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Alberta’s struggles continue at Canadian men’s curling championship
EDMONTON – The host province is struggling at the Canadian men’s curling championship.
Olympic curling trials on the minds of Brier teams still chasing a berth
EDMONTON – There’s a subtle class system at the Canadian men’s curling championship.
Brad Gushue pursues Canadian curling title to go with Olympic gold
EDMONTON – An Olympic gold medal came early in Brad Gushue’s curling career. Winning a Canadian men’s championship is taking longer.
Alberta’s Kevin Martin falls to Quebec at Canadian men’s curling championship
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Kevin Martin lost his second game in a row to open the Tim Hortons Brier.
Canada’s Brown still looking for first win at world junior curling championship
SOCHI, Russia – Canada’s Corryn Brown remains looking for her first win at the world junior curling championships.
Koffie scores in 60th minute as Whitecaps beat Toronto FC 1-0 in season opener
VANCOUVER – Gershon Koffie’s goal in the 60th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday in the 2013 MLS season opener for both teams.
Dunstone splits two matches, moves to 3-1 at world junior curling championship
SOCHI, Russia – Matt Dunstone of Winnipeg split his two matches Saturday at the world junior curling championship.
A capsule look at the field for the 2013 Canadian men’s curling championship
A capsule look at the field for the Canadian men’s curling championship March 2-10 in Edmonton, with skip’s name in parentheses:
Taxing, tight games keep veteran Kevin Martin motivated in curling
Kevin Martin has won everything there is to win in curling, several times over in some cases.
Manitoba’s Jones advances to Scotties finals with 8-5 win over Nedohin
KINGSTON, Ont. – Jennifer Jones has booked her spot in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final.
Eberle scores in regulation and shootout as Oilers win 3-2 over Coyotes
EDMONTON – Jordan Eberle scored in regulation and in the shootout as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game slide with a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday afternoon.
Team Canada’s Heather Nedohin remains unbeaten at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
KINGSTON, Ont. – Team Canada’s Heather Nedohin remains unbeaten at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Defending champion Heather Nedohin opens with victory at Scotties
KINGSTON, Ont. – Team Canada’s Heather Nedohin is opening defence of her Scotties Tournament of Hearts title with a victory.
Curling Royalty: Jones, Arsenault lead experienced Nova Scotia rink at Scotties
KINGSTON, Ont. – Colleen Jones was a teenager the last time she handled sweeping duties at a national women’s curling championship.
Home ice for Homan: Ontario skip hoping for local support at her second Scotties
Ontario skip Rachel Homan showed in her first appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts that she could hang with the top rinks from around the country.
Birchard’s Manitoba rink to face B.C.’s Brown for junior women’s curling gold
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Shannon Birchard will attempt to give her province a sweep of the gold medals at the Canadian junior curling championships.
Dunstone moves Manitoba closer to first junior curling title in 11 years
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone scored three in the fourth and eighth ends Saturday to beat Nova Scotia’s Stuart Thompson 9-4 in semifinal action at the Canadian junior curling championship.
COUNTDOWN TO SOCHI:Sport-by-sport look at Canada a year out from 2014 Olympics
CALGARY – The Sochi Olympics open one year from Thursday. Canada won 26 medals four years ago in Vancouver. Here’s a sport-by-sport look at Canada’s team and predicted medal haul in Russia:
A year out from Winter Olympics, Sochi is vast construction site but source of pride for Putin
SOCHI, Russia – One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometres (30 miles) up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi’s new airport, there’s no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement that drowns out the hum of the sea and the birdsong.
Berry, Klymchuk each stay undefeated at Canadian junior curling championships
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – New Brunswick’s Josh Berry and British Columbia’s Tyler Klymchuk stayed undefeated on the second day of the Canadian junior curling championships.
From Hollywood to the Champs-Elysees: Beckham heading to Paris Saint-Germain
LONDON – After Madrid, Milan and Hollywood, David Beckham is heading to the most fashionable destination of all.
Most of Scotties field chosen with 10 of 11 provincial champions crowned
Heather Nedohin and the rest of Team Canada finally have a sense of who they’ll play at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Top men’s curling teams in world meet in Nova Scotia for the National
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. – This could be a profitable week for Ontario skip Glenn Howard, as the reigning world champion enters the third event in the Grand Slam of curling on a roll.
Scott defeats Knezevic 9-6 to win Scotties B.C. women’s curling championship
CLOVERDALE, B.C. – Kelly Scott defeated Patti Knezevic 9-6 on Sunday to win the Scotties B.C. women’s curling championship.