Curling
Brad Gushue stays alive at Road to the Roar with win over Steve Laycock
KITCHENER, Ont. – Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., needs just one more win to get closer to another Olympic experience.
John Morris and Renee Sonnenberg advance to Roar of the Rings
KITCHENER, Ont. – John Morris’ Kelowna, B.C., rink and Renee Sonnenberg, of Grande Prairie, Alta., were the first two teams to advance to the Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials at the Road to the Roar pre-trials on Saturday.
Webster beats Holland, stays alive at Olympic curling pre-trial
KITCHENER, Ont. – Crystal Webster avoided elimination at the 2013 Capital One Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trial curling tournament with an 8-5 win over Amber Holland on Thursday.
Scott knocks off Kleibrink in Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trial showdown
KITCHENER, Ont. – Kelly Scott scored the decisive point in the 10th end and edged Shannon Kleibrink 6-5 on Wednesday in Draw 4 action at the 2013 Capital One Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trial tournament.
Spencer and Rumfeldt post early wins at Canadian Olympic curling trials
KITCHENER, Ont. – Winnipeg’s Barb Spencer stole deuces in first and fifth ends en route to an 8-5 win over Regina’s Amber Holland in the opening women’s draw at the Capital One Road to the Roar curling pre-trials
Olympic trials spots on the line at Road to the Roar curling event
KITCHENER, Ont. – The Olympic curling dream is still alive for the two dozen rinks set to compete at this week’s Capital One Road to the Roar competition.
Glenn Howard defeats Kevin Martin 7-4 at Masters Grand Slam final
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., won the first stop on the Grand Slam of Curling, completing his unbeaten run on Sunday by defeating Edmonton’s Kevin Martin 7-4 at the Masters final.
Homan downs Carey 5-1, advances to quarter-finals at Grand Slam of Curling
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Ottawa’s Rachel Homan downed Winnipeg’s Chelsea Carey 5-1 in a tiebreaker at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling on Saturday morning to move into the women’s quarter-finals.
Glenn Howard continues to win at Masters Grand Slam of Curling
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Canadian Glenn Howard needed an extra end against Sven Michel of Switzerland to preserve his perfect record at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling on Friday.
Swiss skip Mirjam Ott leads women at Masters Curling with 3-0 record
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Mirjam Ott of Switzerland improved to 3-0 at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling on Thursday.
Twain, lang, Schmirler, Burke and others to appear on Canadian stamps in 2014
TORONTO – Famous performers, noted female athletes and Canadian tragedies are among the new illustrations set to adorn Canadian postage stamps in 2014.
Evgeni Malkin scores in shootout, Penguins beat Canucks 4-3 to stay unbeaten at home
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin scored in the third round of the shootout, Marc-Andre Fleury made the deciding stop on Ryan Kesler and the Pittsburgh Penguins remained unbeaten at home after a 4-3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks Saturday at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Sakic, Howard and Costello among Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013
TORONTO – Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is welcoming 11 new members.
Curling hunks strip down to skivvies to pose for cheesecake calendar
REGINA – It takes some pretty big stones to strip down to your skivvies and pose for a photo, but that’s exactly what some of the beefiest hunks in the sport of curling have done.
Toronto FC takes advantage of weak opposition, beats reserve D.C. United side
TORONTO – Toronto FC scored three goals in a 20-minute span of the second half Saturday afternoon to beat an undermanned D.C. United side 4-1 in a battle of the two worst teams in MLS.