brad Jacobs helped Canada hold on for a slim 7-5 win over Britain in a key round-robin match in the men’s Olympic curling tournament.
Canada has that perfect feeling in women’s curling after beating Japan 8-6
SOCHI, Russia – Canada’s Jennifer Jones improved to 6-and-0 in the round robin portion at the Olympic women’s curling competition on Saturday, with an 8-6 victory over Japan.
Facebook says Shaun White, figure skating top list of talked-about Olympic topics
Snowboarder Shaun White is the most buzzed-about Olympic athlete on Facebook but figure skating is by far the sport that attracts the most interest.
Swiss heat up Olympics with 2 gold medals; Teen is first Asian man to win figure skating gold
SOCHI, Russia – A pair of skiers from Switzerland collected gold medals at the Sochi Games on Friday, and a teenager from Japan overcame a pair of falls to become the first Asian man to win an Olympic title in men’s figure skating.
Brad Jacobs delivers four in the seventh end as Canada beats Norway 10-4
SOCHI, Russia – Brad Jacobs delivered a big four in the seventh end to break a 3-3 tie and lead Canada to a 10-4 victory over Norway on Friday at the Olympic curling competition.
No medals for Canada on Thursday but men’s hockey win eases the sting
SOCHI, Russia – Canada had its first medal-less day at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday but a win in men’s hockey and big results from curlers Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones helped temper the disappointment.
Canada downs Denmark 8-5 to remain perfect in curling round robin
SOCHI, Russia – The Canadian women’s curling team improved its record to 4-0 in the round-robin portion of the Sochi Winter Olympics with an 8-5 victory over Denmark on Thursday.